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US-70 over Flores Canyon

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

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

US-70 over Flores Canyon in Lincoln 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 2005, making it 20 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,728 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 79 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (60.3%); 2 (1.5%) 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 79 ft
Location	7.3 mi w jct us70/380 @ h
NBI structure number	000000000009300
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Nm-48 over Carrizo Creek	1960	12,857	Fair
Nm-48 over Ruidoso River	1960	10,756	Fair
Nm-48 over Unnamed Waterway	2000	9,038	Good
Nm-48 over Unnamed Waterway	2001	8,466	Fair
Nm-48 over Unnamed Waterway	1961	7,527	Good
Fl-5975 over Rio Ruidoso	1960	6,070	Fair