East end: NM 47 in Valencia | Length 58.52 km | |
West end: I-40 on the Laguna Indian Reservation Counties Cibola County, New Mexico, Valencia County, New Mexico | ||
New Mexico State Road 6 is an east–west road from Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque to its junction with State Road 47 in Los Lunas.
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Map of NM-6, Los Lunas, NM 87031, USA
Route description
NM 6 begins at an intersection with Interstate 40 (I-40) about 30 miles (48 km) west of Albuquerque. The road travels to the southeast and then to the east. It has an interchange with I-25 in Los Lunas. The road passes through the village of Los Lunas as Main Street, crossing the Rio Grande before its eastern terminus at NM 47. Some maps show NM 6 continuing south concurrently with NM 47 through Belen and onward to U.S. Route 60 (US 60). This alignment is not reflected in the state highway log.
History
Much of NM 6 follows the historic alignment of US 66 and is signed as such.
References
New Mexico State Road 6 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA