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Bridge conditions in McKinley County, New Mexico

289 inventoried bridges · 23 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 289 bridges in McKinley County: 109 rated good, 157 fair, and 23 poor.

23 of the 289 bridges in McKinley County, New Mexico, are rated in poor condition (8.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
109 bridges (37.7%) are rated good and 157 (54.3%) fair.
The median McKinley County bridge was built in 1975.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-40 Wbl over Gov Ord Base/local Rd. (built 1963), carrying about 25,439 vehicles a day.

Good 37.7% · Fair 54.3% · Poor 8.0% of 289 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
I-40 Wbl over Gov Ord Base/local Rd.	1963	25,439	Poor
I-40 Ebl over Gov Ord Base/local Rd.	1963	25,439	Poor
I-40 Wbl over Rio Puerco of the West	1950	24,827	Poor
Irr Bia Rte N11 over Pinedale Wash	1985	3,000	Poor
Irr Bia Rte N108 over Wash	1976	900	Poor
31-0009 over Death Wash	1992	803	Poor
31-mc23 over Unnamed Waterway	1975	504	Poor
31-0004 over Unnamed Waterway	1975	337	Poor
31-z002 over Bread Springs Wash	1976	337	Poor
31-z043 over Rio Puerco	1972	337	Poor
31-mc43 over Nose Rock Wash	1977	337	Poor
31-z001 over Unnamed Waterway	1987	337	Poor
31-z001 over Mexican Spr Wash	1991	337	Poor
31-0049 over Rio Puerco of the West	1988	179	Poor
Fdr 151 over Milk Ranch CR	1995	150	Poor
Irr Bia Rte N9504 over Fiquerdo Wash	1976	140	Poor
Irr Bia Rte N9660 over Wash	1989	83	Poor
Navajo Blvd over South Fork Puerco River	1943	5	Poor
East Esacpe Road over Unknown Creek	1943	5	Poor
East Patrol Road over Unknown Creek	1943	5	Poor
F&e Connector Road over Unknown Creek	1943	5	Poor
East Patrol Road over Unknown Creek	1943	5	Poor
C-central Road over Fenced UP Horse Arroyo	1943	5	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 Wbl over BNSF R/R Spur	1980	31,569	Fair
I-40 Ebl over BNSF R/R Spur	1980	31,569	Fair
I-40 Ebl over Third Street	1980	31,569	Fair
I-40 WB over Third Street	1980	31,569	Fair
I-40 WB over Second Street	1980	31,569	Fair
I-40 Ebl over Second Street	1980	31,569	Fair
US-491 over NM118/BNSF Rr/rio Puerco	1974	28,030	Good
US-491 NB and SB over I-40 EB and WB @ 20.8	2007	27,624	Good
I-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1963	26,557	Good
I-40 Ebl/wbl over Unnamed Waterway	1963	26,557	Good

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

Every bridge in McKinley County → - all 289, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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