New Mexico State Road 53
State Road 53 (NM 53) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 86 miles (138 km). NM 53's western terminus is a continuation as Arizona State Route 61 (AZ 61) at the Arizona border west-southwest of Zuni, and the eastern terminus at NM 122 in the village of Grants.
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 86.002 mi[1] (138.407 km) | |||
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| West end |  SR 61 at the Arizona border | |||
| East end |  NM 122 in Grants | |||
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| Counties | Cibola, McKinley | |||
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History
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| Location | Arizona state line to Grants |
| Existed | 1920s–1930s |
NM 53 was originally the east end of NM 54 and then after 1927 a short route extending west from Grants, it was extended over old NM 36 to the Arizona border by the 1940s. It was renamed as NM 53 to avoid confusion with U.S. Route 54 (US 54). In the 1940s, NM 53 was extended northeast from Milan to San Mateo, a small town near Mt. Taylor. The segment from Milan to San Mateo was renumbered NM 605 in 1988.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McKinley | | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 61 | Western terminus |
| | 21.147 | 34.033 |  NM 602 north | Southern terminus of NM 602 | |
| | 21.614 | 34.784 |  NM 36 south | Northern terminus of NM 36 | |
| Cibola | Grants | 85.600– 85.700 | 137.760– 137.921 |  I-40 | I-40 exit 81 |
| 86.002 | 138.407 | NM 122 | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- "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.
External links
Media related to New Mexico State Road 53 at Wikimedia Commons