U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 84
Route information
	Maintained by NMDOT
Major junctions
West end	US 84 at the Colorado state line
	US 64 from west of Chama to Tierra Amarilla; US 285 from Chili to Eldorado at Santa Fe; I-25 / US 85 from Santa Fe to south of Las Vegas; I-40 in Santa Rosa; US 54 in Santa Rosa; US 60 from Fort Sumner to Texico; US 70 in Clovis
East end	US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line
Highway system

U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is the section of a west-east highway in New Mexico that begins at the Colorado state line northwest of Chama and ends at the Texas state line in Texico.

Route description

US 84 enters New Mexico at Rio Arriba County 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About six miles (9.7 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico state line, US 64 comes from the west and travels concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km). Only three miles (4.8 km) east of this intersection, the concurrency crosses the Continental Divide at Sargent Pass, elevation 7,718 feet (2,352 m) above sea level or more than 3,100 feet (940 m) lower than Wolf Creek Pass, the next Continental Divide highway pass to the north. Therefore, only 37 miles (60 km) of US 84 is located west of the Continental Divide. About 12 miles (19 km) east of the intersection, US 64/US 84 enters the town of Chama. At a T-intersection, New Mexico State Road 17 enters from the north and terminates at said intersection, while US 64/US 84 enter from the south and west.

After heading south from Chama, US 64/US 84 combine for about 14 miles (23 km) to Tierra Amarilla, where US 64 departs from US 84 and heads southeast, while US 84 continues south. About 57 miles (92 km) down the road, US 84 is joined by US 285 south of the small community of Chili. About five miles (8.0 km) further, US 84/US 285 enter the city of Española from the north as North Paseo de Onate Street. At the south end of the town, US 84/US 285 become the Santa Fe Highway and an expressway. About nine miles (14 km) further, US 84/US 285 become a two-laned limited-access freeway. 15 miles (24 km) further south, the two return to surface street status and then travel past downtown Santa Fe via St. Francis Drive. On the south side of Santa Fe at Interstate 25's exit 282A, US 84/US 285 merge with northbound I-25/US 85. All four highways head east and slightly to the south to avoid the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Just before turning north, US 285 exits the freeway at exit 290 and continues south towards Clines Corners. After winding north and south, the freeway finally begins heading solely north, and US 84 exits about 55 miles (89 km) later at exit 339 near Romeroville and travels in an east/southeastern direction, while I-25/US 85 continue north to Colorado. Following a path southeast and then south for 42 miles (68 km), US 84 merges with I-40 (and Historic US 66) at I-40's exit 256. After 17 miles (27 km) I-40/US 84 enter Santa Rosa. About 21 miles (34 km) from its concurrency with I-40, US 84 diverges at exit 277.

The highway then travels south/southeast for 42 miles (68 km) until merging with US 60 in downtown Fort Sumner. From the intersection with US 60, US 60/US 84 travel east, passing through Taiban and Melrose before intersecting US 70 after 61 miles (98 km) in Clovis. From the intersection with US 70, US 64/US 70/US 84 travels east 8.7 miles (14.0 km) entering Texico. Here, about 280 feet (85 m) before the Texas–New Mexico state line, US 60 splits from US 70/US 84 with US 70/US 84 continuing east into Farwell, Texas.^[1] Despite being a west-east route, US-84 is signed as north-south between Fort Sumner and the Colorado border.^[2]

History

US 84 was first extended west into New Mexico in 1936 at Texico. In 1937, the route was extended further to Santa Fe, and in 1938, the route was extended further to Cortez, Colorado. However, this extension did not last long, because the highway was truncated back to Santa Fe. The current route for US 84 was created in 1941.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Rio Arriba		0.0	0.0		US 84 west	Continuation into Colorado
		6.2	10.0		US 64 – Navajo City, Bloomfield, Farmington	Western end of US 64 overlap
	Chama				NM 17 north
	Brazos				NM 512
	Brazos–Los Ojos line				NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
	Los Ojos				NM 514
	Los Ojos				NM 112 – El Vado State Park
	Tierra Amarilla				NM 162 south
					NM 531 – La Puente
		32.6	52.5		US 64 west – Tres Piedras, Taos	Eastern end of US 64 overlap
		33.2	53.4		NM 162
	Cebolla	44.4	71.5		NM 221
		47.5	76.4		NM 115 – Canjilon
	Abiquiu	69.0	111.0		NM 96 – Youngsville, Coyote
	Abiquiu	79.3	127.6		NM 554 – El Rito
		84.4	135.8		NM 233 – Medanales
	Chili	90.2	145.2		US 285 north – Ojo Caliente	Western end of US 285 overlap
	El Duende	91.8	147.7		NM 74
	Española				NM 584 east (Fairview Lane)
		98.1	157.9		NM 30 – San Ildefonso Pueblo
		98.8	159.0		NM 68 – La Villita, Los Luceros, Taos
Santa Fe	Española–Sombrillo line	100.6	161.9		NM 399 south / NM 106 north – Sombrillo
		104.4	168.0	183	Frontage Road	Interchange; exit numbers follow US 285
	Pojoaque	106.6	171.6		NM 503 – Cundiyo
	Pojoaque	107.1	172.4		NM 502 – San Ildefonso Pueblo	Interchange
	Cuyamungue	109.6	176.4	177	To CR 89B / CR 89D / Buffalo Thunder Road	Western end of freeway
	Cuyamungue	111.0	178.6	176	Cuyamungue
		112.5	181.1	175	Camel Rock Road
	Tesuque Pueblo	115.6	186.0	172	CR 73 south – Tesuque	Northern terminus of CR 73
	Tesuque Pueblo–Tesuque line	116.7	187.8	171	Flea Market Road
	Tesuque–Santa Fe line	118.6	190.9	168	CR 73 north / Opera Drive / Avenida Monte Sereno – Tesuque Village	Southern terminus of CR 73
	Santa Fe	120.5– 121.2	193.9– 195.1	166	NM 599 south (Santa Fe Relief Route)	Eastern end of freeway; no exit westbound
		121.9	196.2		Downtown Plaza	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		123.5	198.8		NM 14 south (Cerrillos Road)
		124.8	200.8		NM 466 (St. Michaels Drive) – Santa Fe University of Art and Design	Interchange; serves CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
		126.3– 127.3	203.3– 204.9		I-25 south (US 85 south) – Albuquerque	Western end of I-25/US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 282
See I-25
San Miguel		184.3	296.6		I-25 north (US 85 north) – Las Vegas, Denver	Eastern end of I-25/US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 339
		204.6	329.3		NM 386 – Tecolotito
		205.9	331.4		NM 451 – Anton Chico
Guadalupe	Dilia	210.2	338.3		NM 119 – Anton Chico
		226.0	363.7		I-40 / Historic US 66 west / NM 219 south – Albuquerque, Pastura	Western end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 256
	See I-40
	Santa Rosa	246.3	396.4		I-40 Bus. west / I-40 east / US 54 / Historic US 66 – Tucamcari	Eastern end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 277
		246.4	396.5		NM 156
		246.8	397.2		Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport
De Baca		278.2	447.7		NM 203 – Lake Sumner, Sumner Lake State Park
	Fort Sumner	288.1	463.7		US 60 west – Vaughn	Western end of US 60 overlap
	Taiban	301.8	485.7		NM 294
	Taiban	302.6	487.0		NM 252 – House, McAlister
Roosevelt	No major junctions
Curry	Melrose	324.0	521.4		NM 268
	Melrose	325.0	523.0		NM 267 – Floyd, Portales
		329.0	529.5		NM 224
	Clovis	341.9	550.2		NM 311 – Cannon Air Force Base	Partial interchange
		345.0	555.2		NM 467 – Portales
		349.1	561.8		US 70 west / NM 209 – Portales, Broadview, Grady	Western end of US 70 overlap
	Texico	357.4	575.2		NM 108
		357.7	575.7		NM 348 – Farwell
		357.8	575.8		US 60 east – Amarillo	Eastern end of US 60 overlap
		357.9	576.0		US 70 / US 84 east (Avenue A) – Farwell	Continuation into Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

↑ "Google Maps". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
1 2 "End of US highway 84". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.

U.S. Route 84
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[1] "Google Maps". Retrieved June 30, 2016.

[usends-2] 1 2 "End of US highway 84". Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016.