Structure N491 · Bernalillo County, NM

IRR BIA RTE N56 over Canada De Los Apaches Wa

Carries IRR BIA RTE N56 over Canada De Los Apaches Wa, 3000m North Of Tohajiilee.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT337 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

337 ft end to end, longest span 111 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.

Built199927 years old
Length336.6 ft102.6 m
Daily traffic1,275counted 2021
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyBernalillo
Location3000m North Of Tohajiilee
CarriesIRR BIA RTE N56
CrossesCanada De Los Apaches Wa
Coordinates35.09514, -107.11136

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length336.6 ft (102.6 m)
Max Span110.9 ft (33.8 m)
Deck Width38.7 ft (11.8 m)
Deck Area1210.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,275 (2021)
Truck Traffic15%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerBureau of Indian Affairs
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number00000000000N491

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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