U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 64 in Arizona and New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 64.

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina. In Arizona, the highway starts at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) heading southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before entering New Mexico near the town of Beclabito. Through New Mexico the highway passes through Shiprock, Bloomfield, Tierra Amarilla and Taos, sharing a short concurrency with I-25 near Raton, before heading east through Clayton to the Oklahoma state line.

U.S. Route 64
US 64 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT and NMDOT
Length	429.912 mi (691.876 km) 4.157 miles (6.690 km) in Arizona[1] 425.755 miles (685.186 km) in New Mexico[2]
Existed	November 11, 1926[3]–present
History	AZ: Designated December 2, 1988 NM: Designated November 11, 1926
Major junctions
West end	US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, AZ
Major intersections	US 491 in Shiprock, NM US 550 in Bloomfield, NM US 84 in Tierra Amarilla, NM US 285 in Tres Piedras, NM I-25 / US 85 / US 87 near Raton, NM US 56 / US 87 / US 412 in Clayton, NM
East end	US 56 / US 64 / US 412 at the Oklahoma state line
Location
Country	United States
Counties	AZ: Apache NM: San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided
Arizona State Highway System Interstate US State Proposed Former
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← SR 63 AZ → SR 64 ← NM 63 NM → NM 65

Route description

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) starts at an intersection with US 160 at Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation. The highway then heads southeast passing an intersection with Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 5028 (BIA 5028) at the edge of town across the highway from the Teec Nos Pos Trading Post. The highway then cuts through a mesa before making a slight curve south by southeast. Past the mesa, US 64 passes through sparse ranch land, intersecting BIA 5111 before turning slightly eastward. After passing an intersection with BIA 5113, US 64 crosses the New Mexico state line.^[4]

US 64 approaching the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Entering from Arizona, US 64 continues into the town of Beclabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the city of Farmington, where it is multiplexed with unsigned State Road 5001 between junctions with US 64 Business. Then it passes through Bloomfield, followed by the towns of Blanco and Navajo City. After entering the Rocky Mountains, US 64 has a concurrency with US 84 from Chromo Mountain to Tierra Amarilla.

The highway then passes through Tres Piedras before crossing via the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and heading into Taos. US 64 continues through the towns of Eagle Nest and Cimarron before eventually reaching I-25. The two highways bring up a short concurrency before US 64 turns northwest off of I-25 in Raton, then continuing to travel east, this time bringing up a concurrency with US 87 through the towns of Capulin, Des Moines, Grenville, and Mount Dora. The two highways split in Clayton, and US 64 forms another new concurrency with US 56 and US 412. The three highways barely touch the Texas Panhandle before continuing into Oklahoma.^[4]

History

When originally designated on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) had its western terminus at US 385 in Capulin, New Mexico.^[3] In 1933, US 64 had been extended to end at US 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, replacing all of the previously designated US 485 between Raton and Santa Fe, through Taos.^[5][3] On November 11, 1972, US 64 was truncated from Santa Fe to Taos, then extended west through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield to US 550 in Farmington.^[6] The new routing replaced all of New Mexico State Road 111 (NM 111) and NM 553 between Taos and Tierra Amarilla. US 64 now shared a concurrency with US 84 between Tierra Amarilla and a highway junction 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Monero. US 64 then replaced all of NM 17 between US 84 and US 550 in Farmington.^[7][3] On December 2, 1988, or sometime after that date, US 64 was further extended over Arizona State Route 504 and New Mexico State Road 504 to a junction with US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona near Four Corners.^[8][4] Today, the western terminus of US 64 remains at Teec Nos Pos.^[1]

New Mexico State Road 5001

State Road 5001
Location	Farmington, New Mexico
Length	3.244 mi[9] (5.221 km)

State Road 5001 (NM 5001) is an unsigned 3.244-mile-long (5.221 km) state highway. For its entire length, NM 5001 is multiplexed with US 64, and is also known as Murray Drive. NM 5001's western terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Main Street) in Farmington, and the eastern terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Broadway Avenue) in Farmington. NM 5001 is one of only three four-digit state highways in New Mexico (the others being NM 1113 and NM 6563).^[2]

Future

Several plans involve safety improvements in US 64 at its intersection with NM 68.^[10]

Junction list

State	County	Location	mi [2][1][11][12][13][4]	km	Destinations[4]	Notes
Arizona	Apache	Teec Nos Pos	465.400	748.989	US 160 – Kayenta, Cortez, Four Corners Monument	National western terminus; US 64 east to the New Mexico state line is former SR 504
			469.557 0.000	755.679 0.000	Arizona–New Mexico line
New Mexico	San Juan	Shiprock	21.935	35.301	US 491 south – Gallup	Western end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666; US 64 west to the Arizona state line is former NM 504
			22.787	36.672	US 491 north – Cortez	Eastern end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666
		Farmington	48.371	77.846	NM 170 north – La Plata
			50.114	80.651	US 64 Bus. east (Main Street) – Farmington	Former US 550 north
					Begin NM 5001
			51.472	82.836	NM 371 south (Bisti Highway) – Crownpoint
			52.400	84.330	End NM 5001
					US 64 Bus. west (Broadway Avenue) – Farmington
			53.842	86.650	NM 516 north (Browning Parkway) – Aztec, Durango
		Bloomfield	63.862	102.776	US 550 south – Nageezi	Western end of US 550 concurrency
			64.177	103.283	US 550 north – Aztec	Eastern end of US 550 concurrency
		Blanco	72.798	117.157	NM 575 north – Aztec
		​	75.473	121.462	NM 511 north – Turley
	Rio Arriba	Navajo City	88.301	142.107	NM 539 north – Navajo Dam
		​	101.687	163.649	NM 527 west
		​	124.283	200.014	NM 537 south – Cuba, Albuquerque
		​	148.222	238.540	US 84 north – Pagosa Springs	Western end of US 84 concurrency
		Chama	160.622	258.496	NM 17 north – Antonito, CO
		Brazos	169.477	272.747	NM 512
		Brazos–Los Ojos line	171.092	275.346	NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
		Los Ojos	171.171	275.473	NM 514
			172.242	277.197	NM 112 – El Vado State Park
		Tierra Amarilla	172.894	278.246	NM 162 south
			173.634	279.437	NM 531 – La Puente
			174.560	280.927	US 84 south – Santa Fe	Eastern end of US 84 concurrency
			174.740	281.217	NM 162
		​	215.950	347.538	NM 111 south – Vallecitos
	Taos	Tres Piedras	222.873	358.679	US 285 – Ojo Caliente, Antonito
		​	250.000	402.336	NM 150 north / NM 522 north – Taos Ski Valley, Arroyo Hondo
		Taos	254.025	408.814	NM 68 – Ranchos De Taos
			255.901	411.833	NM 585 west – Taos
	Colfax	Angel Fire	275.536	443.432	NM 434 south – Angel Fire, Angel Fire Airport
		Eagle Nest	284.678	458.145	NM 127
			285.270	459.098	NM 38 north – Red River
		Cimarron	308.730	496.853	NM 21 south / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Philmont Scout Ranch
			309.299	497.768	NM 58 east – Springer
			313.020	503.757	NM 204 north	Access to areas in Philmont Scout Ranch
		​	320.652	516.039	NM 505 east – Maxwell
		​	334.755	538.736	NM 445 south – Maxwell
		​	343.875 448.010	553.413 721.002	I-25 south (US 85 south)	Western end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 446; mileposts change to reflect I-25
		Raton	451.250 0.000	726.216 0.000	I-25 north (US 85 north) / I-25 BL begins / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Trinidad	Eastern end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; western end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; I-25 exit 450; mileposts change to reflect I-25 Bus.
			0.275	0.443	NM 555 west – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Rodeo Grounds, Miners' Colfax Medical Center
			1.463 348.754	2.354 561.265	I-25 BL north (2nd Street north) – Trinidad, Historic District	Eastern end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 64
			349.282	562.115	US 87 north / I-25 (US 85) – Springer, Trinidad	Western end of US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 451
		​	361.054	581.060	NM 193
	Union	Capulin	376.663	606.180	NM 325 east – Folsom, Folsom Museum	Counterclockwise terminus of NM 325
		Des Moines	385.406	620.251	NM 325 north – Folsom, Folsom Museum	Clockwise terminus of NM 325
		Grenville	403.753	649.777	NM 453 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway
		Clayton	430.299	692.499	NM 370
			430.634 82.530	693.038 132.819	US 56 / US 412 west / US 87 south – Springer, Texline	Eastern end of US 87 concurrency; western end of US 56/US 412 concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 56
			83.250	133.978	NM 538 – Clayton Municipal Airport
		​	85.890	138.227	NM 406 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Seneca
		​	94.172	151.555	US 56 east / US 64 east / US 412 east – Boise City	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Related route

Farmington business loop

U.S. Highway 64 Business
Location	Farmington, New Mexico
Length	3.1 mi[14] (5.0 km)

U.S. Route 64 Business (US 64 Bus.) goes through downtown Farmington, via Main Street and Broadway Avenue. Mainline US 64 is signed as both Bypass and Truck route, going south around Farmington, via Murray Drive.^[15]

References

1. Arizona Department of Transportation. "2013 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
2. "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
4. "U.S. Route 64 in Arizona and New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
5. New Mexico State Highway Department (1933). Official Road Map of New Mexico (Map). 1:1,584,000. Cartography by B.C. Broome. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via University of New Mexico Digital Collections.
6. U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 11, 1972). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikisource. Discontinue the U.S. 64 designation between Taos and Santa Fe and designate as U.S. 64 that route between Taos and Farmington over S.R. 111, 553 and 17 through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield.
7. New Mexico State Highway Department; Rand McNally & Co. (1973). Official Road Map of New Mexico (Map). 1:1,267,200. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co.
8. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikimedia Commons. Beginning at the present terminus of U.S. Route 64 at Farmington, New Mexico, then westerly over U.S. Route 550 to the intersection of State Road 504 in Shiprock, N.M., then westerly over S.R. 504 to the intersection of U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
9. New Mexico Department of Transportation (March 16, 2010). "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 91. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
10. District 5 (n.d.). "District 5 Projects". New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
11. New Mexico Department of Transportation (April 3, 2013). "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
12. New Mexico Department of Transportation (April 3, 2013). "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; Interstates" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
13. Data Management Bureau (March 16, 2010). "Posted Route: Legal Description; Business Loops" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
14. "US 64 Bus - Farmington" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
15. Riner, Steve (May 21, 2010). "U.S. Highways in New Mexico". Steve Riner. Retrieved March 2, 2011.^{[self-published source]}

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