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Standard route signage in New Mexico
U.S. Highways in New Mexico highlighted in red
System information
Length	2,980.838 mi (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
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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, 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.

One decommissioned U.S. Route, U.S. Route 66, colloquially known as the nation's Mother Road, and briefly known as U.S. Route 60, crossed through Northern New Mexico, connecting the cities of Albuquerque and Gallup. 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. 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.

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. 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.

List

Number	Length (mi)	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	01926-01-011926	current
US 56	94.172	151.555	I-25 Bus. in Springer	US 56 / US 64 / US 412 at the Oklahoma state line	01957-01-011957	current
US 60	397.895	640.350	US 60 at the Arizona state line	US 60 at the Texas state line	01931-01-011931	current
US 62	109.710	176.561	US 62 at the Texas state line	US 62 at the Texas state line	01932-01-011932	current
US 64	430.634	693.038	US 64 at the Arizona state line	US 56 / US 64 / US 412 at the Oklahoma state line	01926-01-011926	current
US 66	—	—	US 66 at the Arizona state line	US 66 at the Texas state line	01926-01-011926	01985-01-011985	Replaced by I-40; also known as the Mother Road
US 70	448.264	721.411	US 70 at the Arizona state line	US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line	01926-01-011926	current
US 80	—	—	US 80 at the Arizona state line	US 80 at the Texas state line	01926-01-011926	01991-01-011991	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	01960-01-011960	current
US 84	357.47	575.29	US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line	US 84 at the Colorado state line	01936-01-011936	current
US 85	483	777	US 85 at the Texas state line	US 85 at the Colorado state line	01926-01-011926	current	Replaced by I-10 and I-25; New Mexico portion still recognized by AASHTO
US 87	99.85	160.69	US 87 at the Texas state line	US 87 at the Colorado state line	—	—
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	245.77	395.53	US 180 at the Arizona state line	US 180 at the Texas state line	—	—
US 180	111.71	179.78	US 62 / US 180 at the Texas state line	US 62 / US 180 at the Texas state line	—	—
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	01926-01-011926	—	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	01926-01-011926	—	Replaced by US 87
US 412	94.172	151.555	I-25 Bus. in Springer	US 56 / US 64 / US 412 at the Oklahoma state line	—	—
US 485	—	—	US 85 near Santa Fe	US 85 near Raton	01926-01-011926	01933-01-011933	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	01926-01-011926	01932-01-011932	Replaced by US 380
US 666	—	—	I-40 / NM 602 in Gallup	US 666 at the Colorado state line	01926-01-011926	02003-01-012003	Renumbered US 491; also known as the Devil's Highway
US 789	—	—	Arizona state line	Colorado state line	—	—	Proposed, but never commissioned; would have been co-signed with US 66 then US 666
Former

Special routes

Number	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Formed	Removed	Notes
US 54 Bus.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Serves Alamogordo
US 54 Bus.	2.410	3.879	—	—	—	—	Serves Tucumcari
US 64 Bus.	3.1	5.0	—	—	—	—	Serves Farmington
US 70 Bus.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Serves Alamogordo
US 70 Bus.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Served Ruidoso
US 70 Truck	7.5	12.1	—	—	—	—	Serves Roswell
US 70 Bus.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Served Portales
US 80 Alt.	—	—	Las Cruces	Anthony	—	—
US 82 Truck	—	—	—	—	—	—	Serves Artesia
US 82 Truck	—	—	—	—	—	—	Serves Lovington
US 85 Alt.	—	—	Anthony	Las Cruces	—	—
US 85 Byp.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Served Santa Fe
US 85 Alt.	—	—	Barelas	Alameda	—	—
US 285 Alt.	—	—	Artesia	South Springs Acres	—	—
US 285 Truck	—	—	—	—	—	—	Serves Roswell
US 285 Alt.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Served Santa Fe
US 285 Byp.	—	—	—	—	—	—	Served Santa Fe
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: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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. "NM 597" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
8. Hesch, Louis (1957). Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. §§ 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. Broome, B.C.; Hesch, Louis (1932). Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 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. Broome, B.C.; Hesch, Louis (1936). Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 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. Broome, B.C.; Hesch, Louis (1933). Official Road Map of New Mexico (ZIP) (Map). 1:1,267,200. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. 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

• Lists of roads in New Mexico
• U.S. Highways in New Mexico