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US-60 over Barranco Arroyo

Torrance County, New Mexico · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

US-60 over Barranco Arroyo in Torrance County, New Mexico, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,943 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Torrance County rated poor (5.7%); 4 (5.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 120 ft
Location	7.7 Mi W of Jct Nm-55
NBI structure number	000000000005735
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 Ebl/wbl over Martin Road	1969	28,807	Fair
I-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1969	28,433	Good
I-40 Ebl over Salt Draw	1970	28,433	Fair
I-40 Wbl over Salt Draw	1970	28,433	Good
I-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1970	28,395	Good
I-40 Eb/wb over Unnamed Waterway	1969	27,229	Fair