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Nm-117 over I-40 EBL/WBL mp 89.44

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

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

Nm-117 over I-40 EBL/WBL mp 89.44 in Cibola 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 superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959 and reconstructed in 1990, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,206 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 51 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Cibola County rated fair (40.2%); 13 (10.2%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 235 ft
Location	Jct I-40/nm-117
NBI structure number	000000000005973
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr/i-40 Ebl over BNSF Railroad	1959	28,708	Fair
Irr/i-40 Wbl over BNSF Railroad	1959	28,708	Fair
Irr/i-40 Wbl over Rio San Jose	1959	28,708	Good
Irr/i-40 Ebl over Rio San Jose	1959	28,708	Good
Irr/i-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1959	28,708	Good
Irr/i-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1959	28,708	Fair