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
All Bridges in New Mexico
27-Z001
GoodOver: Ruidoso
540 N of Gavilian Canyon, Lincoln, NM
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 267
IRR BIA RTE 30
GoodOver: ACOMA RESERVATION WASH
5 KM EAST OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,350
IRR BIA RTE 201
GoodOver: RIO PUEBLO RIVER
S.EDGE SAN LORENZO PUEBLO, Taos, NM
Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
IRR BIA RTE 201
GoodOver: BYPASS
S EDGE OF PICURIS PUEBLO, Taos, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
IRR BIA RTE 5
GoodOver: CIBOLA WASH
16.6 KM N OF NM ST HWY 53, McKinley, NM
Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 117
IRR BIA RTE 2
GoodOver: OJO CALIENTE WASH
OJO CALIENTE, Cibola, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE N9
GoodOver: STANDING ROCK WASH
1 MI SW OF STANDING ROCK, McKinley, NM
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,760
IRR BIA RTE N471
GoodOver: TINIAN MISSION WASH
2 MI. NE TINIAN MISSION, McKinley, NM
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 218
IRR BIA RTE N9
GoodOver: DITCH DRAINAGE
1 MI E COYOTE CANYON COMM, McKinley, NM
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,672
IRR BIA RTE N9
GoodOver: DITCH DRAINAGE
.75MI E COYOTE CANYON COM, McKinley, NM
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
IRR BIA RTE N3003
GoodOver: MAIN CANAL
8M S 6M E. FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM
Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,945
IRR BIA RTE N4055
GoodOver: AMARILLO CANAL NO.1
9 MI S 4 MI W FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 269
IRR BIA RTE N3003
GoodOver: NAVAJO WASH
5.8 M S 6.2M W FARMINGTON, San Juan, NM
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,768
FR-1035
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
6.3 MI NORTH OF NM-404, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,123
FR-1035
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.75 MI N OF JCT. NM-404, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 744
FR-1035
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.8 MI N OF JCT NM-404, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,123
FR-1035
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.4 MI N OF JCT. NM-404, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,758
31-0004
GoodOver: BIG HOUSE CANYON
3.55 MI S OF S FRNTGE RD, McKinley, NM
Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 143
CO.RD.A020
GoodOver: Dillon Canyon Creek
1.2miles N of Jct. NM 555, Colfax, NM
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 141
NM-170
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
5.5 M N of Pinon Hills, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,359
Rancho Viejo Blvd.
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
0.16 Mi east of Jct NM-14, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
Tyron Ridge Access
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
5.8 M S of US-180, Grant, NM
Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180
County Road 127
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
.14 M S of Jct. NM 399, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 152
43-0011
GoodOver: SAN MIGUEL CANYON
6.5 M S JCT US-550/NM-197, Sandoval, NM
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105
SP85
GoodOver: UNNAMED WASH
3.0 KM NW SANTO DOMINGO, Sandoval, NM
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200
BIA RT. 101
GoodOver: DRY WASH
EAST OF NAMBE RESERVOIR, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2005 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P Rt 6
GoodOver: Salt Creek
7 MI WSMR P RT 6 & 7 INTR, Sierra, NM
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
GoodOver: STORM DRAINAGE
2 MILES N FROM RR7B0007, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR P ROUTE 7
GoodOver: STORM DRAINAGE
2 MILES N FROM RR7B0008, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
WSMR S RT 252
GoodOver: STORM DRAINAGE
1.0 KM S OF RR252B02, Otero, NM
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
NM-406
GoodOver: CARRIZOZO CREEK
1.2 MI S OF JCT NM-456, Union, NM
Built 1984 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 57
I-10 WBL
GoodOver: FL4336/Pearl Street
0.3 Mi E of Jct US-180, Luna, NM
Built 1969 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 15,343
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER OVERFLOW
4.1 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,718
US-82
GoodOver: PECOS RIVER
4.3 MI E OF JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 1982 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 3,718
IRR/NM-169
GoodOver: GATO ARROYO
0.4 MILES N OF JCT US-60, Socorro, NM
Built 1988 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 811
NM-200
GoodOver: Southwestern R/R
7.8 MI. E JCT US-285, Eddy, NM
Built 2000 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 2,827
Balloon Park
GoodOver: North La Cueva Channel
Balloon Fiesta Park, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,400
FDR 87
GoodOver: RIO SAN ANTONIO
0.2 MI S/O FSR 78 INT, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2015 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 90
I-25 SBL
GoodOver: Cholla Road
6.0 M S I-25/US-70/CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 8,992
US-550
GoodOver: Rio Penasco
6.0 Mi NW of Jct. NM 4, Sandoval, NM
Built 2001 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 5,243
IRR BIA RTE N562
GoodOver: FRUITLAND CANAL
0.4 KM N OF N36, San Juan, NM
Built 2006 Load: 33.1 t ADT: 1,150
US-84/285
GoodOver: COUNTY ROAD 73
JCT US-84 & COUNTY RD, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2004 Load: 33.2 t ADT: 32,046
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.8 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1963 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 20,247
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
0.7 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1963 Load: 33.3 t ADT: 20,247
I-25 NBL
GoodOver: Cholla Road
6.0 M S Jct I-25/ US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1968 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 8,992
US-285
GoodOver: BNSF RAILROAD
AT JCT US-285/NM-41, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,848
US-70
GoodOver: US-285
Junction US-70/285, Chaves, NM
Built 1997 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,350
US-550
GoodOver: RIO PUERCO
9.7 miles s of NM 197, Sandoval, NM
Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 4,964
US-64
GoodOver: CHICO RICO CREEK
3.2 MI E OF i-25 AT RATON, Colfax, NM
Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,571
NM-51
GoodOver: RIO GRANDE
3.1 MI E OF LOOP-11\TRUTH, Sierra, NM
Built 2007 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 631
Showing 3,351-3,400 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.