Structure 6293 · McKinley County, NM

I-40 Wbl over Bnsf Railroad

Carries I-40 Wbl over Bnsf Railroad, 0.8 Mi E Of Ariz ST Line.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT364 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

364 ft end to end, longest span 104 ft: about 5 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2008
Length363.8 ft110.9 m
Daily traffic21,057counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Location0.8 Mi E Of Ariz ST Line
CarriesI-40 Wbl
CrossesBnsf Railroad
Coordinates35.37204, -109.03902

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length363.8 ft (110.9 m)
Max Span104.0 ft (31.7 m)
Deck Width42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Deck Area1419.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2008)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,057 (2023)
Truck Traffic45%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000006293

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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