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New Mexico State Road 14

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New Mexico State Road 14 (NM 14) is an approximately 54-mile-long (87 km) state road located in northern New Mexico. The highway connects Albuquerque to Santa Fe and comprises most of the Turquoise Trail, a National Scenic Byway which also includes NM 536 (Sandia Crest Scenic Byway).

State Road 14 marker
State Road 14
Map
NM 14 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length53.957 mi[1] (86.835 km)
Tourist
routes		 Turquoise Trail
Major junctions
South end NM 333 / Historic US 66 in Tijeras
Major intersections
North end US 84 / US 285 in Santa Fe
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesBernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 13→ NM 15
← I-10→ NM 11

Route description

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NM 14 begins at the intersection with NM 333 in Tijeras, which is also the center of the Tijeras interchange along Interstate 40 (I-40). NM 14 heads north through Bernalillo County, passing through the community of Cedar Crest, to San Antonito, where it intersects NM 536.[2]

 
NM 14 northbound as it enters Santa Fe County

The highway continues northeast and briefly cuts through Sandoval County by entering from the south and leaving from the east. Now in Santa Fe County, NM 14 turns to the north. It intersects NM 344 west of Oro Quay Peak,[3] both of which are located south of the ghost town of Golden.[4]

 
Northbound near Golden

History

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State Road 10
LocationCarrizozo to Santa Fe
Existed1927–1970

State Road 10 (NM 10) had been established before 1927 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. By 1927, part of NM 10 was replaced by US 470 from Tijeras to Albuquerque, but the northern terminus remained at US 85 in Santa Fe. By 1930, the end of NM 10 was at US 66. In 1935, NM 10 was extended south to NM 15 near Tajique. NM 15 was later absorbed into a further southern extension of NM 10 to US 54 in Carrizozo. By 1949, this highway was mostly paved.[5]

Originally, the NM 14 designation was serviced by a road between the Arizona–New Mexico state line and US 80 in Road Forks. NM 14 along with SR 86 in Arizona provided a shortcut to US 80 between Benson, Arizona and Road Forks, due to US 80 taking a loop to Douglas, Arizona. The original NM 14 was replaced by Interstate 10 in 1960.[5]

In 1970, the NM 14 designation was recycled and used to re-number NM 10, to avoid numbering confusion with I-10. During the 1988 re-numbering, NM 14 was extended along former US 85 through Santa Fe to US 84 and US 285, while the concurrency with NM 333 was eliminated. The sections of NM 14 south of NM 333 were renumbered NM 337 and NM 55 respectively.[5]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
BernalilloTijeras0.0000.000   
 
  NM 333 / Historic US 66 to I-40 east – Albuquerque, Edgewood		Southern terminus; to I-40 eastbound
0.0800.129 
  I-40 west		I-40 exit 175, westbound only; access to I-40 eastbound via NM 333
San Antonito6.0159.680 
  NM 536 west – Sandia Park, Sandia Peak		Eastern terminus of NM 536
Sandoval
 No major junctions
Santa FeGolden15.74825.344 
  NM 344 south – Edgewood		Northern terminus of NM 344
​44.90072.260 
  NM 599 north (Santa Fe Bypass)		Southern terminus of NM 599
​46.67575.116  I-25 / US 85 – Albuquerque, Las VegasI-25 Exit 278
Santa Fe52.25284.091 
  NM 466 east (Saint Michaels Drive)		Western terminus of NM 466
53.95786.835   US 84 / US 285 (Saint Francis Drive)Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 5. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State Road 14" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "Oro Quay Peak" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Golden - New Mexico Ghost Town". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Riner, Steve (19 January 2008). "New Mexico Highways". pp. State Routes 1–25. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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