Near Hillsboro in Sierra County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Percha Creek

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

1. Percha Creek Marker

Inscription. Built in 1927, this historic Warren deck truss bridge spans Percha Creek, cutting through an impassable but beautiful gorge below. The bridge was constructed during a difficult project to build the Black Range Highway, now NM 152. This structure has been preserved by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 32° 54.983′ N, 107° 36.317′ W. Marker is near Hillsboro, New Mexico, in Sierra County. It is on State Road 152 at milepost 46, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hillsboro NM 88042, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico and in the Rio Grande Valley.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miller Drug Store (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sadie Orchard (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hillsboro (approx. 2.2 miles away); Ebin (Eben) Stanley (approx. 2.3 miles away); James McNally (approx. 5.9 miles away); Emory Pass (approx. 9.3 miles away); Lake Valley (approx. 14.1 miles away).

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Rear of Percha Creek Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

2. Rear of Percha Creek Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

3. Percha Creek Marker

Percha Creek Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010

4. Percha Creek Bridge

This historic steel deck truss bridge, a Warren design, was built in 1927. It is the oldest of five remaining steel deck truss bridges in New Mexico.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,329 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 19, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.