U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina. In Arizona, the highway starts at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) heading southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before entering New Mexico near the town of Beclabito. Through New Mexico the highway passes through Shiprock, Bloomfield, Tierra Amarilla and Tres Piedras, sharing a short concurrency with I-25 near Raton, before heading east through Clayton to the Oklahoma state line.

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 64 in Arizona and New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 64.

U.S. Route 64 marker

U.S. Route 64

US 64 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT and NMDOT
Length429.912 mi (691.876 km)
4.157 miles (6.690 km) in Arizona[1]
425.755 miles (685.186 km) in New Mexico[2]
ExistedNovember 11, 1926[3]–present
HistoryAZ: Designated December 2, 1988
NM: Designated November 11, 1926
Major junctions
West end US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, AZ
Major intersections
East end US 56 / US 64 / US 412 at the Oklahoma state line
Location
CountryUnited States
CountiesAZ: Apache
NM: San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← SR 63AZ→ SR 64
← NM 63NM→ NM 68

Route description

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) starts at an intersection with US 160 at Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation. The highway then heads southeast passing an intersection with Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 5028 (BIA 5028) at the edge of town across the highway from the Teec Nos Pos Trading Post. The highway then cuts through a mesa before making a slight curve south by southeast. Past the mesa, US 64 passes through sparse ranch land, intersecting BIA 5111 before turning slightly eastward. After passing an intersection with BIA 5113, US 64 crosses the New Mexico state line.[4]

US 64 approaching the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

Entering from Arizona, US 64 continues into the town of Beclabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the city of Farmington, where it is multiplexed with unsigned State Road 5001 between junctions with US 64 Business. Then it passes through Bloomfield, followed by the towns of Blanco and Navajo City. After entering the Rocky Mountains, US 64 has a concurrency with US 84 from Chromo Mountain to Tierra Amarilla.

The highway then passes through Tres Piedras before crossing via the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and heading into Taos. US 64 continues through the towns of Eagle Nest and Cimarron before eventually reaching I-25. The two highways bring up a short concurrency before US 64 turns northwest off of I-25 in Raton, then continuing to travel east, this time bringing up a concurrency with US 87 through the towns of Capulin, Des Moines, Grenville, and Mount Dora. The two highways split in Clayton, and US 64 forms another new concurrency with US 56 and US 412. The three highways barely touch the Texas Panhandle before continuing into Oklahoma.[4]

History

When originally designated on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) had its western terminus at US 385 in Capulin, New Mexico.[3] In 1933, US 64 had been extended to end at US 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, replacing all of the previously designated US 485 between Raton and Santa Fe, through Taos.[5][3] On November 11, 1972, US 64 was truncated from Santa Fe to Taos, then extended west through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield to US 550 in Farmington.[6] The new routing replaced all of New Mexico State Road 111 (NM 111) and NM 553 between Taos and Tierra Amarilla. US 64 now shared a concurrency with US 84 between Tierra Amarilla and a highway junction 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Monero. US 64 then replaced all of NM 17 between US 84 and US 550 in Farmington.[7][3] On December 2, 1988, or sometime after that date, US 64 was further extended over Arizona State Route 504 and New Mexico State Road 504 to a junction with US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona near Four Corners.[8][4] Today, the western terminus of US 64 remains at Teec Nos Pos.[1]

New Mexico State Road 5001

State Road 5001 marker

State Road 5001

LocationFarmington, New Mexico
Length3.244 mi[9] (5.221 km)

State Road 5001 (NM 5001) is an unsigned 3.244-mile-long (5.221 km) state highway. For its entire length, NM 5001 is multiplexed with US 64, and is also known as Murray Drive. NM 5001's western terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Main Street) in Farmington, and the eastern terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Broadway Avenue) in Farmington. NM 5001 is one of only three four-digit state highways in New Mexico (the others being NM 1113 and NM 6563).[2]

Future

Several plans involve safety improvements in US 64 at its intersection with NM 68.[10]

Junction list
StateCountyLocationmi
[2][1][11][12][13][4]		kmDestinations[4]Notes
ArizonaApacheTeec Nos Pos465.400748.989 US 160 – Kayenta, Cortez, Four Corners MonumentNational western terminus; US 64 east to the New Mexico state line is former SR 504
 469.557
0.000		755.679
0.000		Arizona–New Mexico line
New MexicoSan JuanShiprock21.93535.301
 US 491 south – Gallup		Western end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666; US 64 west to the Arizona state line is former NM 504
22.78736.672
 US 491 north – Cortez		Eastern end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666
Farmington48.37177.846
 NM 170 north – La Plata
50.11480.651

 US 64 Bus. east (Main Street) – Farmington		Former US 550 north
Begin NM 5001
51.47282.836
 NM 371 south (Bisti Highway) – Crownpoint
52.40084.330End NM 5001


 US 64 Bus. west (Broadway Avenue) – Farmington
53.84286.650
 NM 516 north (Browning Parkway) – Aztec, Durango
Bloomfield63.862102.776
 US 550 south – Nageezi		Western end of US 550 concurrency
64.177103.283
 US 550 north – Aztec		Eastern end of US 550 concurrency
Blanco72.798117.157
 NM 575 north – Aztec
​75.473121.462
 NM 511 north – Turley
Rio ArribaNavajo City88.301142.107
 NM 539 north – Navajo Dam
​101.687163.649
 NM 527 west
​124.283200.014
 NM 537 south – Cuba, Albuquerque
​148.222238.540
 US 84 north – Pagosa Springs		Western end of US 84 concurrency
Chama160.622258.496
 NM 17 north – Antonito, CO
Brazos169.477272.747 NM 512
Brazos–Los Ojos line171.092275.346
 NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
Los Ojos171.171275.473 NM 514
172.242277.197 NM 112 – El Vado State Park
Tierra Amarilla172.894278.246
 NM 162 south
173.634279.437 NM 531 – La Puente
174.560280.927
 US 84 south – Santa Fe		Eastern end of US 84 concurrency
174.740281.217 NM 162
​215.950347.538
 NM 111 south – Vallecitos
TaosTres Piedras222.873358.679 US 285 – Ojo Caliente, Antonito
​250.000402.336

 NM 150 north / NM 522 north – Taos Ski Valley, Arroyo Hondo
Taos254.025408.814 NM 68 – Ranchos De Taos
255.901411.833
 NM 585 west – Taos
ColfaxAngel Fire275.536443.432
 NM 434 south – Angel Fire, Angel Fire Airport
Eagle Nest284.678458.145 NM 127
285.270459.098
 NM 38 north – Red River
Cimarron308.730496.853
 NM 21 south / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Philmont Scout Ranch
309.299497.768
 NM 58 east – Springer
313.020503.757
 NM 204 north		Access to areas in Philmont Scout Ranch
​320.652516.039
 NM 505 east – Maxwell
​334.755538.736
 NM 445 south – Maxwell
​343.875
448.010		553.413
721.002
 I-25 south (US 85 south)		Western end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 446; mileposts change to reflect I-25
Raton451.250
0.000		726.216
0.000

 I-25 north (US 85 north) / I-25 BL begins / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Trinidad		Eastern end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; western end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; I-25 exit 450; mileposts change to reflect I-25 Bus.
0.2750.443
 NM 555 west – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Rodeo Grounds, Miners' Colfax Medical Center
1.463
348.754		2.354
561.265
 I-25 BL north (2nd Street north) – Trinidad, Historic District		Eastern end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 64
349.282562.115 US 87 north / I-25 (US 85) – Springer, TrinidadWestern end of US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 451
​361.054581.060 NM 193
UnionCapulin376.663606.180
 NM 325 east – Folsom, Folsom Museum		Counterclockwise terminus of NM 325
Des Moines385.406620.251
 NM 325 north – Folsom, Folsom Museum		Clockwise terminus of NM 325
Grenville403.753649.777 NM 453 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway
Clayton430.299692.499 NM 370
430.634
82.530		693.038
132.819

 US 56 / US 412 west / US 87 south – Springer, Texline		Eastern end of US 87 concurrency; western end of US 56/US 412 concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 56
83.250133.978 NM 538 – Clayton Municipal Airport
​85.890138.227 NM 406 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Seneca
​94.172151.555


 US 56 east / US 64 east / US 412 east – Boise City		Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Farmington business loop

Business plate.svg

U.S. Highway 64 Business marker

U.S. Highway 64 Business

LocationFarmington, New Mexico
Length3.1 mi[14] (5.0 km)

U.S. Route 64 Business (US 64 Bus.) goes through downtown Farmington, via Main Street and Broadway Avenue. Mainline US 64 is signed as both Bypass and Truck route, going south around Farmington, via Murray Drive.[15]

References
  1. Arizona Department of Transportation. "2013 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 20. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Google (August 2, 2019). "U.S. Route 64 in Arizona and New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. New Mexico State Highway Department (1933). Official Road Map of New Mexico (Map). 1:1,584,000. Cartography by B.C. Broome. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via University of New Mexico Digital Collections.
  6. U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 11, 1972). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikisource. Discontinue the U.S. 64 designation between Taos and Santa Fe and designate as U.S. 64 that route between Taos and Farmington over S.R. 111, 553 and 17 through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield.
  7. New Mexico State Highway Department; Rand McNally & Co. (1973). Official Road Map of New Mexico (Map). 1:1,267,200. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co.
  8. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikimedia Commons. Beginning at the present terminus of U.S. Route 64 at Farmington, New Mexico, then westerly over U.S. Route 550 to the intersection of State Road 504 in Shiprock, N.M., then westerly over S.R. 504 to the intersection of U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
  9. New Mexico Department of Transportation (March 16, 2010). "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 91. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  10. District 5 (n.d.). "District 5 Projects". New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  11. New Mexico Department of Transportation (April 3, 2013). "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; US-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  12. New Mexico Department of Transportation (April 3, 2013). "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; Interstates" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 22. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  13. Data Management Bureau (March 16, 2010). "Posted Route: Legal Description; Business Loops" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  14. Google (March 2, 2011). "US 64 Bus - Farmington" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  15. Riner, Steve (May 21, 2010). "U.S. Highways in New Mexico". Steve Riner. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
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