New Mexico State Road 460 (NM 460) is a 3.805-mile-long (6.124 km) paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
Anthony Drive | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
Length | 3.805 mi[1] (6.124 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | SH 20 at the Texas state line | |||
NM 478 in Anthony | ||||
North end | Frontage Road 1035 (FR 1035) near Berino | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Mexico | |||
Counties | Doña Ana | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The southern terminus of NM 460 is at the Texas state line in the town of Anthony where SH 20 ends. The northern terminus is south of Berino where it ends in a T-intersection with Frontage Road 1035 (FR 1035) on the west side of Interstate 10.
Route description
editThe highway begins in the town of Anthony at the New Mexico - Texas state line where SH 20 highway ends. The road travels north-northeast for approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before turning mostly north. NM 460 passes by the Dos Lagos Golf Club and continues north through Anthony, and after 1.7 miles (2.7 km) intersects NM 404. Continuing north, the highway enters the southern outskirts of the community of Berino, and reaches its northern terminus at intersection with FR 1035 west of the former I-10 exit 160.
History
editAccording to available maps, the road occupied by the modern day NM 460 was originally constructed in the mid-1950s as the new alignment for US 80/US 85, east of the original path of the highway. I-10 was then built over the new alignment and extended south into Texas in late 1950s with exception of a short spur angling west towards Anthony. This spur was designated as NM 460 some time in early to mid 1960s. Originally, this road connected with I-10 at a trumpet interchange (known as exit 160) south of Berino. Some time around 2000 this interchange was eliminated, probably to allow construction of a large NM Truck Port of Entry roughly at this location. A new interchange at junction with NM 404 (exit 162) was constructed instead farther south.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Doña Ana County.
Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Anthony | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 20 – El Paso | Southern terminus | |
0.210 | 0.338 | NM 478 north – Las Cruces | Southern terminus of NM 478; roundabout; former alignment of US 80/US 85 | ||
1.710 | 2.752 | NM 404 east to I-10 – Chaparral | Western terminus of NM 404 | ||
Berino | 3.805 | 6.124 | FR 1035–Berino, Vado, NM 404 | Northern terminus; west of I-10 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "NMDOT Posted Route - Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 87. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ "Details of New Mexico State Routes 451-500". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT info" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
External links
edit- Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 460 at OpenStreetMap