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Bridge conditions in Lincoln County, New Mexico

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

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

2 of the 131 bridges the federal inventory lists in Lincoln County are rated poor; the rest split 50 good and 79 fair.

2 of the 131 bridges in Lincoln County, New Mexico, are rated in poor condition (1.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
50 bridges (38.2%) are rated good and 79 (60.3%) fair.
The median Lincoln County bridge was built in 1980.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is 27-z003 over Rio Ruidoso (built 1960), carrying about 337 vehicles a day.

Good 38.2% · Fair 60.3% · Poor 1.5% of 131 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
27-z003 over Rio Ruidoso	1960	337	Poor
Nm-395 over Rio Hondo	1953	160	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

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
Nm-48 over Bonito Creek	2005	5,812	Good
US-70/380 over Unnamed Waterway	1938	5,313	Fair
US-70 Ebl & WB over Chaves Canyon	2003	5,313	Good
US-70 over Unnamed Waterway	1957	4,939	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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