Structure 8201 · Otero County, NM

35-0703 over Us-70

Carries 35-0703 over Us-70, At Jct Us-70/holloman Afb.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT253 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

253 ft end to end, longest span 125 ft: about 4 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length253.0 ft77.1 m
Daily traffic240counted 2018
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyOtero
LocationAt Jct Us-70/holloman Afb
Carries35-0703
CrossesUs-70
Coordinates32.83147, -106.06807

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length253.0 ft (77.1 m)
Max Span125.0 ft (38.1 m)
Deck Width39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Area917.5 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic240 (2018)
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000008201

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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