New Mexico State Road 9
State Road 9 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
Length: | 109.154 mi[1] (175.666 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
west end: | NM 80 near Rodeo | |||
NM 338 in Animas | ||||
east end: | CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Hidalgo, Grant, Luna | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 9 (NM 9) is a 109.154-mile (175.666 km) long state road in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The highway spans Hidalgo, Grant, and Luna counties from NM 80 to CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line.
Route description
The highway's western terminus is at New Mexico State Road 80 north of Rodeo, in the San Simon Valley close to the border to Arizona. The route then climbs through Antelope Pass, a gap in the Peloncillo Mountains, into the Animas Valley where it intersects with NM 338 in the town of Animas. A few miles east of Animas, the road again climbs and crosses the Continental Divide the first of three times, then intersects with NM 113 (which goes northbound to I-10). Continuing east, the road crosses the Continental Divide twice in less than 2 miles (3 km), then descends to the Hachita Valley. In Hachita, the road intersects first with NM 146 (which goes northbound to I-10) in the small village of Hachita, then with NM 81 (which goes south to Antelope Wells, and into Mexico). From Hachita, NM 9 continues ESE, then generally East to Columbus, where it intersects with NM 11 (which goes north to Deming and south to Palomas, Mexico). East of Columbus, NM 9 stays within 3 miles (4.8 km) of the Mexican border. NM 9 officially ends at the Dona Ana County line, but the road continues as Dona Ana County Road A003 to the Pete Domenici Highway just west of El Paso, Texas.[2]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Hidalgo | | 0.0 | 0.0 | NM 80 – Rodeo, Road Forks | Western terminus |
Animas | 13.9 | 22.4 | NM 338 south | Western end of concurrency | |
14.0 | 22.5 | NM 338 north – Cotton City | Eastern end of concurrency | ||
| 28.8 | 46.3 | NM 113 north (Muir Road) | Southern terminus of NM 113 | |
Grant | Hachita | 43.8 | 70.5 | NM 146 north | Southern terminus of NM 146 |
NM 81 south – Antelope Wells | Mexico-U.S. border at Antelope Wells | ||||
Luna | Columbus | 43.8 | 70.5 | NM 11 (Columbus Road) – Columbus, Puerto Palomas, Chih. | |
Doña Ana | county line | 109.154 | 175.666 | CR A003 | Eastern terminus, roadway continues as CR A003 to Santa Teresa |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- New Mexico portal
References
- ↑ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- 1 2 Google (January 9, 2011). "NM 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
External links
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 9 at OpenStreetMap