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
IT-2226
GoodOver: I-25 NB Frontage Road
I-25 and I-40 Interchange, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 21,397
NM-41
GoodOver: GAVISO ARROYO
11.2 MI S OF JCT US-285, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1989 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 1,087
FDR 87A
GoodOver: LOS PINOS CREEK
45 YD SE/O FSR 284 INT, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1973 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 90
NM-518
GoodOver: RIO DEL PUEBLO
3.10 MI E NM 75 - NM 518, Taos, NM
Built 2001 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 959
NM-120
GoodOver: Ute Creek
8.0 Mi S Of Jct. US-56, Union, NM
Built 2001 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 62
I-10 WBL
GoodOver: I-25 SB off ramp
Jct I-10/I-25 Las Cruces, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2013 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 36,937
I-10 EBL
GoodOver: I-25 SB off ramp to I-10
Jct 1-10/I-25 Las Cruces, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2013 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 36,937
I-25 South Bound
GoodOver: NM-500 / Rio Bravo
JUNCTION I-25/NM-500, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2018 Load: 37.4 t ADT: 85,959
NM-65
GoodOver: GALLINAS RIVER
5.4 MI W OF LOOP-15/VEGAS, San Miguel, NM
Built 1988 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 76
US-56
GoodOver: CARRIZO CREEK
10.7 Mi. E Of Jct. NM-453, Union, NM
Built 2001 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 471
NM-518
GoodOver: RIO DEL PUEBLO
2.0 MI E NM 75 - NM 518, Taos, NM
Built 2001 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 959
NM-347
GoodOver: Future Roadway
1.0 M N Jct US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 2014 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 9,522
NM-6
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
20.5mi NW Jct I-25, Valencia, NM
Built 2009 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 1,196
US-54
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
7.6 Mi S Of Jct US 54/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 2012 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 2,708
NM-152
GoodOver: Percha Creek
3.2 Mi East of Kingston, Sierra, NM
Built 2021 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 288
IG-2226
GoodOver: SOUTH BOUND FRONTAGE RD
I-25 AND I-40 Interchange, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 37.9 t ADT: 20,794
NM-347
GoodOver: Encantado Channel
0.1 M S Jct US-550/NM-347, Sandoval, NM
Built 2014 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 9,522
NM-304
GoodOver: Abo Arroyo
7.5 M N Jct US-60/NM-304, Socorro, NM
Built 2015 Load: 38.0 t ADT: 1,983
US-70 WBL
GoodOver: Owen Road
19.4 MI E of I-25/US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2005 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,542
US-54
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
14.5 Mi S of US54/380 car, Lincoln, NM
Built 2012 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,708
US-54
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
7.86 miles north US 54/70, Otero, NM
Built 2013 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,708
US-54
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
21.2 MI N OF US70/TULAROS, Otero, NM
Built 2014 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 2,708
George Hanosh Blvd
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
0.01 M N of Santa Fe Ave, Cibola, NM
Built 2018 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 1,179
NM-152
GoodOver: Middle Fork Percha Creek
1.2 Mi East of Kingston, Sierra, NM
Built 2021 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 288
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
3.7 M E IF NM 117, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 28,320
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
3.7 M E IF NM 117, Cibola, NM
Built 2016 Load: 38.3 t ADT: 28,320
US-285
GoodOver: MACHO DRAW
13 MI N OF JCT US-70/285, Chaves, NM
Built 1999 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 3,476
IG-4158
GoodOver: NMRX 1 St. Com. St
Junction I-40 & 1 Str, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2002 Load: 38.4 t ADT: 3,099
Unser Blvd SB
GoodOver: Amole Channel
0.78 MN Sen Chavez Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2017 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 10,285
I-25 SBL
GoodOver: Lomas Boulevard
Jct I-25 and Lomas Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2003 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 197,883
IRR BIA RTE N5080
GoodOver: BRIMHALL WASH
BURNHAM CHAPTER HOUSE, San Juan, NM
Built 2003 Load: 38.5 t ADT: 110
US-54
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
24.5 miles north of 380, Lincoln, NM
Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,533
NM-118
GoodOver: BNSF Railroad
8.0 MI E OF ARIZ ST LINE, McKinley, NM
Built 1950 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 530
US-62/180
GoodOver: Unnamed waterway
6.7 M N JCT NM7/WHITES CY, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 5,819
US-54
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.4 MI N OF US-380/CARRIZ, Lincoln, NM
Built 1936 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,298
NM-554
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.64 MI NE OF US-84, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1942 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 1,098
US-64
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.1 MI NE BROWNING PARKWA, San Juan, NM
Built 1940 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 19,182
FR-2116
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.6 MI N OF JCT NM-3, San Miguel, NM
Built 1941 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 239
FR-2116
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.2 MI N OF JCT NM-3, San Miguel, NM
Built 1941 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 239
31-Z001
GoodOver: RIO PUERCO OF THE WEST
.84 MI N OF JCT NM118, McKinley, NM
Built 1980 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 2,831
NM-547
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
0.3 M North of NM 122, Cibola, NM
Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,592
US-550
GoodOver: Rio Grande River
1.4 M N Jct I-25/US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 536
BIA ROUTE 22
GoodOver: RIO SAN JOSE
0.5KM N OF CASA BLANCA, Cibola, NM
Built 1955 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,000
LOC-174097
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
500 S of Wash. ST., Cibola, NM
Built 2017 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 146
NM-556
GoodOver: NORTH DIVERSION CHANNEL
2.24 MI W OF I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1966 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 8,665
NM-406
GoodOver: RABBIT EAR CREEK
2.4 MI N OF JCT US-56/64, Union, NM
Built 1992 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 163
NM-599
GoodOver: CAMINO LA TIERRA/NOPAL
Jct. NM 599 & LA TIERRA, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2001 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 15,320
NM-111
GoodOver: Rio Vallecitos
2.13 Mi NW Jct. 111 & 285, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 623
31-Z001
GoodOver: DEFIANCE DRAW
1.5 Mi North NM 118, McKinley, NM
Built 2011 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 931
IRR/US-491
GoodOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.8 MI N OF NASCHITTI, San Juan, NM
Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 5,746
Showing 3,501-3,550 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.