Home › New Mexico › Lincoln County › Fdr 72 over Ancho Gulch

Fdr 72 over Ancho Gulch

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

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

Fdr 72 over Ancho Gulch 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 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
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

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