New Mexico State Road 9

State Road 9 marker

State Road 9
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length: 109.154 mi[1] (175.666 km)
Major junctions
west end: NM 80 near Rodeo
 

NM 338 in Animas
NM 113
NM 146 in Hachita
NM 81 in Hachita

NM 11 in Columbus
east end: CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line
Location
Counties: Hidalgo, Grant, Luna
Highway system
← NM 8NM 10 →
West looking view, (Animas & north Animas Valley), of State Road 9, Chiricahua Mountains massif, of Arizona on horizon. (north perimeter of New Mexico Bootheel)

State Road 9 (NM 9) is a 109.154-mile (175.666 km) long state road in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The highway spans Hidalgo, Grant, and Luna counties from NM 80 to CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line.

Route description

The highway's western terminus is at New Mexico State Road 80 north of Rodeo, in the San Simon Valley close to the border to Arizona. The route then climbs through Antelope Pass, a gap in the Peloncillo Mountains, into the Animas Valley where it intersects with NM 338 in the town of Animas. A few miles east of Animas, the road again climbs and crosses the Continental Divide the first of three times, then intersects with NM 113 (which goes northbound to I-10). Continuing east, the road crosses the Continental Divide twice in less than 2 miles (3 km), then descends to the Hachita Valley. In Hachita, the road intersects first with NM 146 (which goes northbound to I-10) in the small village of Hachita, then with NM 81 (which goes south to Antelope Wells, and into Mexico). From Hachita, NM 9 continues ESE, then generally East to Columbus, where it intersects with NM 11 (which goes north to Deming and south to Palomas, Mexico). East of Columbus, NM 9 stays within 3 miles (4.8 km) of the Mexican border. NM 9 officially ends at the Dona Ann County line, but the road continues as Dona Ana County Road A003 to the Pete Domenici Highway just west of El Paso, Texas.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
Hidalgo 0.00.0 NM 80 – Rodeo, Road ForksWestern terminus
Animas13.922.4 NM 338 southWestern end of concurrency
14.022.5 NM 338 north – Cotton CityEastern end of concurrency
 28.846.3 NM 113 north (Muir Road)Southern terminus of NM 113
GrantHachita43.870.5 NM 146 northSouthern terminus of NM 146
NM 81 south – Antelope WellsMexico-U.S. border at Antelope Wells
LunaColumbus43.870.5 NM 11 (Columbus Road) – Columbus, Puerto Palomas, Chih.
Doña Anacounty line109.154175.666CR A003Eastern terminus, roadway continues as CR A003 to Santa Teresa
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Google (January 9, 2011). "NM 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2011.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 9 at OpenStreetMap

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