New Mexico State Road 518

State Road 518 marker

State Road 518
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length 72.9 mi[1] (117.3 km)
Tourist
routes
Part of High Road to Taos Scenic Byway between NM 75 and NM 68
Major junctions
South end Mills Ave. in Las Vegas
North end NM 68 in Ranchos de Taos
Location
Counties San Miguel, Mora, Taos
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
NM 516NM 519

State Road 518 is a 72.9 mi (117.3 km) long state highway in northern New Mexico. NM 518 begins in the south near Interstate 25 in Las Vegas and proceeds north to La Cueva where the road turns northwest at its junction with New Mexico State Road 442. The road continues northwest through Mora and eventually ends at Ranchos de Taos where the road meets New Mexico State Road 68. The segment of NM 518 between Mora and Ranchos de Taos passes through the rugged terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and provides access to Carson National Forest where camping, fishing, skiing, and other recreational opportunities are available.

Telephoto view of the high Sangre de Cristo Range from the overlook between mileposts 60 and 61, on US Hill, February 2007.

See also

  • U.S. Roads portal
  • New Mexico portal

References

  1. "NMDOT State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

Route map:

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Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 518 at OpenStreetMap


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