Structure 6941 · Eddy County, NM

Fl-5266 over Eagle Draw

Carries Fl-5266 over Eagle Draw, 0.3 Mi N Of Us-82/artesia.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT144 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

144 ft end to end, longest span 31 ft: about 2 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 slab bridge.

Built196957 years old
Length144.0 ft43.9 m
Daily traffic3,419counted 2023
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyEddy
Location0.3 Mi N Of Us-82/artesia
CarriesFl-5266
CrossesEagle Draw
Coordinates32.84602, -104.40479

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length144.0 ft (43.9 m)
Max Span30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Width58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Area777.0 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,419 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000000006941

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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