Total Bridges
368
Public highway bridges in New Mexico
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
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
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
OK
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
NM
New Mexico
7.61% top marginal rate
RI
Rhode Island
7.69% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
7.73% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: WASH
IN TOHATCHI N.M., McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 900
IRR BIA RTE N9504
PoorOver: FIQUERDO WASH
SOUTH EDGE NAKAIBITO NM, McKinley, NM
Built 1976 Load: 6.7 t ADT: 140
IRR BIA RTE N5001
PoorOver: TOADLENA WASH
0.1MI NORTH TOADLENA T.P., San Juan, NM
Built 1988 Load: 11.4 t ADT: 127
IRR BIA RTE 39
PoorOver: NAVAJO RIVER
6.6 KM NW OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1973 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30
IRR BIA RTE N321
PoorOver: 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
UNKNOWN ROAD
PoorOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
1.4 KM NE OF BRIDGE 00143, McKinley, NM
Built 1943 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 5
IRR BIA RTE N321
PoorOver: CRYSTAL CREEK
IN CRYSTAL NEW MEXICO, San Juan, NM
Built 1940 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 254
EAST ESACPE ROAD
PoorOver: UNKNOWN CREEK
4.3 KM SE OF BRIDGE 00070, McKinley, NM
Built 1943 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5
IRR BIA ROUTE L200
PoorOver: RIO PAGUATE
PAGUATE, Cibola, NM
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 75
IRR BIA RTE 26
PoorOver: RIO SAN JOSE
NORTH EDGE OF SEAMA, Cibola, NM
Built 1968 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 110
NAVAJO BLVD
PoorOver: SOUTH FORK PUERCO RIVER
NORTH GATE, McKinley, NM
Built 1943 Load: 26.2 t ADT: 5
NM-21
PoorOver: MORAS CREEK
12.8 MI S OF JCT US-64, Colfax, NM
Built 1961 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 97
IRR BIA RTE 82
PoorOver: JEMEZ RIVER
0.8 KM W OF JEMEZ PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM
Built 1963 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE 34
PoorOver: SAN FIDEL CREEK
2.9 KM WEST OF ACOMITA, Cibola, NM
Built 1977 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600
FR-2151
PoorOver: OCATE CREEK
14.2 MI N OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM
Built 1954 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 49
IRR BIA RTE 5
PoorOver: LA JARA CREEK
10 KM S US 64 ON BIA 5, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 20
FDR 103
PoorOver: RIO PUERCO
AT RIO PUERCO CG, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1976 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50
IRR BIA RTE 78
PoorOver: JEMEZ RIVER
AT ZIA PUEBLO, Sandoval, NM
Built 1979 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 600
WSMR P ROUTE 7
PoorOver: STORM DRAINAGE
0.5 MILES N FROM RR7B0004, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE N9660
PoorOver: WASH
SOUTHEAST OF TWIN LAKES, McKinley, NM
Built 1989 Load: 34.0 t ADT: 83
IRR BIA RTE 8
PoorOver: AMARGO WASH
SOUTH SIDE OF DULCE NM, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1976 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,000
IRR BIA RTE N11
PoorOver: PINEDALE WASH
2.0 MI WEST OF PINEDALE, McKinley, NM
Built 1985 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 3,000
Levee road
PoorOver: Rio Grande River
Mesilla, New Mexico, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1915 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 50
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