U.S. Route 160 in New Mexico

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 160 in New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 160.

U.S. Highway 160
US 160 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	0.891 mi [1]  (1,434 m)
Existed	1970–present
Major junctions
West end	US 160 at the Arizona state line
Major intersections	NM 597 near the Four Corners Monument
East end	US 160 at the Colorado state line
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	San Juan
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 159 → NM 161

U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a U.S. Highway in the extreme northwestern corner of New Mexico near the Four Corners area.

Route description

US 160 north of the road to Four Corners

US 160 enters New Mexico from Arizona on a two-lane highway that heads northeast through the arid, rolling plains of the Navajo section of the Colorado Plateau. Approximately 0.3 miles (480 m) into the state is an intersection with New Mexico State Road 597 (NM 597), a short highway that leads to the Four Corners Monument, which lies on the quadripoint of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. ^[2] US 160 continues to the northeast and descends into the San Juan River valley, but the highway crosses into Colorado before reaching the river. ^[3]

History

U.S. Highway 164
Location	Flagstaff, AZ–Cortez, CO
Existed	1965–1970

US 160 was originally designated as US 164 in 1965. ^[4] A proposal to renumber the highway to US 160 was deferred by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO; now AASHTO) in 1969 and approved the following year. ^{[5] [6]}

Major intersections

The entire route is in San Juan County.

Location	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	US 160 west – Teec Nos Pos, Flagstaff	Continuation into Arizona
​	0.290	0.467	NM 597 north – Four Corners Monument	Southern terminus of NM 597
​	0.891	1.434	US 160 east – Durango	Continuation into Colorado
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

• U.S. roads portal

1. "TIMS road segments by posted route/point with AADT info" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 29. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
2. Navajo Parks & Recreation (n.d.). "Four Corners Monument". Navajo Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
3. "Overview map of US 160 in New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved May 27, 2016.
4. U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (October 2, 1965). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by Executive Committee Taken" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 314. Retrieved February 13, 2023– via Wikimedia Commons.
5. U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (October 26, 1969). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 393. Retrieved February 13, 2023– via Wikisource.
6. U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (June 20, 1970). "U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee Agenda Showing Action Taken by the Executive Committee" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 243. Retrieved February 13, 2023– via Wikimedia Commons.

External links

Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 160 in New Mexico

KML is not from Wikidata

• End of US Highway 164 ^{[ dead link ]} at Dale Sanderson's U.S. Highway Ends

U.S. Route 160
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