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US-285 over Spencer Draw

Eddy County, New Mexico · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

US-285 over Spencer Draw in Eddy County, New Mexico, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952 and reconstructed in 1999, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,540 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Eddy County rated fair (60.6%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the New Mexico department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-62/180/285 over Dark Canyon	1956	29,351	Fair
US-62/180/285 over Hackberry Draw/Plaza St	1956	29,351	Good
US-62/180 over Southern Canal	1957	21,160	Fair
US-285 Nbl/sbl over Unnamed Waterway	1949	15,888	Fair
US-285 Sbl over Cass Draw	1968	14,882	Fair
US-285 NB over Cass Draw	1979	14,882	Fair