Structure AFNMMHMV20046 · Bernalillo County, NM

Pennsylvania AVE over Tijeras Arroyo

Carries Pennsylvania AVE over Tijeras Arroyo, 0.7 Miles Southeast Of Wy.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT706 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

706 ft end to end, longest span 99 ft: about 2.0 football fields. 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
Length706.0 ft215.2 m
Daily traffic1,000counted 2016
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountyBernalillo
Location0.7 Miles Southeast Of Wy
CarriesPennsylvania AVE
CrossesTijeras Arroyo
Coordinates35.02715, -106.54310

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length706.0 ft (215.2 m)
Max Span99.4 ft (30.3 m)
Deck Width49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Area3271.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1999

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,000 (2016)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerAir Force
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure NumberAFNMMHMV20046

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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