New Mexico State Road 246

State Road 246 (NM 246) is an 82.456-mile-long (132.700 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 246's western terminus is at U.S. Route 380 (US 380) in Capitan, and the eastern terminus is at US 70 and US 285 in Roswell.

State Road 246
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	82.456 mi[1] (132.700 km)
Existed	1988–present
Major junctions
West end	US 380 in Capitan
East end	US 70 / US 285 (North Main Street) in Roswell
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Chaves, Lincoln
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 245 → NM 247

History

NM 246 was created in the 1988 renumbering when NM 48 was shortened. Before 1988 it was the northernmost segment of NM 48.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Lincoln	Capitan	0.000	0.000	US 380	Western terminus
Chaves	Roswell	80.456	129.481	US 70 Truck / US 285 Truck
		82.456	132.700	US 70 / US 285 (North Main Street)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. roads portal

References

Template:Attached KML/New Mexico State Road 246

KML is not from Wikidata

1. "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
2. "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, X-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.