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
NM-90
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
24.8 MI NE OF HIDALGO C/L, Grant, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,488
NM-20
FairOver: YESO CREEK
17.0 MI S OF JCT US-60, De Baca, NM
Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 141
13-C052
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
5.3 M N OF US-70/FAIRACRE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,228
NM-154
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
1.7 MI E OF NM-185/HATCH, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 871
NM-226
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
0.9 MI E OF JCT NM-28, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,273
NM-189
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
0.9 MI E OF JCT NM-28, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,886
NM-1
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
27.6 MI N OF JCT NM-51, Socorro, NM
Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 25
NM-28
FairOver: WESTSIDE CANAL
11.0 M N OF TEXAS ST LINE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,523
NM-392
FairOver: FROST CREEK
7.2 MI E OF JCT NM-469, Quay, NM
Built 1952 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 178
NM-185
FairOver: IRRIGATION CANAL
4.6M N OF US70/LAS CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,149
NM-185
FairOver: LEASBURG CANAL
2.5M N OF US70/LAS CRUCES, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,696
NM-213
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
0.65 M N TX/NM STATE LINE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,522
NM-213
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
2.82 M N TX/NM STATE LINE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,896
NM-213
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
3.9 M N TX/NM STATE LINE, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,896
NM-213
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
4.7 MI N TEXAS/NEW MEXICO, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,896
L-00012
FairOver: SOCORRO CANYON
10.2 MI N OF US-380, Socorro, NM
Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 9,085
13-Z022
FairOver: GARFIELD CANAL
.5 MI W OF NM187@MP 9.85, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1961 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 318
IRR BIA RTE 38
FairOver: CANYON LARGO WASH
2.7 KM SOUTH OF MCCARTYS, Valencia, NM
Built 1977 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 115
IRR BIA RTE 806
FairOver: RIO TESUQUE RIVER
IN TESUQUE PUEBLO, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500
IRR BIA RTE 5
FairOver: RIO PESCADO RIVER
1 KM N JCT RTE 5 & HWY 53, McKinley, NM
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100
IRR BIA RTE 327
FairOver: ZUNI RIVER
ZUNI PUEBLO, McKinley, NM
Built 1979 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000
FORKED LIGHTNING R
FairOver: GLORIETA WASH
I-25 Exit 307. 3.7 miles, San Miguel, NM
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2
US-62/NM-180 EBL
FairOver: Pecos River
0.3 E of US-285/Carlsbad, Eddy, NM
Built 1941 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 14,287
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Matanza Arroyo
8 M N Jct I-25/ US-380, Socorro, NM
Built 1971 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 9,099
IRR/NM-30
FairOver: GARCIA ARROYO
3.55 MI NORTH JCT NM-502, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1973 Load: 24.8 t ADT: 8,416
NM-370
FairOver: RABBIT EAR CREEK
2.4 MI N OF JCT US-64/87, Union, NM
Built 1976 Load: 25.0 t ADT: 110
NM-94
FairOver: MANUELITAS CREEK
3.3 MI NW OF JCT NM-518, San Miguel, NM
Built 1960 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 1,609
US-550 SBL
FairOver: HAMPTON ARROYO
0.70 MI N OF JCT NM 516, San Juan, NM
Built 1961 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 14,956
US-550 NBL
FairOver: HAMPTON ARROYO
0.70 MI NORTH JCT NM-516, San Juan, NM
Built 1961 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 14,956
FL-5042
FairOver: I-25 NBLS/SBLS
3.5 MI N OF JCT NM-47, Bernalillo, NM
Built 1973 Load: 25.1 t ADT: 508
NM-223
FairOver: PECOS RIVER
0.3 MI E JCT NM-63/PECOS, San Miguel, NM
Built 1988 Load: 25.5 t ADT: 1,440
I-10 EBL
FairOver: US-180 NBL and SBL
Jct. US-180 and I-10, Luna, NM
Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 14,446
I-10 WBL
FairOver: US-180 NBL and SBL
Junction I-10/US-180, Luna, NM
Built 1969 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 14,446
I-25 NBL
FairOver: Cuchillo Negro Creek/Rd
0.9 M N TorC Interchange, Sierra, NM
Built 1970 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,216
I-25 SBL
FairOver: Cuchillo Negro Creek/lRd
0.9 M N I-25/T or C, Sierra, NM
Built 1970 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 3,216
US-84/285 NBL
FairOver: ARROYO CHAMISOS
1.06 MI N OF JCT I-25, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1973 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 40,156
US-84/285 SBL
FairOver: ARROYO CHAMISOS
1.06 MI N OF JCT I-25, Santa Fe, NM
Built 1973 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 40,156
FR-2151
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
1.4 MI N OF JCT NM-120, Mora, NM
Built 1933 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 49
I-10 EBL
FairOver: Rio Grande & Local Road
3.5 Mi E of I-10 Exit-135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1971 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 18,747
I-10 WBL
FairOver: Rio Grande/Local Rd
3.5 Mi E I-10 Exit-135, Doña Ana, NM
Built 1971 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 18,747
I-25 NBL
FairOver: CIMARRON RIVER
10.7 MI N MORA/COLFAX CL, Colfax, NM
Built 1973 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7,479
US-550
FairOver: KUTZ CANYON
2.9 MI S OF JCT US 64, San Juan, NM
Built 1947 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 6,326
NM-309
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
2.5 MI E OF MAIN ST/BELEN, Valencia, NM
Built 1987 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 13,926
FR-2003
FairOver: Well-Geothermal Drive
0.9 M N Jct I-10 & I-25, Doña Ana, NM
Built 2001 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 7,220
FR-4102
FairOver: UNNAMED WATERWAY
5.3 MI E QUAY/QUADALUPE, Quay, NM
Built 1936 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 131
FL-5349
FairOver: RIO GRANDE
0.30 MI W OF NM 68, Rio Arriba, NM
Built 1940 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 9,041
53-0125
FairOver: Abo Arroyo
0.17 Mi S of US-60, Socorro, NM
Built 1930 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 211
L-00015
FairOver: PECOS ARROYO
0.3 M S OF N VEGAS INTRCH, San Miguel, NM
Built 1947 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,795
NM-118
FairOver: PARRITTI WASH
3.3 MI E OF JCT US-491, McKinley, NM
Built 1951 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 10,225
NM-126
FairOver: RIO CEBOLLA
11.0 MI W OF JCT NM-4, Sandoval, NM
Built 1935 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 132
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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.