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

19-Z002

Good

Over: PUERTO CREEK

2.8MI S.JCT. NM91 & CR-2C, Guadalupe, NM

Built 1996 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 68

47-B41A

Good

Over: PECOS RIVER

1.2 M N JCT I-25 FR@SANDS, San Miguel, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 198

US-550

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

33.6 MI N JCT US550/NM537, San Juan, NM

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,735

US-550

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

36.5 M N JCT NM-537, San Juan, NM

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,735

NM-65

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

13.3 Mi W Of Jct. I-25 LV, San Miguel, NM

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 76

NM-22

Good

Over: Unnamed Waterway

1.5 M N Jct NM-16/NM-22, Sandoval, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,511

US-84/285

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

US 84/285 MM 193.6, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,281

US-84/285

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

US 84/285 MM 194.3, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 12,281

Tramway Lane NE

Good

Over: N Domingo Baca Arroyo

0.2 m n Live Oak Road, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

Eagle Ranch Road

Good

Over: Calabacillas Arroyo

0.4 M N Irving / Eagle Ra, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 14,958

FL-5260

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.1 Mi N Paradise Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 13,023

Rainbow Blvd NBL

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.5 Mi N Paseo del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,506

RAINBOW BLVD SBL

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.5 M N Paseo del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,506

Ventana Ranch Road

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M E Rainbow Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,812

Ventana Ranch RD

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M W Rainbow Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1999 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,883

Rancho Sereno NW

Good

Over: Piedras Marcadas Arroyo

0.3 M S Paseo Del Norte, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

US-550

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

28.2 M N JCT NM-537, San Juan, NM

Built 2000 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,735

US-54

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

32.6 MI S US-70/ALAMOGORD, Otero, NM

Built 1950 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,385

NM-104

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

10.3 Mi NW Loop-36/Tucum, San Miguel, NM

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 229

37-QR-AR

Good

Over: PAJARITO CREEK

2.8 M. NW OF LOOP 36, Quay, NM

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 94

Fl-4053

Good

Over: La Cueva Arroyo

.5 M N Jct Alameda Blvd, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,160

NM-599

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

NM 599 MM 11.01, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2001 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 17,883

01-Z000

Good

Over: W. Branch Calabacillas

0.15 M N Jct Irving St., Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,461

Quaking Aspen

Good

Over: South Pino Arroyo

0.02 M N Jct Pino Canyon, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

NM-187

Good

Over: Rio Grande

2.7 Mi N of NM-546/Derry, Sierra, NM

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,030

Universe street

Good

Over: Calabacillas Arroyo

0.3 M N Jct Irving Street, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2003 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 10,357

47-Z001

Good

Over: PECOS ARROYO

0.1 M W JCT GRANT AVE, San Miguel, NM

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 192

US-380

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

10.2 M E JCT US 70/285, Chaves, NM

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,120

35-0703

Good

Over: DILLARD RED ARROYO

EB RAMP US-70 @ H/AFB, Otero, NM

Built 1980 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,986

NM-14

Good

Over: SAN MARCOS ARROYO

10.6 MI S Jct I-25/NM-14, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2006 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 3,485

FL-5734

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

.8 MI S JCT ST. MIKE DR, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2002 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,258

FL-5802

Good

Over: ARROYO DE LOS CHAMISOS

0.1 M E JCT NM-14, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2004 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 4,056

FL 5083

Good

Over: I-40 EB and WB

2.0 M E Jct I-40/I-25, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 9,370

NM-112

Good

Over: ARROYO BLANCO

1.4 Mi N of NM-96, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 161

NM-112

Good

Over: ARROYO BLANCO

6.9 Mi N of NM-96, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 161

FL-4804

Good

Over: SANTA FE RIVER

W ALAMEDA & CAMINO ALIRE, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,780

NM-402

Good

Over: SAND DRAW CREEK

13.7 MI N OF NM-421/SEDAN, Union, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 328

NM-36

Good

Over: UPPER GALESTINA CANYON

10.3 Mi S of NM-53, McKinley, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 123

47-Z000

Good

Over: Unnamed Waterway

0.2 Mi e of NM-3, San Miguel, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 198

NM-126

Good

Over: RIO CEBOLLA

28.9 MI E OF US-550, Sandoval, NM

Built 2007 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 132

01-0003

Good

Over: Tijeras Creek

0.1 Mi S of NM-333, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2005 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 307

NM-185

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

13.0 MI OF NM-157, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 798

43-279

Good

Over: RIO PUERCO

4.5 Mi S of US-550, Sandoval, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 483

27-Z012

Good

Over: RIO RUIDOSO

.3 MI N OF US-70, Lincoln, NM

Built 2009 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 327

NM-574

Good

Over: MC DERMOTT ARROYO

1.56 MI E OF JCT NM 574, San Juan, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 1,974

05-0013

Good

Over: RIO FELIX

20 M W OF EARL CUMMING RD, Chaves, NM

Built 2008 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 194

US-54

Good

Over: UNNAMED WATERWAY

17.1 MI S OF US-380/CARRI, Lincoln, NM

Built 1948 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 2,708

I-40 EBL/WBL

Good

Over: Pintada Tributary Arroyo

20.2 M E Jct US-285/I-40, Torrance, NM

Built 2016 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 26,409

FL-5722

Good

Over: SPRING RIVER

850S OF COLLEGE/GARDEN, Chaves, NM

Built 2020 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 5,894

IRR BIA RTE 804

Good

Over: ARROYO

RTE 804 AT TESUQUE PUEBLO, Santa Fe, NM

Built 1994 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 200

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