Structure 6357 · Socorro County, NM

Us-60 over Six Mile Canyon

Carries Us-60 over Six Mile Canyon, 7.75 M W Jct Us-60/i-25.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT146 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

146 ft end to end, longest span 55 ft: 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 or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length146.0 ft44.5 m
Daily traffic4,480counted 2023
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateNew Mexico
CountySocorro
Location7.75 M W Jct Us-60/i-25
CarriesUs-60
CrossesSix Mile Canyon
Coordinates34.01084, -106.99683

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length146.0 ft (44.5 m)
Max Span55.1 ft (16.8 m)
Deck Width30.8 ft (9.4 m)
Deck Area418.3 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,480 (2023)
Truck Traffic17%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000000006357

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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