State profile · Near median Poor share

New Mexico bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New Mexico, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

368
Public bridges
34.2%
Good condition
7.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

368

Public highway bridges in New Mexico

Good Condition

34.2%

126 bridges rated 7-9

-15.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.6%

28 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.6pp vs national avg 7.0%

New Mexico vs national bridge condition

New Mexico - Good condition share 34.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New Mexico - Poor-condition share 25.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New Mexico35.8%56.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New Mexico (FHWA NBI)

Counties (33)

Bernalillo 26 Catron 7 Chaves 1 Cibola 23 Colfax 4 Curry 0 De Baca 1 Doña Ana 33 Eddy 4 Grant 7 Guadalupe 1 Harding 0 Hidalgo 1 Lea 1 Lincoln 6 Los Alamos 0 Luna 2 McKinley 58 Mora 6 Otero 11 Quay 4 Rio Arriba 17 Roosevelt 0 San Juan 51 San Miguel 21 Sandoval 24 Santa Fe 15 Sierra 7 Socorro 20 Taos 11 Torrance 4 Union 0 Valencia 2

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.

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733
Selected

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78

NE

Nebraska

7.73% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,571

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.

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

IRR BIA RTE N108

Poor

Over: WASH

IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900

IRR BIA RTE N9504

Poor

Over: FIQUERDO WASH

SOUTH EDGE NAKAIBITO NM, McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 140

IRR BIA RTE N5001

Poor

Over: TOADLENA WASH

0.1MI NORTH TOADLENA T.P., San Juan, NM

Built 1988 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 127

IRR BIA RTE 39

Poor

Over: NAVAJO RIVER

6.6 KM NW OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1973 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE N321

Poor

Over: SAND SPRING CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF CRYSTAL N.M., San Juan, NM

Built 1936 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 272

All Bridges in New Mexico

IRR BIA RTE 2

Good

Over: CHAVEZ WASH

7.2 KM E OF AZ STATE LINE, Cibola, NM

Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100

I-40 WBL

Good

Over: Rio Grande River

29.2 Mi E of NM-6/I-40, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1995 Load: 36.4 t ADT: 147,882

IRR BIA RTE 30

Good

Over: SAN JOSE RIVER

W EDGE OF MCCARTYS, Cibola, NM

Built 2010 Load: 36.5 t ADT: 1,675

IRR BIA RTE N7055

Good

Over: CHURCH CAMP WASH

2MI N & 1MI W OF PINEDALE, McKinley, NM

Built 1988 Load: 37.0 t ADT: 102

FDR 87A

Good

Over: LOS PINOS CREEK

45 YD SE/O FSR 284 INT, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 90

IRR BIA RTE N5080

Good

Over: BRIMHALL WASH

BURNHAM CHAPTER HOUSE, San Juan, NM

Built 2003 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 110

US-62/180

Good

Over: Unnamed waterway

6.7 M N JCT NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM

Built 1941 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,819

BIA ROUTE 22

Good

Over: RIO SAN JOSE

0.5KM N OF CASA BLANCA, Cibola, NM

Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,000

RD 4280

Good

Over: unnamed wash

3.9 mi E-NE Navajo Dam, San Juan, NM

Built 2023 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 26

Good

Over: NEW YORK WASH

1.6 KM N OF SEAMA, Cibola, NM

Built 1963 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 125

FDR 20

Good

Over: RIO LAS VACAS

3 MI S/O NM 126, Sandoval, NM

Built 1986 Load: 40.2 t ADT: 80

QUESTA DISTRICT RD

Good

Over: RED RIVER

W/O QUESTA RANGER ST, Taos, NM

Built 2005 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 100

I-25 North Bound

Good

Over: North Bound off Ramp

0.1 Mile South NM-500, Bernalillo, NM

Built 2019 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 85,959

FDR 555

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

.8 MI N/O COWLES PONDS FS, San Miguel, NM

Built 1974 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 300

NM-434

Good

Over: COYOTE CREEK

19.4 MI N OF NM-518/MORA, Mora, NM

Built 2019 Load: 45.2 t ADT: 1,172

Gravel Road

Good

Over: Low Flow Cannel

San Acacia, Socorro, NM

Built 1995 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 20

FDR 225

Good

Over: ROCK SPRINGS CYN

10 MI N/O MONTICELLO, Socorro, NM

Built 1950 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 40

TRAINING AREA RD

Good

Over: HWY 54 7 RR

HWY 54 OVERPASS, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2013 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 100

BIA ROUTE 85

Good

Over: PERALTA WASH

S COCHITI PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM

Built 2016 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 284

FS Road 478

Good

Over: RIO CHIQUITO

0.15 mi E/O JCT FSR 437, Taos, NM

Built 2021 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

FDR 423

Good

Over: CEDRO CREEK

40 YD E/O NM 337, Bernalillo, NM

Built 1971 Load: 50.5 t ADT: 150

RED ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: RIO SAN JOSE

.28 SM NE OF MESITA NM, Cibola, NM

Built 2010 Load: 52.1 t ADT: 50

COCHITI HIGHWAY

Good

Over: WASH

2.5KM NW OF COCHITI LAKE, Sandoval, NM

Built 2014 Load: 53.2 t ADT: 100

IRR BIA RTE 30

Good

Over: SAN JOSE RIVER

EAST EDGE OF ACOMITA, Cibola, NM

Built 1997 Load: 60.5 t ADT: 1,000

IRR BIA RTE 503

Good

Over: RIO SAN JOSE

1.9 KM SW OF NM124/BIA502, Cibola, NM

Built 2019 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FDR 266

Good

Over: PALIZA CREEK

.34 MI N/O PALIZA FAM CG, Sandoval, NM

Built 1999 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 150

FDR 10

Good

Over: PALIZA CREEK

.23 MI SW/O PALIZA FAM CG, Sandoval, NM

Built 1956 Load: 67.4 t ADT: 200

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 600

TP828

Good

Over: LOCAL DRAINAGE

ENTRANCE TO T.P. ADMIN, Santa Fe, NM

Built 2020 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 90.1 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 90.1 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: Drainage Ditch

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 96.6 t ADT: 600

SVAD Access Road

Good

Over: Storm Drainage

0.15 MI S of HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 2017 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 25

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1941 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1948 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

DONA ANA RANGE RD HWY 213, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1938 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 600

HWY 213

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

NE OF BWAR13, Doña Ana, NM

Built 1938 Load: 97.2 t ADT: 600

IRR BIA ROUTE L200

Good

Over: WASH

AT PAGUATE, Cibola, NM

Built 1990 Load: 99.0 t ADT: 300

WSMR P RT 13

Good

Over: GRAPEVINE CREEK

11 M W RT 7 & RT 13 INTER, Sierra, NM

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50

UNKNOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

1.4 KM SW OF BRIDGE 00144, McKinley, NM

Built 1943 ADT: 5

UNKNOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

1.5 KM NE OF BRIDGE 00145, McKinley, NM

Built 1943 ADT: 5

UNKNOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: UNKNOWN CREEK

2.9 KM NW OF BRIDGE 00143, McKinley, NM

Built 1943 ADT: 5

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

IRR BIA RTE N108

Poor

Over: WASH

IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900

IRR BIA RTE N9504

Poor

Over: FIQUERDO WASH

SOUTH EDGE NAKAIBITO NM, McKinley, NM

Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 140

IRR BIA RTE N5001

Poor

Over: TOADLENA WASH

0.1MI NORTH TOADLENA T.P., San Juan, NM

Built 1988 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 127

IRR BIA RTE 39

Poor

Over: NAVAJO RIVER

6.6 KM NW OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM

Built 1973 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30

IRR BIA RTE N321

Poor

Over: SAND SPRING CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF CRYSTAL N.M., San Juan, NM

Built 1936 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 272

IRR BIA RTE N9603

Poor

Over: CRYSTAL CREEK

1 MI EAST OF CRYSTAL NM, San Juan, NM

Built 1989 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 20

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