Interstate 25 in New Mexico
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Interstate 25 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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Length: | 462.12 mi[1] (743.71 km) | ||||
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South end: | I-10 in Las Cruces | ||||
Major junctions: |
I-40 in Albuquerque US 84 / US 285 in Santa Fe |
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North end: | I-25 towards Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
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In the U.S. state of New Mexico, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It replaced U.S. Highway 85, which is no longer signed in the state.
[edit] Route description
Interstate 25 begins at Interstate 10's exit 144 in Las Cruces.[2] Immediately, three exits provide access to the city, including one for U.S. Route 70.[3] After this, there are no major cities along the corridor until Albuquerque. However, when I-25 reaches Truth or Consequences, it is parallel to Elephant Butte Reservoir State Park.[4]
As I-25 nears Albuquerque, it has interchanges with roads such as U.S. Route 380 and a concurrency with Route 60.[5] Getting even closer, State Road 6, the original U.S. Route 66, meets up with I-25 in Los Lunas.[6] Now getting even closer to Albuquerque, there are frequent exits to city streets,[7] along with a huge interchange with Interstate 40.[8] Named the Big I, it was given an honorable mention by the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for excellence in urban highway design in 2002.[9]
Leaving Albuquerque, I-25 starts to curve into a snake-like path in an east-west orientation as it heads toward Santa Fe.[10] I-25 retains that orientation until Las Vegas, where it starts to revert back into its usual north–south orientation.[11] The highway stays this way even when it is leaving New Mexico to enter Colorado. Its last city in New Mexico nearest to Colorado is Raton, about 10 miles away from the state line.
[edit] Exit list
County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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Doña Ana | Las Cruces | I-10 - El Paso, Deming | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
1 | University Avenue | |||
3 | Lohman Avenue | |||
6 | US 70 / Del Rey Boulevard – Las Cruces, Alamogordo | |||
9 | Doña Ana (NM 320) | |||
19 | Radium Springs (NM 157) | |||
32 | Upham | |||
35 | NM 140 west – Rincon | |||
41 | NM 26 west – Hatch, Deming | |||
Sierra | 51 | NM 546 – Garfield, Salem | ||
59 | NM 187 - Caballo Lake State Park, Percha Dam State Park | |||
63 | NM 152 – Hillsboro | |||
71 | Las Palomas | |||
Truth or Consequences | 75 | I-25 Bus. north – Truth or Consequences, Williamsburg | ||
79 | I-25 Bus. south – Truth or Consequences | |||
83 | NM 195 (NM 181) – Elephant Butte, Elephant Butte Lake State Park | |||
89 | NM 181 to NM 52 – Monticello, Cuchillo | |||
92 | Mitchell Point (NM 1) | |||
100 | Red Rock | |||
Socorro | 115 | NM 115 - Camino Real International Heritage Center | ||
124 | San Marcial | |||
139 | US 380 east – San Antonio, Carrizozo | |||
Socorro | 147 | I-25 Bus. north to US 60 west – Socorro, Magdalena | ||
150 | I-25 Bus. south / US 60 west – Socorro, Magdalena | South end of US 60 overlap | ||
152 | Escondida | |||
156 | Lemitar (NM 408) | |||
163 | San Acacia | |||
169 | La Joya State Game Refuge, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | |||
175 | US 60 east (NM 116) – Bernardo, Mountainair | North end of US 60 overlap | ||
Valencia | Belen | 190 | I-25 Bus. north – Belen, South Belen | |
191 | Camino del Llano | |||
195 | I-25 Bus. south – Belen | |||
Los Lunas | 203 | NM 6 – Los Lunas | ||
Bernalillo | 209 | To NM 45 (NM 317) – Isleta Pueblo | ||
213 | NM 314 (Isleta Boulevard) | |||
Albuquerque | 215 | NM 47 (Broadway) – Bosque Farms, Peratia | ||
220 | Rio Bravo Boulevard (NM 500) | |||
221 | Sunport Boulevard - Albuquerque International Airport | |||
222 | Gibson Boulevard - Albuquerque International Airport, Kirtland AFB | Signed as exits 222A (east) and 222B (west) southbound | ||
223 | Avenida Cesar Chavez | |||
224A | Central Avenue, Lead Avenue, Coal Avenue | |||
224B | Central Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue | |||
225 | Candelaria Road, Lomas Boulevard, Menaul Boulevard | |||
226 | I-40 – Gallup, Santa Rosa | Signed as exits 226A (east) and 226B (west) | ||
227 | Comanche Road, Griegos Road, Candelaria Road, Menaul Boulevard | |||
228 | Montgomery Boulevard, Montano Road | |||
229 | Jefferson Street | |||
230 | San Mateo Boulevard, Osuna Road | |||
231 | San Antonio Avenue, Ellison Road, Osuna Road | |||
232 | NM 423 (Paseo del Norte) | |||
233 | Alameda Boulevard (NM 528) | |||
234 | NM 556 (Roy Avenue, Tramway Road) | |||
Sandoval | Bernalillo | 240 | NM 473 – Bernalillo | |
242 | US 550 west / NM 165 east – Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Placitas | |||
248 | Algodones (NM 315) | |||
252 | San Felipe Pueblo | |||
257 | Budaghers | |||
259 | NM 22 – Santo Domingo Pueblo | |||
Santa Fe | 264 | NM 16 – Cochiti Pueblo | ||
267 | Waldo Canyon Road | |||
271 | CR 50 F - La Cienega | |||
276 | NM 14 south / NM 599 north (Santa Fe Relief Route) – Madrid | Signed as exits 276A (south) and 276B (north) northbound | ||
278 | NM 14 (Cerrillos Road) | Signed as exits 278A (south) and 278B (north) southbound | ||
Santa Fe | 282 | US 84 north / US 285 north (St. Francis Drive) / Frontage Road – Santa Fe Plaza | South end of US 84/US 285 overlap; signed as exits 282A (Frontage Road) and 282B (US 84/US 285) southbound | |
284 | NM 466 (Old Pecos Trail) | |||
290 | US 285 south (NM 300) – Clines Corners | North end of US 285 overlap | ||
294 | Canoncito at Apache Canyon | |||
297 | Valencia | |||
299 | NM 50 – Glorieta, Pecos | |||
San Miguel | 307 | NM 63 – Pecos, Rowe | ||
319 | San Jose, San Juan | |||
323 | NM 3 south – Villanueva | |||
330 | Bernal | |||
335 | Tecolote | |||
339 | US 84 south – Romeroville, Santa Rosa | North end of US 84 overlap | ||
Las Vegas | 343 | I-25 Bus. north to NM 283 / NM 329 – Las Vegas | ||
345 | NM 104 (University Avenue) to I-25 Bus. / NM 65 | |||
347 | To I-25 Bus. / NM 250 (I-25 Bus. south/NM 250) / NM 65 / NM 518 – Taos, Las Vegas | |||
352 | Las Vegas Municipal Airport | |||
356 | Onava | |||
361 | (unnamed road) | |||
Mora | 364 | NM 161 to NM 97 – Watrous, Valmora | ||
366 | NM 161 to NM 97 – Watrous, Valmora | |||
387 | NM 120 – Wagon Mound | |||
393 | Levy | |||
Colfax | 404 | NM 569 – Colmor | ||
412 | To US 56 / US 412 / NM 21 / NM 468 (I-25 Bus. north) – Springer | |||
414 | To US 56 / US 412 / NM 21 / NM 468 (I-25 Bus. south) – Springer | |||
419 | NM 58 west – Cimarron | |||
426 | To NM 505 (NM 445) – Maxwell | |||
435 | Tinaja | |||
446 | US 64 west – Taos | South end of US 64 overlap | ||
Raton | 450 | I-25 Bus. north (US 64 east) – Raton | North end of US 64 overlap | |
451 | US 64 / US 87 east – Raton, Clayton | South end of US 87 overlap | ||
452 | NM 72 east – Raton | |||
454 | I-25 Bus. south – Raton | |||
460 | (unnamed road) |
[edit] References
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, Route Log and Finder List: Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ I-25 at I-10. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 in Las Cruces. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 parallels Elephant Butte Reservoir State Park. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 near Albuquerque. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 at SR 6. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 exits in Albuquerque. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 at I-40. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25/I-40 System-to-System Interchange. Excellence in highway design. Federal Highway Administration (2002). Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 nearing Santa Fe. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ I-25 near Las Vegas. Google. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
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