Structure 9766 · Otero County, NM

14th Street over Unnamed Waterway

Carries 14th Street over Unnamed Waterway, East Of US 54/70.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 5/9

A culvert 28 ft across with 6 openings. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built199531 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic230counted 2023
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 48 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyOtero
LocationEast Of US 54/70
Carries14th Street
CrossesUnnamed Waterway
Coordinates32.90498, -105.94377

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignCulvert
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span4.6 ft (1.4 m)
Deck Width43.0 ft (13.1 m)
Deck Area111.3 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic230 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009766

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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