Structure 8179 · McKinley County, NM

31-mc23 over Unnamed Waterway

Carries 31-mc23 over Unnamed Waterway, 4.0 Mi W Nm-605 @ Mp-10.6.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 3 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating3/9 · Serious
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT183 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9Substructure 3/9 · sets the rating

183 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 3 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a through truss.

Built197551 years old
Length183.1 ft55.8 m
Daily traffic504counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 12 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Location4.0 Mi W Nm-605 @ Mp-10.6
Carries31-mc23
CrossesUnnamed Waterway
Coordinates35.34545, -107.87267

Physical Characteristics

MaterialAluminum/Wrought Iron/Cast Iron
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length183.1 ft (55.8 m)
Max Span99.1 ft (30.2 m)
Deck Width17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Area290.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1975

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic504 (2023)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000008179

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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