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Bridge conditions in Chaves County, New Mexico

119 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Chaves County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 119 inventoried bridges (1.7%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 119 bridges in Chaves County, New Mexico, are rated in poor condition (1.7%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
39 bridges (32.8%) are rated good and 78 (65.5%) fair.
The median Chaves County bridge was built in 1965.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is C3-31 over Pecos River (built 1957), carrying about 250 vehicles a day.

Good 32.8% · Fair 65.5% · Poor 1.7% of 119 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
C3-31 over Pecos River	1957	250	Poor
05-z014 over Penasco River	1980	206	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Fl-4685 over North Spring River	1953	19,097	Fair
Fl-4685 over South Berrendo Creek	1963	18,731	Good
Fl-4685 over Berrendo Creek	1963	18,731	Good
Fl-4685 over Hondo River	1953	16,993	Good
US 285 over Unnamed Waterway	1988	13,899	Fair
Fl-4685 over Unnamed Waterway	1947	11,202	Good
Fl-4685 over Unnamed Waterway	1947	11,202	Fair
Fl-4705 over North Spring River	1979	10,463	Fair
US-285 over Zuber Draw	1963	10,086	Good
US-285 over Unnamed Waterway	1963	10,086	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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