Structure N420 · McKinley County, NM

IRR BIA RTE N7140 over Rio Puerco Wash

Carries IRR BIA RTE N7140 over Rio Puerco Wash, 23 Mi SW Of Gallup Nm.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

250 ft end to end, longest span 62 ft: about 3 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.

Built197254 years old
Length249.7 ft76.1 m
Daily traffic178counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Location23 Mi SW Of Gallup Nm
CarriesIRR BIA RTE N7140
CrossesRio Puerco Wash
Coordinates35.35581, -109.04600

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length249.7 ft (76.1 m)
Max Span62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Width35.1 ft (10.7 m)
Deck Area814.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1972

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic178 (2023)
Truck Traffic5%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerBureau of Indian Affairs
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number00000000000N420

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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