Total Bridges
4,035
Public highway bridges in New Mexico
State profile · Below median Poor share
New Mexico bridge safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in New Mexico.
- 4,035
- Public bridges
- 35.0%
- Good condition
- 4.5%
- Poor condition
New Mexico holds 4,035 public highway bridges (#40 of 52 by inventory) with a 4.51% Poor share (#39 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 4.5% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 14 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
Good Condition
35.0%
1,414 bridges rated 7-9
-15.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
4.5%
182 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-3.0pp vs national avg 7.5%
New Mexico vs national bridge condition
New Mexico - Good condition share 35.0%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
New Mexico - Poor-condition share 15.0%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
New Mexico in the national condition pattern
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
New Mexico vs all states by public bridge inventory
Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges
4,035 40th of 54 higher than 14 of 54 states
States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024
Read the rank neighborhood for New Mexico
The highlighted point is New Mexico: 4,035 bridges and 4.51% in Poor condition, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below New Mexico on that same Poor-share ordering:
- Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor
- Minnesota: 13,532 bridges · 4.44% Poor
- New Mexico: 4,035 bridges · 4.51% Poor
- Maryland: 5,484 bridges · 4.56% Poor
- Oregon: 8,305 bridges · 4.61% Poor
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Material families in New Mexico
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 4,035 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
Who maintains New Mexico’s inventory
State agency holds 73.8% of the 4,035 public highway bridges filed under New Mexico in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
When New Mexico’s bridges were built
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 17.3% of the 4,035 bridges with a recorded original year in New Mexico. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
Condition Distribution
Counties (33)
Bernalillo 496 Catron 101 Chaves 120 Cibola 127 Colfax 140 Curry 21 De Baca 24 Doña Ana 261 Eddy 93 Grant 99 Guadalupe 82 Harding 13 Hidalgo 58 Lea 10 Lincoln 131 Los Alamos 3 Luna 107 McKinley 289 Mora 79 Otero 132 Quay 118 Rio Arriba 160 Roosevelt 9 San Juan 174 San Miguel 175 Sandoval 182 Santa Fe 255 Sierra 108 Socorro 188 Taos 94 Torrance 70 Union 68 Valencia 48
New Mexico vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New Mexico on the same metric.
Bridges Needing Most Attention in New Mexico
Six lowest-condition bridges in New Mexico, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
39-212
PoorOver: COYOTE CREEK
0.1 MI N OF NM-96/COYOTE, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156
Camino Escondido
PoorOver: CHAMITA RIVER
.3 mi NE US 64 in Chama, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156
FDR 151
PoorOver: MILK RANCH CR
6.25-mi S/O NM-400/1-40, McKinley, NM
Built 1995 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150
NM-165
PoorOver: LAS HUERTAS CREEK
9.6 MI E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78
NM-165
PoorOver: LAS HUERTAS CREEK
11.9 M E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78
IRR BIA RTE N108
PoorOver: WASH
IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900
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County Rd 91A
GoodOver: Arroyo Seco
0.23 M W Jct. 285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1998 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 200
NM-14
GoodOver: GALISTEO RIVER
13.4 M S JCT NM-599/NM-14, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2004 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,485
US-70 EBL and WBL
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.2 M S JCT US-60/US-70, Curry, NM
Built 1989 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 9,171
FSR 150
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
54.6 MILES N OF MIBRES N, Catron, NM
Built 2018 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 399
FSR 150
GoodOver: BLACK CANYON TRIBUTARY
1 M E/O BLACK CANYON CAMP, Grant, NM
Built 2018 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 399
FDR 555
GoodOver: COW CREEK
0.4 MI N/O COW CREEK CG, San Miguel, NM
Built 1958 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 50
FDR 376
GoodOver: TIMBER CRIB RETAIN. WAL
5.3 MI NW/O NM 485/4 JCT, Sandoval, NM
Built 1973 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 250
NM-197
GoodOver: TORREON WASH
25.3 MI W OF US 550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1971 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 1,092
US-380
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
24.4 M E JCT US-285/ROSWL, Chaves, NM
Built 1936 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,263
US-380
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.0 M E JCT US-285/ROSWL, Chaves, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,263
US-380
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.8 miles NE of 70/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 866
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.0 MI S OF JCT I-25, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,233
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.6 MI S OF JCT I-25, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,233
FSR 970
GoodOver: W. FORK GILA RIVER
38.8 MI N. SILVER CITY NM, Catron, NM
Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 500
US-380
GoodOver: Priest Gulch
10.9 Mi E of NM-48, Lincoln, NM
Built 2011 Load: 22.9 t ADT: 866
IRR BIA RTE 34
GoodOver: RINCONADA CREEK
3.2 KM EAST OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 550
US-64/87 EB
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.8 MI E OF NM-325, Union, NM
Built 1956 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 4,002
NM-518
GoodOver: RIO CHIQUITO
1.95 MI S OF JCT NM-68, Taos, NM
Built 1934 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,436
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
10.1 MI N OF US-84, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,004
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
12.5 MI N OF JCT NM-74, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,004
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.45 MI N OF JCT NM-74, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 3,004
IRR BIA RTE 47
GoodOver: ENCINAL WASH
2.1 KM SOUTH OF ENCINAL, Cibola, NM
Built 1963 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 320
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.9 EAST OF ARIZ LINE, Catron, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 835
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.4 EAST OF ARIZ LINE, Catron, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 835
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
10.2 EAST ARIZ LINE, Catron, NM
Built 1933 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 835
US-54
GoodOver: NOGAL CANYON
2.6 MI N OF US-380/CARRIZ, Lincoln, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,298
US-54
GoodOver: WHITE OAKS CANYON
6.0 MI N OF US-380/CARRIZ, Lincoln, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 2,191
US-70
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
10.5 M SW JCT NM114/ELIDA, Roosevelt, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,788
US-70
GoodOver: KENNA DRAW
11.5 M SW JCT NM114/ELIDA, Roosevelt, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,788
US-70
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.7 M SW JCT NM206/PORTAL, Roosevelt, NM
Built 1977 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,024
US-62/180
GoodOver: WALNUT CANYON
0.06 MI S OF NM-7, Eddy, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,712
US-56
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
16.5 M E OF JCT NM-39, Union, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 434
NM-518
GoodOver: CEBOLLA RIVER
19.1 MI N OF JCT LOOP-15, Mora, NM
Built 1939 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,697
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.2 MI E OF US54/E VAUGHN, Guadalupe, NM
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 418
NM-554
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.51 MI E OF JCT US-84, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1942 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,098
NM-14
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
NM 14 MM 30.6, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1937 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,485
49-0073
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.68 M N OF JCT US 84/285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1932 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,342
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.1 MI W OF JCT NM-41, Torrance, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 823
US-60/285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.40 MI E OF JCT US 285, Torrance, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,265
NM-122
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
.95 MI E OF NM-371, McKinley, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 915
NM-122
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
9.6 MI E OF NM-371, McKinley, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 915
NM-122
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.1 MI E OF NM-371, McKinley, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,551
US-64
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.2 MI E OF JCT NM-21, Colfax, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 513
NM-124
GoodOver: SECO ARROYO
6.3 MI E OF I-40/SN FIDEL, Cibola, NM
Built 1936 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,145
NM-117
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.24 MI E OF NM-122, Cibola, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 1,742
US-380
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.8 M E JCT NM-48/CAPITAN, Lincoln, NM
Built 1935 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 896
US-60
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.6 MI E OF NM-36, Catron, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 514
NM-68
GoodOver: RIO DON FERNANDO
0.06 MI S OF JCT US-64, Taos, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 16,558
IRR/US-84/285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.0 MI S OF NM-502, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1930 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 34,653
US-84
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
7.30 MI N NM-554 /EL RITO, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1940 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 3,300
Showing 2,451-2,500 of 4,035 bridges
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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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What to do with this
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NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.
Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. New Mexico Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.