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I-40 Wbl over Nm-286

Quay County, New Mexico · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

I-40 Wbl over Nm-286 in Quay County, New Mexico, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,546 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 40 of the 118 inventoried bridges in Quay County rated good (33.9%); 7 (5.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 134 ft
Location	6 M E Jct I-40/NM-209
NBI structure number	000000000007873
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 Wbl over Nm-209	1980	21,966	Fair
I-40 Ebl over Blanco Creek	1958	21,451	Fair
I-40 Wbl over Blanco Creek	1958	21,451	Fair
I-40 Ebl over I-40 Frontage Road	1971	21,451	Fair
I-40 Wbl over FR4115	1971	21,451	Fair
I-40 Ebl over Bluewater Creek	1970	21,451	Fair