Structure 7533 · Quay County, NM

Fr-4128 over I-40 Ebls/wbls

Carries Fr-4128 over I-40 Ebls/wbls, 20.7 Mi E Of Jct Nm-209.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT484 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

484 ft end to end, longest span 175 ft: about 7 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.

Built197749 years old
Length483.6 ft147.4 m
Daily traffic20counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyQuay
Location20.7 Mi E Of Jct Nm-209
CarriesFr-4128
CrossesI-40 Ebls/wbls
Coordinates35.12275, -103.38396

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length483.6 ft (147.4 m)
Max Span174.9 ft (53.3 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area1577.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1977

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2023)
Truck Traffic10%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000007533

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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