The Rio Puerco Bridge is a historic former road bridge in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The bridge is on the former historic U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico, off Interstate 40, and straddles the Rio Puerco. The bridge, which is now pedestrian-only, was decommissioned in 1999 and was crossed by an average of 434 vehicles per day.
The bridge, completed in 1933, has a span of 76.2 meters, is 77.1 meters long and 6 meters high. The foundation is made of concrete, the bridge itself is made of steel. The construction is designed in the Parker truss. The builder was F.D. Shufflebarger, the contract for the construction got the Kansas City Structural Steel Company.
The Rio Puerco Bridge was repaired in 1957 and was listed as a historic monument on July 15, 1997 by the National Register of Historic Places with number 97000735.
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