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US-82 over Nm-206

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

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

US-82 over Nm-206 in Lea 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,436 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 9 of the 10 inventoried bridges in Lea County rated fair (90.0%); 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 181 ft
Location	Jct US-82/NM206/Lovington
NBI structure number	000000000007198
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US-62/180 over Unnamed Waterway	1974	14,109	Good
US-62/180 over Unnamed Waterway	1974	12,264	Fair
US-62/180 over Unnamed Waterway	1974	12,264	Fair
US-62 over Unnamed Waterway	1972	11,728	Fair
Nm-128 over Antelope Drew	2014	10,376	Fair
US-62/180 over Unnamed Waterway	1938	8,743	Fair