Structure 3488 · McKinley County, NM

Nm-118 over Bnsf Railroad

Carries Nm-118 over Bnsf Railroad, 8.0 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 FT333 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

333 ft end to end, longest span 55 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.

Built1950rebuilt 2010
Length333.0 ft101.5 m
Daily traffic562counted 2023
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Location8.0 Mi E Of Ariz ST Line
CarriesNm-118
CrossesBnsf Railroad
Coordinates35.44961, -108.95580

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length333.0 ft (101.5 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area1055.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2010)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic562 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is on the National Register of Historic Places
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000000003488

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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