U.S. Route 82 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from La Luz, New Mexico, east to Brunswick, Georgia. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 82 extends from La Luz and ends at the Texas state line northeast of Lovington.

U.S. Highway 82
US 82 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length192.557 mi[1] (309.890 km)
ExistedNovember 26, 1960[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 54 / US 70 in La Luz
 
East end US 82 at the Texas state line
Location
CountiesOtero, Chaves, Eddy, Lea
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
NM 81 NM 83

Route description

US 82 slightly west of Hope

US 82 begins at an intersection with US highways 54 and 70 north of Alamogordo, and south of La Luz, New Mexico. Heading east out of Alamogordo the road quickly goes up into the Sacramento Mountains, traveling through the Lincoln National Forest. While climbing the steep Mexican Canyon, the highway passes the abandoned railroad trestles of the El Paso and Northeastern Railway, and passes through the only currently used road tunnel in New Mexico. The road then traverses the New Mexico villages of High Rolls, Cloudcroft, and Mayhill. After descending the mountains into the flat plains of eastern New Mexico, it generally follows a north-northeasterly bearing until Artesia, where it takes a more due-easterly bearing on through to Lovington, veering back slightly to the north before crossing into Texas.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
OteroLa Luz0.0000.000 US 54 / US 70Western terminus
Cloudcroft16.20926.086 NM 130 eastWestern terminus of NM 130
17.60028.324 NM 244 northSouthern terminus of NM 244
Mayhill34.67455.802 NM 130 westEastern terminus of NM 130
Chaves58.90094.790 NM 24 northSouthern terminus of NM 24
73.900118.931 NM 13 northSouthern terminus of NM 13
EddyArtesia107.461172.942 US 285
110.733178.207 NM 229
121.246195.127 NM 360 southNorthern terminus of NM 360
138.961223.636 NM 529 eastWestern terminus of NM 529
Lea147.511237.396 NM 249 westEastern terminus of NM 249
163.091262.470 NM 457 northSouthern terminus of NM 457
Duran164.974265.500 NM 238 southNorthern terminus of NM 238
Lovington171.049275.277
US 82 Bus.
172.195277.121 NM 18 south / NM 83 eastNorthern terminus of NM 18; western terminus of NM 83
173.795279.696
US 82 Bus.
176.332283.779 NM 206 northSouthern terminus of NM 206
192.557309.890 US 82 east PlainsContinuation into Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. Weingroff, Richard (June 27, 2017). "U.S. 82". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 22–24. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
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