State Road 117 (NM 117) is a 62.06-mile-long (99.88 km) state road in north west New Mexico, entirely within Cibola County. The southern terminus is at NM 36 near Quemado, and the northern terminus is at NM 122 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in Grants. NM 117 runs through the El Malpais National Conservation Area.
 State Road 117 | ||||
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 NM 117 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 62.06 mi[1] (99.88 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NM 36 near Quemado | |||
 I-40 near Grants | ||||
| North end |   NM 122 / Historic US 66 in Grants | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Cibola | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[2]
History
editThe portion of NM 117 from I-40 north to NM 122 became a state highway on a road exchange agreement with Cibola County in October 1988.[3]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Cibola County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Mora | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 36 | Southern terminus | |
| | 56.726 | 91.292 | I-40 | I-40 exit 89 | |
| | 56.818 | 91.440 |   NM 124 east | Western terminus of NM 124 | |
| Grants | 62.058 | 99.873 | NM 122 / Historic US 66 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 29. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Trail of the Ancients. Archived 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
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Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 117 at OpenStreetMap
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