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I-40 EB over Loop-36

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

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

I-40 EB over Loop-36 in Quay 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 14,244 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 71 of the 118 inventoried bridges in Quay County rated fair (60.2%); 7 (5.9%) 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

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