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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US-64
GoodOver: AMARGO CREEK
US-64 AT MP-142.1, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 2008 Load: 41.6 t ADT: 724
Ninth Street
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
80 W of Wash/Ninth st, Otero, NM
Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 216
I-40 WBL
GoodOver: Canada Del Los Apaches
10.0 Mi E of Jct NM-6, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1957 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 26,844
I-40 WB
GoodOver: WEST YARD DRAW
1.1 MI E JCT I-40 & NM118, McKinley, NM
Built 1994 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 23,377
I-40 EBL
GoodOver: WEST YARD DRAW
1.1 MI E JCT I-40/NM118, McKinley, NM
Built 1993 Load: 41.8 t ADT: 23,377
CR-62
GoodOver: NM-599
1 mile north jct rd 66, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2013 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 6,411
I-25 NBL
GoodOver: San Mateo Blvd. FL 5096
4.6 Mi N of I-25/ I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 126,574
I-25 SBL
GoodOver: San Mateo Blvd FL5096
4.6 Mi N Jct I-25/ I-40, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1992 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 126,574
I-25 SB and NB
GoodOver: Missouri Avenue
3.7 MS Jct I-25 and US-70, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2017 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 44,304
IX-2233
GoodOver: I-25NB/SB/PDN/SB Frtg Rd
Paseo Del Norte/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2015 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 24,698
NM-104
GoodOver: LITTLE CUERVO CREEK
18.5 MI SE OF JCT NM-419, San Miguel, NM
Built 2018 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 181
FR-4012
GoodOver: I-40 EBL/WBL @ mp 117.93
I-40 @ MESITA I/C MP117, Cibola, NM
Built 1959 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 895
US-84
GoodOver: ABIQUIU CREEK
4.0 MI N OF NM-544, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,300
US-62/180
GoodOver: BLACK RIVER
3.7 MI S OF NM-7, Eddy, NM
Built 1995 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 3,712
NM-22
GoodOver: Santa Fe River Canyon
9.66 M W Jct I-25/ NM22, Sandoval, NM
Built 1999 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,511
IRR/US-491-NBL
GoodOver: Pena Blanca Arroyo
1.86 M N Road to Toadlena, San Juan, NM
Built 2010 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 5,862
FL-6604
GoodOver: Arroyo Las Calabacitas
1.1 Mi W of Unser Blvd, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2006 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 10,179
NM-126
GoodOver: Rito LasPalomas
13.05 E of US-550, Sandoval, NM
Built 2022 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 54
US-54
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
16.3 M S Jct. US 54/380, Lincoln, NM
Built 2014 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 2,708
I-25 SBL
GoodOver: Sandia Railroad Spur.
1.0 M S Rio Bravo, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 48,000
I-25 NBL
GoodOver: Sandia Railroad Spur
1.0 M S Jct Rio Bravo, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2016 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 48,000
West College Blvd.
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
1 M East Jct. W Collage, Chaves, NM
Built 2013 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 1,839
53-Z001
GoodOver: FLOOD CONTROL DITCH
0.5 MI W OF JCT US-60, Socorro, NM
Built 1989 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 205
FL-4282
GoodOver: BNSF Railroad
0.16 Mi S of US-60/84, Curry, NM
Built 2011 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 1,959
NM-122
GoodOver: I-40 EBLS/WBLS @ MP 47.9
TOP OF WORLD EXIT 47, McKinley, NM
Built 2017 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 318
US-70/380 EBL
GoodOver: Eight Mile Draw
7.3 Mi W of US285/Roswell, Chaves, NM
Built 1983 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,595
US-70/285 WBL
GoodOver: Eight Mile Draw
7.3 M W Jct US70/285/380, Chaves, NM
Built 1983 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 3,595
US-64
GoodOver: VERMEJO RIVER
12.3 MI E OF JCT NM-21, Colfax, NM
Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 513
NM-419
GoodOver: Unnamed Waterway
8.4 M N Jct NM-104/NM-419, San Miguel, NM
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 43
NM-423
GoodOver: Jefferson Street
0.6 M W Jct of I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 49,768
US-54
GoodOver: Three Rivers
16.27 M N Jct US-54/US-70, Otero, NM
Built 2013 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,708
49001 Jaguar Drive
GoodOver: NM-599 NBL /SBL M.P. 2.6
2 M N Jct I-25/NM-599, Santa Fe, NM
Built 2016 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 2,456
IRR/NM-6
GoodOver: Rio San Jose
1.35 MI S OF I-40, Cibola, NM
Built 2018 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 1,699
I-10 WBL
GoodOver: E. UNION AVENUE
1.8 M E Jct I_10/NM-26, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1971 Load: 43.1 t ADT: 19,786
FR-2523
GoodOver: Paseo Del Norte EB
Paseo Del Norte/I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2014 Load: 43.6 t ADT: 25,298
NM-370
GoodOver: CORRUMPA CREEK
22.0 MI N US-64 @ CLAYTON, Union, NM
Built 1992 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 77
NM-562
GoodOver: CARRIZO CREEK
1.2 MI W OF JCT NM-402, Union, NM
Built 1992 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 66
NM-419
GoodOver: Canadian River
20.3 Mi No Of NM-104, San Miguel, NM
Built 2012 Load: 43.8 t ADT: 43
I-25 NBL and SBL
GoodOver: Engler Road
7.73 M N Jct I-10/I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2013 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 15,512
I-25 North Bound
GoodOver: North Bound off Ramp
0.1 Mile South NM-500, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2019 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 85,959
I-25 South Bound
GoodOver: North Bound off ramp
0.1 Mile South NM-500, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2019 Load: 44.0 t ADT: 85,959
NM-136
GoodOver: Union Pacific Railroad
3.1 MI SW OF NM-273, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1996 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 5,679
FL-4251
GoodOver: Sothern Canal
0.9 SW Jct.US 62/180/285, Eddy, NM
Built 2015 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 13,140
FDR 555
GoodOver: JACKS CREEK
.8 MI N/O COWLES PONDS FS, San Miguel, NM
Built 1974 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 300
US-54
GoodOver: COYOTE CANYON
13.5 MI N OF US-380/CARRI, Lincoln, NM
Built 2015 Load: 44.2 t ADT: 2,266
I-25 NBL Off Ramp
GoodOver: I-25 NBL On Ramp
0.1 M N Jct I-25, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2014 Load: 44.3 t ADT: 9,173
US-380
GoodOver: NOGAL DRAW
3.2 MI W OF US-54/CARRIZO, Lincoln, NM
Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,726
I-25 NBL
GoodOver: Menual Boulavard
I-25/I-40 Interchange, Bernalillo, NM
Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 205,807
NM-434
GoodOver: Coyote Creek
19.9 MI N of NM-518/MORA, Mora, NM
Built 2023 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,186
NM-434
GoodOver: COYOTE CREEK
20.5 MI N OF NM-518/MORA, Mora, NM
Built 2023 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,186
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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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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.