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

Total Bridges

4,035

Public highway bridges in New Mexico

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.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Mexico has 4,035 bridges and a 4.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: New Mexico has 4,035 bridges and a 4.5% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #14 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

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

New Mexico35%60.4%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Mexico (FHWA NBI)

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.

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

MN

Minnesota

4.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,532
Selected

NM

New Mexico

4.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$4,035

MD

Maryland

4.56% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,484

OR

Oregon

4.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,305

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

Poor

Over: COYOTE CREEK

0.1 MI N OF NM-96/COYOTE, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156

Camino Escondido

Poor

Over: CHAMITA RIVER

.3 mi NE US 64 in Chama, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 156

FDR 151

Poor

Over: MILK RANCH CR

6.25-mi S/O NM-400/1-40, McKinley, NM

Built 1995 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150

NM-165

Poor

Over: LAS HUERTAS CREEK

9.6 MI E Jct I-25/NM-165, Sandoval, NM

Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 78

NM-165

Poor

Over: 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

Poor

Over: WASH

IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900

All Bridges in New Mexico

NM-26

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

10.6 MI NE OF JCT US-180, Luna, NM

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,324

NM-26

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

11.3 MI NE OF JCT US-180, Luna, NM

Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,324

FSR 94

Good

Over: TULAROSA RIVER

.1 MI S. APACHE CREEK NM, Catron, NM

Built 1987 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 399

IRR BIA RTE 62

Good

Over: CHICAL LATERAL

ISLETA PUEBLO, Valencia, NM

Built 2001 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 300

US-285

Good

Over: RIO CHAMA

0.4 MI N OF US-84, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1994 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,004

NM-528

Good

Over: ALBUQ RIVERSIDE DRAIN

3.5 MI W OF I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1993 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 34,555

US-84/285

Good

Over: FLEA MARKET/OPERA ROAD

JCT FLEA MARKET/OPERA RD, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2004 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 32,046

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: North Diversion Channel

2.9 MI N of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1966 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 156,990

I-25 SBL

Good

Over: CIMARRON RIVER

10.7 MI N MORA/COLFAX CL, Colfax, NM

Built 1973 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7,479

I-25 NBL/SBL

Good

Over: Spruce Street (FL5549)

1.82 M S Jct I-25 & US-70, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2001 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 35,039

US-285

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

1.2 MI N JCT US70 N/ROSWL, Chaves, NM

Built 1938 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 3,476

NM-68

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

3.50 MI N OF JCT US-84, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1925 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 15,738

NM-24

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

2.7 MI S OF US-82/DUNKEN, Chaves, NM

Built 1955 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 75

NM-126

Good

Over: RIO DE LAS VACAS

12.2 Mi. E. Jct. US 550, Sandoval, NM

Built 2004 Load: 26.0 t ADT: 50

FR-8403

Good

Over: US-84/285 NBL

1.93 MI N JCT ST FRAN-CER, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1964 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,030

FL-4797

Good

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

SANDOVAL & ALAMEDA, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1969 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 5,404

13-D017

Good

Over: LEASBURG CANAL

4.05 M N 70/.45 M E NM185, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1940 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 2,408

13-D018

Good

Over: LEASBURG CANAL

3.65 M N 70/0.4 M E NM185, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 1,011

FL-4805

Good

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

JCT ALAMEDA/CAMINO CABRA, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1979 Load: 26.1 t ADT: 3,729

FS Road 122

Good

Over: HOLY GHOST CREEK

FS Road 122 MP 0.943, San Miguel, NM

Built 2015 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 250

IRR/US-550

Good

Over: CANYON LARGO

21.1 MI NW OF JCT NM-126, Sandoval, NM

Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,839

US-64

Good

Over: BLOOMFIELD WASH

US 64 MM 65.1, San Juan, NM

Built 2002 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,600

FL-4685

Good

Over: HONDO RIVER

0.3 M S US-285/380-ROSWEL, Chaves, NM

Built 1953 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 20,696

I-25 NB

Good

Over: NM-140 and BNSF R/R

29.5 Mi N of Jct US-70, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1964 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 7,493

IRR BIA RTE 78

Good

Over: CHAMISA WASH

EAST EDGE OF ZIA PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM

Built 1997 Load: 26.8 t ADT: 150

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: MULLIGAN GULCH

16.0 M N OF SIERRA CL, Socorro, NM

Built 1966 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 6,638

L-00011

Good

Over: I-25 NBL/SBL

North T or C Interchange, Sierra, NM

Built 1970 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 1,146

I-25 NBL/SBL

Good

Over: Wells-Geothermal Drive

0.9 Mi N Jct I-10 & I, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2001 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 8,992

US-491 NB and SB

Good

Over: I-40 EB and WB @ 20.8

Jct I-40/US-491 mp 20.8, McKinley, NM

Built 2007 Load: 26.9 t ADT: 26,950

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: North Diversion Channel

2.9 Mi N of Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1966 Load: 27.1 t ADT: 156,990

US-180

Good

Over: GILA RIVER

28.00 MI NW OF JCT NM90, Grant, NM

Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,365

US-380

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

6.0 M E JCT NM-48/CAPITAN, Lincoln, NM

Built 1936 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 866

NM-76

Good

Over: LAS TRAMPAS RIVER

5.8 MI S OF JCT NM-75, Taos, NM

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 1,012

I-10 EBL

Good

Over: TURBINE STATION ROAD

5.0 MI W GRANT/HIDALGO CL, Hidalgo, NM

Built 1972 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 18,060

I-10 WBL

Good

Over: TURBINE STATION ROAD

5.0 MI W GRANT/HIDALGO CL, Hidalgo, NM

Built 1972 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 15,351

FL-5614

Good

Over: TRIVIZ DRIVE

0.1 M W OF I-25 EXIT # 3, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2003 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 29,784

NM-15

Good

Over: WEST FORK GILA RIVER

3.4 MI NW OF GRANT CL, Catron, NM

Built 2016 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 213

NM-448

Good

Over: NM-528 SBL

2.45 Mi N Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1996 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 40,793

US-285 N

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

17.1 MI N OF TEXAS LINE, Eddy, NM

Built 1998 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 4,705

US-64

Good

Over: Raton Creek

0.6 Mi E of I-25 @ Raton, Colfax, NM

Built 2008 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 3,571

IRR BIA RTE 32

Good

Over: RIO NUTRIA

0.2 KM SE OF JCT 5 & 32, McKinley, NM

Built 1997 Load: 28.0 t ADT: 25

NM-178

Good

Over: I-25 NBL and SBL

Jct of I-25 and NM-178, Socorro, NM

Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 211

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: SHEEP CREEK

2.2 M S JCT NM-107/I-25, Socorro, NM

Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,165

49-0072

Good

Over: US-84/285

JCT TANO RD & US-84/2, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2004 Load: 28.2 t ADT: 1,527

IRR BIA ROUTE 81

Good

Over: POISON OAK WASH

2.4 KM SE JEMEZ PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM

Built 1996 Load: 28.4 t ADT: 10

US-62/180/285

Good

Over: Hackberry Draw/Plaza St

1.4 M N OF S Jct US62/180, Eddy, NM

Built 1956 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 28,635

US-70/285 RR

Good

Over: MIDDLE BERRANDO CREEK

6.9 MI OF US-70/380, Chaves, NM

Built 1997 Load: 28.6 t ADT: 2,350

US-285

Good

Over: EAGLE DRAW

0.3 MI N JCT US82 ARTESIA, Eddy, NM

Built 1969 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 12,702

US-84/285

Good

Over: COUNTY ROAD 73

US-84/285 S TESUQUE, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2004 Load: 28.7 t ADT: 35,710

I-25 NBL

Good

Over: Rincon Arroyo

0.2 M S Jct NM-140/I-25, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1964 Load: 28.8 t ADT: 7,493

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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.

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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.