North end: Four Corners Monument Length 719 m | Counties: San Juan | |
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South end: US 160 southeast of Four Corners County San Juan County, New Mexico | ||
State Road 597 (NM 597) is a 0.447-mile (719 m) long state highway located entirely on the Navajo Nation, which is located in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The highway serves to link the U.S. Route 160 (US 160) to the Four Corners Monument. The highway is the second shortest highway in New Mexico, with the shortest being NM 446 measuring 0.250 miles (402 m).
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Map of NM-597, Teec Nos Pos, 86514, USA
Route description
NM 597 begins at a t-intersection with US 160 in extreme northwestern San Juan County, New Mexico. Traveling northwest the two-lane highway passes through desert terrain to its northern terminus at a toll booth. After passing the toll booth, the road becomes 4 Corners Road, which encircles the Four Corners Monument. The highway's posted speed limit is 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).
The highway is the second shortest highway in New Mexico, with the shortest being NM 446 measuring 0.250 miles (402 m).
Major intersections
The entire route is in San Juan County.