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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NM-104
GoodOver: Union Pacific Railroad
0.1 MI N OF US-54/TUCUMCA, Quay, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,044
FR-4060
GoodOver: I-40 EBL/WBL
21.7 M E Jct I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 396
31-Z001
GoodOver: RIO PUERCO
0.3 MI W OF NM-118, McKinley, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 931
Martha Street NE
GoodOver: Piedra Lisa Arroyo
0.03 SE of Prospect NE, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1990 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
California St. NE
GoodOver: North Hahn Arroyo
0.27 Mi S of Comanche NE, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1991 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
FL-4057
GoodOver: S. Domingo Baca Arroyo
0.19 Mi S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,125
US-70
GoodOver: RIO RUIDOSO
7.4 MI E OTERO/LINCOLN CL, Lincoln, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,781
FL-4053
GoodOver: S Domingo Baca Arroyo
0.19 Mi S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,695
NM-152
GoodOver: Percha Creek
6.7 Mi E of Kingston, Sierra, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 290
FL-4063
GoodOver: I-40 EB/WB/Embudo Arroyo
5.3 M E I-25/I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49,358
NM-423 East Bound
GoodOver: NM-47/SECOND STREET
2.2 MI W Jct I-25/NM-423, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82,438
NM-423 WB
GoodOver: NM-47/SECOND STREET
2.2 MI W OF I-25/NM-423, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 82,438
Fl-5662
GoodOver: OPEN FIELD
JCT PECOS ST/NM104, San Miguel, NM
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 192
39-271
GoodOver: RIO TUSAS
0.15 MI W OF NM-519, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 156
NM-63
GoodOver: ALAMITOS CREEK
0.25 MI N OF NM-50, San Miguel, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,487
US-54
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.7 MI N JCT US54/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,298
US-54
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.7 MI N JCT US-54/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,191
University Blvd SE
GoodOver: Kirtland Channel
0.3 Mi S of Gibson Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1982 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307
US-285 NB/SB
GoodOver: TUMBLEWEED DRAW
4.7 MI S OF US-62/180, Eddy, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,185
NM-96
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
7.2 MI N JCT NM96 & US550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 665
NM-537
GoodOver: TAPACITO CREEK
28.06 MI NE OF US-550, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 299
Canada Del Oso
GoodOver: Unnamed Arroyo
0.02 Mi S Elena Gallegos, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 318
NM-6
GoodOver: BELEN HIGHLINE CANAL
1.1 MI E OF I-25, Valencia, NM
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,390
31-019
GoodOver: Escalante Western R/R
2.65 MI W OF NM509 @ 21, McKinley, NM
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 956
I-40 EBL/WBL
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
8.93 MI W OF US-285, Torrance, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 24,498
US-64
GoodOver: CANADIAN RIVER
6.6 M N JCT NM445, Colfax, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 650
US-491
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
13.4 MI N. JCT. I-40/491, McKinley, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,552
US-491
GoodOver: BLACK CREEK
7.9 M. N JCT NM264/US 491, McKinley, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 7,964
FL-5407
GoodOver: GAMERCO WASH
ONE BLOCK E OF US-491, McKinley, NM
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,104
01-0058
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.15 MI N OF NM-14, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 317
01-0058
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.52 MI N OF NM-14, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 317
NM-96
GoodOver: ARROYO SAN JOSE
0.4 MI N OF US 550, Sandoval, NM
Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,162
US-285 Roswell R R
GoodOver: RIO HONDO
3.52 MI S OF US-70/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,742
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.62 MI S US-70/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,325
US-285 Roswell R R
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.49 MI S US-70/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,325
US-285 Roswell R R
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.34 MI S OF US-70/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,269
FL-4920
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.23 MI S OF 1ST STREET, Otero, NM
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,274
FL-4920
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.41 MI S OF 1ST STREET, Otero, NM
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,274
FL-4920
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.5 MI S OF 1ST STREET, Otero, NM
Built 1987 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,274
FL-5761
GoodOver: ARROYO DE LA PIEDRA
0.4 MI E BISHOPS/VALLEY, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1995 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 481
NM-200
GoodOver: CARLSBAD MAIN CANAL
1.6 MI E US-285/N CARLSBD, Eddy, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,827
US-285
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
15.8 MI N OF JCT.US70, Chaves, NM
Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,476
09-Z000
GoodOver: INGRAM DAM CHANNEL
0.5 MI E OF NORRIS ST., Curry, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 199
US-56
GoodOver: CHICO CREEK
10.5 MI E JCT US58 L0016, Colfax, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,047
NM-456
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
27.8 MI N NM-325/FOLSOM, Union, NM
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 69
NM-117
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.13 MI E OF JCT NM122, Cibola, NM
Built 1998 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,742
NM-117
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
4.4 M.E JCT NM122 & N, Cibola, NM
Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,742
NM-48
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.5 M.N. JCT NM48&US70, Lincoln, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 8,749
FL-5502
GoodOver: PAJARITO ARROYO
0.05 MI E OF NEW MEX. AVE, San Miguel, NM
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 192
NM-112
GoodOver: CANONCITO DE LAS LLEGUAS
11.1 MI N_OF JCT NM-96, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1997 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 230
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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.
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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.