Structure 9595 · Taos County, NM

55-064 over Rio Del Pueblo

Carries 55-064 over Rio Del Pueblo, 0.16 Mi S Of Jct Nm 75.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT28 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

28 ft end to end. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built199234 years old
Length27.9 ft8.5 m
Daily traffic250counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyTaos
Location0.16 Mi S Of Jct Nm 75
Carries55-064
CrossesRio Del Pueblo
Coordinates36.18407, -105.63967

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width14.8 ft (4.5 m)
Deck Area38.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1992

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic250 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000009595

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.

Nearby Bridges