Rio Puerco Bridge
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Rio Puerco Bridge is an attraction in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,600 m. Mesita de la Madera stands 2,351 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Mesita Negra, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 runs past it.
The story
historical bridge in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Wikidata Q2154419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1933
How to reach it
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 14.2 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 20.4 mi off the Corrales Road
- 29.0 mi off the Abo Pass Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Lightning Scarred Tree · 29 mi
- Bet's Rock · 29 mi
- Flat Rock Overlook · 29 mi
- Pondorosa Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- La Mesita Negra: 0.7 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 2.3 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 8.7 mi
- Wind Mesa: 9.3 mi
- Cinder Peak: 11.5 mi
- Tierra West Park: 9.1 mi
- Shooting Range State Park: 9.7 mi
- The Orchards Park: 10.7 mi
- West Mesa Memorial Park: 10.8 mi
- Anderson Heights Park: 10.8 mi
- Breaking Bad First Cook Site: 12.0 mi
- Needalocker Hill/Bart's Rock: 13.4 mi
- (Little) Snoopy Rock: 13.5 mi
- Dragon's Back/(Big) Snoopy: 13.6 mi
- Moon Rocks: 13.9 mi
- Compass Rose: 11.5 mi
- American Flag Roof: 14.2 mi
- Jesus Christ: 14.2 mi
- The Blessed Virgin Mary: 14.2 mi
- The Rescue: 15.4 mi
- American International Rattlesnake Museum: 16.0 mi
- The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History: 16.1 mi
- Explora: 16.3 mi
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education: 16.6 mi
- The Wheels Museum: 16.7 mi
- Pajarito: 14.3 mi
- The Franciscan Hotel: 16.7 mi
- Albuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
- AT&SF 2926: 16.9 mi
- Fallout Shelter: 16.9 mi
- Curandera Garden: 15.2 mi
- Model Railroad Garden: 15.3 mi
- ABQ BioPark (Botanic Garden): 15.3 mi
- Barelas Community Garden: 16.6 mi
- Castetter Greenhouse: 18.4 mi
- Paseo de la Mesa Open Space: 13.6 mi
- Trailhead: 16.0 mi
- El Cerro de Los Lunas Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Standing Rock: 15.2 mi
- Puerto Grande: 24.9 mi
- Tingley Park: 16.3 mi
- Carpenter: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Rio Puerco Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesita de la Madera | NW 315° | 2,351 m | 24.4 mi |
| La Sierrita | NW 310° | 2,325 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mesa del Lobo | WNW 302° | 2,163 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mesa Lucero | SW 217° | 2,086 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mesa Gigante | W 274° | 2,009 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mesa Cocina | NW 324° | 2,009 m | 21.0 mi |
| Plate Mesa | NW 305° | 2,005 m | 13.2 mi |
| Arch Mesa | NW 306° | 1,995 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:48 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:21 | 17:01 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albuquerque Valley, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 97000735OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Rio Puerco Bridge, reference 97000735, listed 07/15/97.
OpenStreetMap element way/180528003
Day trips start here
- Albuquerque · 17 mi
- Los Lunas · 20 mi
- Belen · 27 mi
- Bernalillo · 29 mi
- Central New Mexico · 30 mi
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