Structure 7550 · Sandoval County, NM

Us-550 over Unnamed Waterway

Carries Us-550 over Unnamed Waterway, 24.4 Mi NW Of Jct I-25.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT138 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

138 ft end to end, longest span 45 ft. 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.

Built1979rebuilt 2001
Length138.5 ft42.2 m
Daily traffic5,416counted 2023
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountySandoval
Location24.4 Mi NW Of Jct I-25
CarriesUs-550
CrossesUnnamed Waterway
Coordinates35.55578, -106.79729

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length138.5 ft (42.2 m)
Max Span45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Width75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Area966.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1979 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,416 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000007550

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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