New Mexico State Road 518

State Road 518 (NM 518) is a 72.899-mile-long (117.320 km) state highway in northern New Mexico. NM 518 begins as a continuation of 7th Street at Mills Avenue near Interstate 25 (I-25) in Las Vegas. It proceeds north to La Cueva where the road turns northwest at its junction with NM 442. The road continues northwest through Mora and eventually ends in Ranchos de Taos at its northern terminus at NM 68. The segment of NM 518 between Mora and Ranchos de Taos passes through the rugged terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and provides access to Carson National Forest where camping, fishing, skiing, and other recreational opportunities are available.

Telephoto view of the high Sangre de Cristo Range from the overlook between mileposts 60 and 61, on US Hill, February 2007.
New Mexico State Highway 518 between Holman and Tres Ritos

State Road 518 marker

State Road 518

NM 518 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length72.899 mi[1] (117.320 km)
Tourist
routes		Part of High Road to Taos Scenic Byway between NM 75 and NM 68
Major junctions
South end7th Street / Mills Ave. in Las Vegas
Major intersections
North end NM 68 in Ranchos de Taos
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesSan Miguel, Mora, Taos
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 516→ NM 519

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
San MiguelLas Vegas0.0000.000

 7th Street / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway to I-25 BL / I-25		Continuation beyond Mills Avenue to I-25 Bus. to I-25
Mills AvenueSouthern terminus; former routing of NM 329
Sapello10.86217.481 NM 94 – San Ignacio, PendariesSouthern terminus of NM 94
MoraBuena Vista21.05233.880 NM 161 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Buena Vista, Golondrinas, WatrousWestern terminus of NM 161
La Cueva23.85238.386 NM 442 – La Cueva, RainsvilleSouthern terminus of NM 442
Mora29.04346.740 NM 94 – Morphy Lake State Park, PendariesNorthern terminus of NM 94
29.22147.027 NM 434 – Guadalupita, Angel Fire, Coyote Creek State ParkSouthern terminus of NM 434
​36.16458.200 NM 121 – ChaconSouthern terminus of NM 121
Taos​57.03791.792 NM 75 / High Road to Taos Scenic Byway – Penasco, Picuris, PuebloEastern terminus of NM 75
Ranchos de Taos72.899117.320 NM 68 / High Road to Taos Scenic Byway ends – Santa Fe, TaosNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "NMDOT State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  2. "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 October 20, 2018.
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