Structure 4301 · McKinley County, NM

31-0012 over Rio Nutria

Carries 31-0012 over Rio Nutria, 7.60 Mi SE Of Mcgaffey.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
21 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

21 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1973
Length20.7 ft6.3 m
Daily traffic337counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Location7.60 Mi SE Of Mcgaffey
Carries31-0012
CrossesRio Nutria
Coordinates35.31406, -108.44118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length20.7 ft (6.3 m)
Max Span19.0 ft (5.8 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area27.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1973)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic337 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000004301

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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