Interstate 10 in New Mexico
Route information | ||
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Maintained by NMDOT | ||
Length | 164.264 mi[1] (264.357 km) | |
Existed | 1957[2]–present | |
NHS | Entire route | |
Major junctions | ||
West end | I-10 at Arizona state line | |
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East end | I-10 / US 85 / US 180 at Texas state line | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | New Mexico | |
Counties | Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, Doña Ana | |
Highway system | ||
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Interstate 10 (I-10) in the US state of New Mexico is a 164.264-mile (264.357 km) long route of the United States Interstate Highway System. I-10 traverses southern New Mexico through Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, and Doña Ana counties. The interstate travels west–east from the Arizona state line to the interchange with I-25 in Las Cruces, and then travels north–south to the Texas state line. US Route 80 in New Mexico (US 80) was replaced by I-10.
Route description
I-10 enters
- Note: the speed limit has increased from 70 to 75 mph (115 to 120 km/h) on I-10 from Mesquite to Anthony at the Texas state line, and I-10 south of Las Cruces is now three lanes in each direction.
History
Location | Arizona–New Mexico state line to Road Forks |
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Length | 5 mi[4] (8.0 km) |
Existed | 1927–1960 |
I-10 replaced
From 1927 to 1960, the section of I-10 between Road Forks and the Arizona state line was designated New Mexico State Road 14 (NM 14). Though it was only 5-mile (8.0 km) long, NM 14 and its Arizona counterpart, SR 86, served as a direct bypass for US 80 between Road Forks and Benson, Arizona. US 80 itself looped south to Douglas, Arizona at the Mexico–US border between Road Forks and Benson. By the late 1940s, NM 14 had been paved and carried the majority of US 80 traffic by 1950. With the advent of I-10, NM 14 was removed from the state road system in 1960.[4]
The interstate was first numbered I-10 by the
Exit list
County | Location | mi[8] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Hidalgo | | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-10 west – Tucson | Continuation into Arizona | |
| 3.630 | 5.842 | 3 | Steins | ||
| 5.833 | 9.387 | 5 | NM 80 south – Road Forks | Former US 80 west | |
| 11.200 | 18.025 | 11 | NM 338 south – Animas | ||
| 15.680 | 25.235 | 15 | Gary | ||
Lordsburg | 20.820 | 33.507 | 20A | New Mexico Information Center / Rest Area | Free maps, literature & Internet service; westbound access via exit 20 | |
20B | I-10 BL east (W. Motel Drive) | Signed as exit 20 westbound; former US 80 east | ||||
22.610 | 36.387 | 22 | NM 494 (Main Street) | |||
24.565– 24.610 | 39.534– 39.606 | 24 | I-10 BL / US 70 west (E. Motel Drive) | Western end of US 70 overlap; former US 80 west | ||
| 29.556 | 47.566 | 29 | Ulmorris | This does not show on sign | |
| 34.273 | 55.157 | 34 | NM 113 south – Playas | ||
Grant | | 42.570 | 68.510 | 42 | Separ | |
| 49.900 | 80.306 | 49 | NM 146 south – Hachita, Antelope Wells | ||
Luna | | 56.210 | 90.461 | 55 | Quincy | |
| 63.320 | 101.904 | 62 | Gage | ||
| 68.570 | 110.353 | 68 | NM 418 east | Former US 70 / US 80 | |
I-10 BL east (W. Pine Street) | ||||||
82.120 | 132.159 | 82A | I-25 – Silver City, Hatch | Western end of US 180 overlap | ||
82.580 | 132.900 | 82B | Cedar Street Railroad Boulevard | Eastbound signage Westbound signage | ||
85.240 | 137.180 | 85 | I-10 BL west (E. Pine Street) | |||
| 102.950 | 165.682 | 102 | Akela | ||
Doña Ana | | 116.125 | 186.885 | 116 | NM 549 west | Former US 70 / US 80 |
| 127.230 | 204.757 | 127 | Corralitos Road | ||
Las Cruces | 132.031 | 212.483 | 132 | Las Cruces International Airport | ||
134.637 | 216.677 | 135 | US 70 east (W. Picacho Avenue) | Eastern end of US 70 overlap | ||
138.968 | 223.647 | 139 | NM 292 south (Motel Boulevard) | |||
140.215 | 225.654 | 140 | NM 28 (Avenida de Mesilla) | |||
141.552– 141.827 | 227.806– 228.248 | 142 | US 85 | |||
144.349– 144.650 | 232.307– 232.792 | 144 | US 85) – Las Cruces, Albuquerque | Western end of US 85 overlap; southern terminus of I-25 | ||
| 151.200 | 243.333 | 151 | NM 228 – Mesquite | ||
| 154.950 | 249.368 | 155 | NM 227 west – Vado, Berino | ||
| 160.400 | 258.139 | 162 | NM 404 – Anthony, Chaparral | ||
| 164.264 | 264.357 | I-10 east / US 180 east / US 85 south – El Paso | Continuation into Anthony, Texas | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Business routes of Interstate 10
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ "Interstate Highways" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- American Association of State Highway Officials. August 14, 1957. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ Google (December 3, 2010). "Interstate 10" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve (January 19, 2008). "New Mexico Highways". pp. State Routes 1–25. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
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- ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (April 6, 2010). "U.S. Route 80 The Dixie Overland Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- American Association of State Highway Officials. August 14, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info" (PDF). Santa Fe: New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 1–6. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
External links
- Media related to Interstate 10 in New Mexico at Wikimedia Commons