Structure 5747 · Dona Ana County, NM

Nm-186 over Rio Grande

Carries Nm-186 over Rio Grande, 1.2 Mi E Of Jct Nm-28.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT482 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

482 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built195769 years old
Length482.0 ft146.9 m
Daily traffic977counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyDona Ana
Location1.2 Mi E Of Jct Nm-28
CarriesNm-186
CrossesRio Grande
Coordinates32.02302, -106.64930

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length482.0 ft (146.9 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area1219.3 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic977 (2023)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000005747

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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