U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 64
	US 64 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NMDOT
Length	440 mi[1] (710 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	US 64 at the Arizona state line
	US 491 in Shiprock; US 550 in Bloomfield; US 84 in Tierra Amarilla; US 285 in Tres Piedras; I-25 / US 85 / US 87 near Raton; US 56 / US 87 / US 412 in Clayton;
East end	US-56 / US-64 / US-412 at the Oklahoma state line
Highway system

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina. In New Mexico the highway starts from the Arizona state line in Bechlabito to the Oklahoma state line northeast of Clayton.

Route description

U.S. Route 64, entering from Arizona, starts at the town of Bechlabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the cities of Farmington and Bloomfield, then through the towns of Blanco and Navajo City. After entering the Rocky Mountains, US 64 has a concurrency with US 84 from Chromo Mountain to Tierra Amarilla. The highway then passes through Tres Piedras before crossing via the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and heading into Taos. US 64 continues through the towns of Eagle Nest and Cimarron before eventually reaching I-25. The two highways bring up a short concurrency before US 64 turns northwest off of I-25 in Raton, then continuing to travel east, this time bringing up a concurrency with US 87 through the towns of Capulin, Des Moines, Grenville, and Mount Dora. The two highways split in Clayton, and US 64 forms another new concurrency with US 56 and US 412. The three highways barely touch the Texas Panhandle before continuing into Oklahoma.

Future

Several plans involve safety improvements in US 64 at its intersection with NM 68.^[2]

Junction list

State	County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Arizona	Apache	Teec Nos Pos	0.000	0.000	US 160 – Kayenta, Cortez, Four Corners Monument	National western terminus; US 64 east to the New Mexico state line is former SR 504
			4.14 0.000	6.66 0.000	Arizona–New Mexico line
New Mexico	San Juan	Shiprock	21.935	35.301	US 491 south – Gallup	Western end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666; US 64 west to the Arizona state line is former NM 504
		Shiprock	22.787	36.672	US 491 north – Cortez	Eastern end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666
		Kirtland–Farmington line	48.371	77.846	NM 170 north – La Plata
		Farmington	50.114	80.651	US 64 Bus. (Main Street) – Four Corners Regional Airport
			51.472	82.836	NM 371 south – Crownpoint, Thoreau
			52.400	84.330	US 64 Bus. (Broadway Avenue) – Four Corners Regional Airport
			53.842	86.650	NM 516 north – Aztec
		Bloomfield	63.862	102.776	US 550 south – Nageezi	Western end of US 550 concurrency
		Bloomfield	64.177	103.283	US 550 north – Aztec	Eastern end of US 550 concurrency
			75.473	121.462	NM 511 north – Turley
	Rio Arriba	Navajo City	88.301	142.107	NM 539 north – Navajo Dam
			101.687	163.649	NM 527 west
			124.283	200.014	NM 537 south
			148.222	238.540	US 84 north – Pagosa Springs	Western end of US 84 concurrency
		Chama	160.622	258.496	NM 17 north
		Brazos	169.477	272.747	NM 512
		Brazos–Los Ojos line	171.092	275.346	NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
		Los Ojos			NM 514
		Los Ojos	172.242	277.197	NM 112 – El Vado State Park
		Tierra Amarilla	172.894	278.246	NM 162 south
			173.634	279.437	NM 531 – La Puente
			174.560	280.927	US 84 south – Santa Fe	Eastern end of US 84 concurrency
			174.740	281.217	NM 162
			215.950	347.538	NM 111 south – Vallecitos
	Taos	Tres Piedras	222.873	358.679	US 285 – Ojo Caliente, Antonito
			250.000	402.336	NM 150 north / NM 522 north – Taos Ski Valley, Arroyo Hondo
		Taos	254.025	408.814	NM 68 – Ranchos De Taos
		Taos	255.901	411.833	NM 585 west – Taos
	Colfax	Angel Fire	275.536	443.432	NM 434 south – Angel Fire, Angel Fire Airport
		Eagle Nest	284.678	458.145	NM 127
		Eagle Nest	285.270	459.098	NM 38 north – Red River
		Cimarron	308.730	496.853	NM 21 south – Philmont Scout Ranch
			309.299	497.768	NM 58 east
			313.020	503.757	NM 204 north	Access to areas in Philmont Scout Ranch
			320.652	516.039	NM 505 east – Maxwell
			334.755	538.736	NM 445 south – Maxwell
					I-25 / US 85 south – Maxwell	Western end of I-25 / US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 446
		Raton			I-25 / US 85 north / I-25 Bus. begins	Eastern end of I-25 / US 85 concurrency; western end of BL 25 concurrency; I-25 exit 450
			348.438	560.757	I-25 Bus. north (2nd Street) – Raton	Eastern end of BL 25 concurrency
			348.754	561.265	US 87 north / I-25 / US 85 – Springer, Trinidad	Western end of US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 451
					NM 193
	Union	Capulin			NM 325 east – Folsom, Folsom Museum	Counterclockwise terminus of NM 325
		Des Moines			NM 325 north – Folsom, Folsom Museum	Clockwise terminus of NM 325
		Grenville			NM 453
		Clayton			NM 370
					US 56 / US 412 west / US 87 south – Springer, Texline	Eastern end of US 87 concurrency; western end of US 56 / US 412 concurrency
					NM 538 – Clayton Municipal Airport
					NM 406 – Seneca
New Mexico–Oklahoma line			440	710	US-56 / US-64 / US-412 continue east into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

↑ Google (September 8, 2015). "U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
↑ "District 5 Projects". New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

External links

U.S. Route 64
Previous state: Arizona	New Mexico	Next state: Oklahoma

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[1] Google (September 8, 2015). "U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 8, 2015.

[2] "District 5 Projects". New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 22, 2015.