Structure 997 · San Miguel County, NM

47-b28a over Tres Hermanos Creek

Carries 47-b28a over Tres Hermanos Creek, 0.3 Mi E Of I-25 Frntg RD.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9 · sets the rating

64 ft end to end, longest span 30 ft. 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built193096 years old
Length64.0 ft19.5 m
Daily traffic238counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountySan Miguel
Location0.3 Mi E Of I-25 Frntg RD
Carries47-b28a
CrossesTres Hermanos Creek
Coordinates35.39344, -105.31696

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area144.3 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1930

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic238 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000000997

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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