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Nm-542 over Manzano Arroyo

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

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

Nm-542 over Manzano Arroyo in Torrance 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 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 320 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 29 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Torrance County rated good (41.4%); 4 (5.7%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 82 ft
Location	2.1 M N of Jct Nm-55/542
NBI structure number	000000000009186
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 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