Structure 8920 · Valencia County, NM

Delgado Street over Belen Highline Canal

Carries Delgado Street over Belen Highline Canal, 0.5 Mi W Of 10th St/belen.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

50 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1970rebuilt 1993
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic3,641counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyValencia
Location0.5 Mi W Of 10th St/belen
CarriesDelgado Street
CrossesBelen Highline Canal
Coordinates34.66154, -106.79020

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Width42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Deck Area196.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1970 (reconstructed 1993)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,641 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000008920

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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