U.S. Route 491 (US 491) is a north–south U.S. Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. One of the newest designations in the U.S. Highway System, it was created in 2003 as a renumbering of U.S. Route 666 (US 666). With the 666 designation, this road was nicknamed the "Devil's Highway" because of the significance of number 666 to many Christian denominations, which is believed by some that 666 is the Number of the Beast. This Satanic connotation, combined with a high fatality rate along the New Mexico portion, convinced some people the highway was cursed. The problem was compounded by persistent sign theft. These factors led to two efforts to renumber the highway, first by officials in Arizona, later in New Mexico. There have been safety improvement projects in recent years, and fatality rates have subsequently decreased.
U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a 1,479-mile-long (2,380 km) north–south United States Highway that travels in the Mountain and Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the highway is at the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45. The northern terminus is at the Canadian border in Fortuna, North Dakota, where the route continues north as Saskatchewan Highway 35. The highway route is part of the CanAm Highway. Sections of US 85 are considered part of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway.
State Road 80 (NM 80) is 32.416-mile (52.168 km) long north–south state road in southwestern New Mexico, between the Arizona state line near Rodeo and Interstate 10 at Road Forks. Lying entirely within Hidalgo County, New Mexico, it is the only section of the old US 80 in New Mexico which still retains its number. The route was re-designated NM 80 in 1989. This is the reason why NM 80 has an even number designation despite the highway being north/south. From the south, AZ 80 acts as a continuation of NM 80 into Arizona.
New Mexico State Road 14 (NM 14) is a 54-mile-long (87 km) state road located in northern New Mexico. The highway connects Albuquerque to Santa Fe and comprises most of the Turquoise Trail, a National Scenic Byway which also includes NM 536.
New Mexico State Road 502 (NM 502) is a state highway in New Mexico, United States of America. It is notable as the main access route to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Bandelier National Monument, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jemez Mountains, and town of Los Alamos.
New Mexico State Road 68 is a 45.5 mi (73.2 km) long state highway in northern New Mexico, in the Southwestern United States. NM 68 is known as the "River Road to Taos", as its route follows the Rio Grande. A parallel route to the east is NM 76, which is called the "High Road to Taos".
New Mexico Route 599 (NM 599) is a state highway located entirely within Santa Fe County in New Mexico. It is known as the Veterans Memorial Highway and the Santa Fe Relief Route; both names are used on road signs. The latter name alludes to the highway's original purpose of bypassing the urbanized areas of Santa Fe and thereby relieving it from shipments of hazardous waste. It passes through less densely developed terrain in and around the northwestern boundary of the municipality. This expressway's total length is approximately 14 miles (23 km). The speed limits on it range from 45 to 65 miles per hour.
State Road 11 (NM 11) is a north–south road that travels from the United States–Mexico border crossing in Columbus to Deming.
U.S. Route 285 (US 285) is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from Sanderson, TX to Denver, CO. In the state of New Mexico, US 285 enters the state from Texas south of Loving. The highway runs through the major cities of Carlsbad, Roswell, and Santa Fe. The highway exits the state into Colorado approximately 25 miles north of Tres Piedras.
New Mexico State Route 13(NM 13) is a state route in Chaves County, New Mexico. NM 13's western end is at U.S. Route 82 (US 82) west of Hope and Artesia, and the eastern end is at US 285 south of Roswell.
New Mexico State Road 17 (NM 17) is a state highway in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Its southern end is at US 64-84 in Chama and its northern end is at Colorado State Highway 17 at the Colorado state line.
New Mexico State Road 30 (NM 30) is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Mexico maintained by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT). The nearly nine-mile (14 km) road, located in northeastern Santa Fe County, begins NM 502 in San Ildefonso Pueblo and runs northward to the combined routes of U.S. Route 84 (US 84) and U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Española.
The Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway is a New Mexico Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway located in Northern New Mexico. It begins and ends in Taos, New Mexico.
U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Globe, Arizona, east to Atlantic, North Carolina. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 70 extends from the Arizona state line south of Virden and ends at the Texas state line in Texico.
State Road 19 (NM 19) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 10.2 miles (16.4 km). NM 19's western terminus is at NM 209 in Clovis, and the eastern terminus is at FM 2013.
New Mexico State Road 418 is a 14-mile-long (23 km) state-maintained highway in the southwestern corner of New Mexico, running from Interstate 10 (I-10) to an intersection with Spruce Street in Deming. Originally, NM 418 was a section of U.S. Route 80 (US 80), a transcontinental highway running from San Diego, California, to Tybee Island, Georgia, but was bypassed when a new section of US 80 was built between the current western terminus of NM 418 and Pine Street in Deming.
State Road 478 (NM 478) is a 24.17-mile- (38.90 km) long state highway located entirely within Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Starting in Anthony and ending in Las Cruces, NM 478 was once a section of historic US 80, a major transcontinental highway between San Diego, California and Savannah, Georgia. In 1946, it also became part of U.S. Route 85, when the latter highway was extended south to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas. US 80 and US 85 were rerouted onto a newer alignment to the east in the mid 1950s. This was also around the time the older highway was designated NM 478. For two years, the southern terminus of NM 478 also served as the national western terminus of US 80 until that highway was removed from New Mexico completely in 1991. Today, NM 478 remains on much the same route it has since it was first designated and serves several old US 80/US 85 communities long since bypassed by I-10
State Road 246 (NM 246) is a 82.456-mile-long (132.700 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 246's western terminus is at U.S. Route 380 (US 380) in Capitan, and the eastern terminus is at US 70 and US 285 in Roswell.
State Road 466 (NM 466) is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 466's southern terminus is at County Route 58D in Santa Fe, and the northern terminus is at NM 14 in Santa Fe.
