Summary
New Mexico State Road 6 (NM 6) is an east–west state highway in the state of New Mexico. NM 6's western terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) west of Albuquerque, and the eastern terminus is at NM 47 in Los Lunas.
State Road 6 | ||||
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 NM 6 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 36.360 mi[1] (58.516 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-40 on the Laguna Indian Reservation | |||
  I-25 / US 85 in Los Lunas
 NM 263 in Valencia | ||||
| East end |  NM 47 in Valencia | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Cibola, Valencia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
NM 6 begins at an intersection with Interstate 40 (I-40) about 30 miles (48 km) west of Albuquerque. The road travels to the southeast and then to the east. It has an interchange with I-25 in Los Lunas. The road passes through the village of Los Lunas as Main Street, crossing the Rio Grande before its eastern terminus at NM 47. Some maps show NM 6 continuing south concurrently with NM 47 through Belen and onward to U.S. Route 60 (US 60). This alignment is not reflected in the state highway log.
History edit
Much of NM 6 follows the historic alignment of US 66 and is signed as such.
Major intersections edit
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cibola | Laguna Indian Reservation | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-40 – Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Arizona | Western terminus; exit 126 (I-40) |
| Valencia | Los Lunas | 32.621 | 52.498 | I-25 / US 85 – Las Cruces, Albuquerque | Exit 203 (I-25) |
| 34.364 | 55.303 |  NM 314 – Belen, Isleta Pueblo | |||
| Valencia | 35.890 | 57.759 |  NM 263 south (El Cerro Road) – Belen | Northern terminus of NM 263 | |
| 36.360 | 58.516 | NM 47 – Belen, Isleta Pueblo | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
U.S. Roads portal
References edit
- ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
External links edit
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 6 at OpenStreetMap