Structure 3848 · Santa Fe County, NM

Us-285 over Unnamed Waterway

Carries Us-285 over Unnamed Waterway, 9.3 Mi N Of Jct I-40.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Culvert at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Culvertsets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT156 FT ACROSS25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Culvert 6/9

A culvert 156 ft across with 17 openings: about 2 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, so those are drawn as typical for a culvert.

Built1940rebuilt 1994
Length156.5 ft47.7 m
Daily traffic1,587counted 2023
Last inspectedApril 2021every 48 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountySanta Fe
Location9.3 Mi N Of Jct I-40
CarriesUs-285
CrossesUnnamed Waterway
Coordinates35.13310, -105.73730

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignCulvert
Total Length156.5 ft (47.7 m)
Max Span7.9 ft (2.4 m)
Deck Area639.2 sq m
Main Spans17
Year Built1940 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,587 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2021
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000003848

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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