New Mexico State Road 460

State Road 460 marker

State Road 460
Anthony Drive
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length 3.805 mi[1] (6.124 km)
Major junctions
South end SH 20 at the Texas state line
North end Frontage Road near Berino
Location
Counties Doña Ana
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
NM 458NM 461

New Mexico State Road 460 (NM 460) is a 3.805-mile-long (6.124 km) paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.

The southern terminus of NM 460 is at the Texas state line in the town of Anthony where SH 20 ends. The northern terminus is south of Berino where it ends in a T-intersection with a Frontage Road on the west side of Interstate 10.

Route description

The highway begins in the town of Anthony at the New Mexico - Texas state line where SH 20 highway ends. The road travels north-northeast for approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before turning mostly north. NM 460 passes by the Dos Lagos Golf Club and continues north through Anthony, and after 1.7 miles (2.7 km) intersects NM 404. Continuing north, the highway enters the southern outskirts of the community of Berino, and reaches its northern terminus at intersection with Front Road FR 1035 west of former I-10 exit 160.

History

According to available maps, the road occupied by the modern day NM 460 was originally constructed in the mid-1950s as the new alignment for US 80/US 85, east of the original path of the highway. I-10 was then built over the new alignment and extended south into Texas in late 1950s with exception of a short spur angling west towards Anthony. This spur was designated as NM 460 some time in early to mid 1960s. Originally, this road connected with I-10 at a trumpet interchange (known as exit 160) south of Berino. Some time around 2000 this interchange was eliminated, probably to allow construction of a large NM Truck Port of Entry roughly at this location. A new interchange at junction with NM 404 (exit 162) was constructed instead farther south.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Doña Ana County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Anthony0.0000.000 SH 20 El PasoSouthern terminus
0.2100.338 NM 478 Las CrucesFormer US 80/US 85
1.7102.752 NM 404 Chaparral
Berino3.8056.124Front Road FR 1035 west of I-10Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  • U.S. Roads portal
  • New Mexico portal

References

  1. "NMDOT Posted Route - Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 87. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  2. "Details of New Mexico State Routes 451-500". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  3. "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT info" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 72. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
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