New Mexico State Road 9
State Road 9 (NM 9) is a 109.154-mile-long (175.666 km) state road in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The highway spans Hidalgo, Grant, and Luna counties from its western terminus at NM 80 to its eastern terminus at CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line. NM 9 and NM 338 are the only remaining New Mexico State Roads to form a concurrency.
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 | |||
East end | CR A003 at the Doña Ana county line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Mexico | |||
Counties | Hidalgo, Grant, Luna | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
NM 9 highway generally follows the abandoned railway line built in 1901-02 by El Paso & South Western as the route from Douglas, through New Mexico to El Paso. The railroad was abandoned in 1961 due to lack of cargo, and the railroad tracks were removed a year later.
The highway's western terminus is at NM 80 north of Rodeo, in the San Simon Valley close to the border with 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), 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 Puerto Palomas). 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 (NM 136) just west of El Paso.[2]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Hidalgo | | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 80 – Rodeo, Road Forks | Western terminus |
Animas | 13.882 | 22.341 | NM 338 south | Western end of NM 338 concurrency | |
14.026 | 22.573 | NM 338 north – Cotton City | Eastern end of NM 338 concurrency | ||
| 28.681 | 46.158 | NM 1113 south (Smelter Road) – Playas | Northern terminus of NM 1113 | |
| 28.773 | 46.306 | NM 113 north (Muir Road) to I-10 | Southern terminus of NM 113 | |
Grant | Hachita | 44.117 | 70.999 | NM 146 north | Southern terminus of NM 146 |
50.663 | 81.534 | NM 81 south – Antelope Wells | Northern terminus of NM 81; to Mexico-U.S. border at Antelope Wells | ||
Luna | Columbus | 87.865 | 141.405 | NM 11 (Columbus Road) – Columbus, Puerto Palomas, Chih. | |
Luna–Doña Ana county line | | 109.154 | 175.666 | CR A003 – Santa Teresa | 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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- NM 9 slightly east of Arena
- West looking view, (Animas & north Animas Valley), of State Road 9, Chiricahua Mountains massif, of Arizona on horizon. (north perimeter of New Mexico Bootheel
See also
References
- "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. pp. 3–4. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- Google (January 9, 2011). "NM 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
- "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
External links
- Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 9 at OpenStreetMap