List of U.S. Routes in New Mexico

U.S. Routes in the U.S. state of New Mexico account for 2,980.838 miles (4,797.194 km) of the state highway system. The first United States Numbered Highways U.S. Routes were formed in 1926,[1] and served as the primary thoroughfares across the entire state. Twenty six of the 33 counties in New Mexico are served by current U.S. Routes. The only counties lacking U.S. Route coverage are: Bernalillo, Cibola, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Sierra, and Valencia.[2]

Standard route signage in New Mexico
System information
Length	2,980.838 mi[n 1] (4,797.194 km)
Highway names
Interstates	Interstate XX (I-XX)
US Highways	U.S. Route XX (US XX)
State	State Road XX (NM XX)
System links
State Roads in New Mexico Interstate U.S. State Scenic

One decommissioned U.S. Route, U.S. Route 66, colloquially known as the nation’s Mother Road,[3] and briefly known as U.S. Route 60,[4] crossed through Northern New Mexico, connecting the cities of Albuquerque and Gallup.[1] The state recognized its historical value, and has posted commemorative signs, and has painted the old shield on some of the roadways that make up the path of the former highway, such as New Mexico State Road 333.[5] Other highways have been renamed or renumbered, such as U.S. Route 491, which was formerly U.S. Route 666. With the 666 designation, the road was nicknamed Devil's Highway because of the common Christian belief that 666 is the Number of the Beast. The effort to get the route renumbered was led by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.[6]

The longest current U.S. Route in New Mexico is U.S. Route 70, spanning 448.264 miles (721.411 km) across southern New Mexico, while the shortest is U.S. Route 160, which clips the extreme northwestern corner of the state, measuring 0.86 miles (1.38 km) long between the Arizona and Colorado borders.[2] U.S. Route 160, in conjunction with New Mexico State Road 597, provide access to the Four Corners Monument where the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.[7]

List

Number	Length (mi)[2]	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
US 54	356.076	573.049	US 54 at the Texas state line	US 54 at the Texas state line	1926[1]	current
US 56	94.172	151.555	I-25 Bus. in Springer	US-56 at the Oklahoma state line	1957[8]	current
US 60	397.895	640.350	US 60 at the Arizona state line	US 60 at the Texas state line	1931[9]	current
US 62	109.710	176.561	US 62 at the Texas state line	US 62 at the Texas state line	1932[10]	current
US 64	430.634	693.038	US 64 at the Arizona state line	US 56 in Clayton	1926[1]	current
US 66	—	—	US 66 at the Arizona state line	US 66 at the Texas state line	1926[1]	1985[11]	Replaced by I-40; also known as the Mother Road[3]
US 70	448.264	721.411	US 70 at the Arizona state line	US 70 at the Texas state line	1926[1]	current
US 80	—	—	US 80 at the Arizona state line	US 80 at the Texas state line	1926[1]	1991[12]	Replaced by I-10; formed part of the Dixie Overland Highway
US 82	192.557	309.890	US 54 near Alamogordo	US 82 at the Texas state line	1960[13]	current
US 84	288.864	464.882	US 60 in Fort Sumner	US 84 at the Colorado state line	1936[14]	current
US 85	—	—	US 85 at the Texas state line	US 85 at the Colorado state line	1926[1]	—	Replaced by I-10 and I-25; New Mexico portion still recognized by AASHTO[15]
US 87	9.496	15.282	US 87 at the Texas state line	US 56 / US 64 near Clayton	—	—
US 160	0.861	1.386	US 160 at the Arizona state line	US 160 at the Colorado state line	—	—	Was formerly US 164
US 164	—	—	US 164 at the Arizona state line	US 164 at the Colorado state line	—	—	Renumbered US 160
US 180	163.634	263.343	US 180 at the Arizona state line	I-10 Bus. in Deming	—	—
US 285	412.654	664.102	US 285 at the Texas state line	US 285 at the Colorado state line	—	—
US 366	—	—	US 366 at the Texas state line	US 566 near Lincoln	1926[1]	—	Replaced by US 54
US 380	242.092	389.609	I-25 near San Antonio	US 380 at the Texas state line	—	—
US 385	—	—	US 64	US 385 at the Texas state line	1926[1]	—	Replaced by US 87
US 412	—	—	I-25 / US 85 at Springer	US-56 / US-64 / US-412 at the Oklahoma state line	—	—	Replaced by US 56; New Mexico portion still recognized by AASHTO.[15]
US 485	—	—	US 85 near Santa Fe	US 85 near Raton	1926[1]	1933[16]	Replaced by US 64
US 491	107.308	172.695	I-40 / NM 602 in Gallup	US 491 at the Colorado state line	—	—	Was formerly US 666
US 550	174.885	281.450	I-25 in Bernalillo	US 550 at the Colorado state line	—	—
US 566	—	—	US 85 near Socorro	US 70 in Clovis	1926[1]	1932[17]	Replaced by US 380
US 666	—	—	I-40 / NM 602 in Gallup	US 666 at the Colorado state line	1926[1]	2003[2]	Renumbered US 491; also known as the Devil's Highway[6]
US 789	—	—	Arizona state line	Colorado state line	—	—	Proposed, but never commissioned; would have been co-signed with US 66 then US 666
Former

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

Notes

1. Sum of the mileage of current U.S. Routes listed, and cited, on this page.

References

1. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
2. New Mexico Department of Transportation. "State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
3. McClure, Rosemary (November 29, 2010). "Get your kicks on Route 66 -- and 499 other great highways". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
4. Rand McNally (1926). "New Mexico" (Map). Auto Road Atlas. Scale not given. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 69. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
5. "Route 66 Stencil Project In Moriaty" (PDF). ¿Que Pasa?. New Mexico Department of Transportation. August 2005. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
6. Weingroff, Richard F (June 18, 2003). "US 666: Beast of a Highway?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
7. Google (November 26, 2010). "NM 597" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
8. Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP File) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by Louis Hesch. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 1957. §§ 9B,8B. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via University of New Mexico RGIS.
9. Weingroff, Richard (June 18, 2003). "U.S. Route 666: "Beast of a Highway"?". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
10. Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP File) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by B.C. Broome & Louis Hesch. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 1932. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via University of New Mexico RGIS.
11. "No more kicks on Route 66". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 29, 1985. p. 10A. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
12. Weingroff, Richard F. (April 6, 2010). "US Route 80: The Dixie Overland Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
13. Weingroff, Richard (June 27, 2017). "U.S. 82". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
14. Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP File) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by B.C. Broome & Louis Hesch. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 1936. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via University of New Mexico RGIS.
15. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2009). "U.S. Route Number Database". American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
16. Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP File) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Cartography by B.C. Broome & Louis Hesch. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 1933. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via University of New Mexico RGIS.
17. End of US highway 566, retrieved August 20, 2019

External links

• New Mexico Highways