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I-25 Sbl over Rio Puerco

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

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

I-25 Sbl over Rio Puerco in Socorro 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 2012, making it 13 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,922 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 189 inventoried bridges in Socorro County rated good (17.5%); 13 (6.9%) 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 515 ft
Location	1.1 M. S. Bernardo Exit
NBI structure number	000000000009548
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-25 Sbl over Nogal Arroyo	1958	12,698	Fair
I-25 Nbl over Nogal Arroyo	1958	12,698	Fair
I-25 Nbl/sbl over East Road(escondida)	1958	12,698	Fair
I-25 Nbl/sbl Fr Rd over Unnamed Waterway	1931	12,116	Fair
I-25 Nbl/sbl Fr Rd over Unnamed Waterway	1931	12,116	Fair
I-25 Nbl/sbl Fr Rd over Unnamed Waterway	1931	12,116	Fair