U.S. Route 285 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 285 (US 285) is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from Sanderson, TX to Denver, CO. In the state of New Mexico, US 285 enters the state from Texas south of Loving. The highway runs through the major cities of Carlsbad, Roswell, and Santa Fe. The highway exits the state into Colorado approximately 25 miles north of Tres Piedras.

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 285 in New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 285.

U.S. Highway 285 marker

U.S. Highway 285

US 285 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 85
Maintained by NMDOT
Length407.0 mi (655.0 km)
Existed1934–present
Major junctions
South end US 285 at Texas state line
Major intersections
North end US 285 at Colorado state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesEddy, Chaves, De Baca, Lincoln, Guadalupe, Torrance, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Taos
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 284→ NM 286

Route description
US 285 at the intersection of US 70 and US 380 in Roswell.

US 285 enters New Mexico from Texas approximately 23 miles south of Loving. As US 285 traverses north on the eastern plains of New Mexico, it passes through the towns of Carlsbad, Artesia and then Roswell. In Artesia, the route intersects with US 82. In Carlsbad, US 285 has an overlap with US 62 and US 180 through the town. In Roswell, the route intersects with US 70 and US 380, having a short overlap with US 70.

US 54, US 60 and US 285 in Vaughn.

The route next heads northwest to Vaughn where it has a brief concurrency with US 54 and US 60. The route then continues northwest and has a junction with Interstate 40 (I-40) at Clines Corners.

US 285 and US 84 approaching the intersection with NM 68

Heading north out of Clines Corners, the route continues towards the state capital. At the outskirts of Santa Fe, the route becomes concurrent with I-25, US 84, and its unsigned parent (US 85) for several miles heading west through the foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains to Santa Fe. After exiting I-25, US 285 follows Saint Francis Drive through Santa Fe. The route continues north by northwest to Española and Chamita, where the concurrency with US 84 ends. The route then traverses the Carson National Forest where US 285 now makes a long climb up to the Colorado Plateau, passing through Ojo Caliente as it ascends to the San Luis Valley. After crossing US 64, the highway passes through the village of Tres Piedras, New Mexico at the south end of the valley, then proceeds north to the Colorado border near the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Eddy​0.000.00
 US 285 south – Pecos		Continuation into Texas
Loving21.134.0
 NM 387 north		Southern terminus of NM 387
​23.437.7
 NM 31 north – Hobbs		Southern terminus of NM 31
​27.343.9
 NM 216 north (Grandi Road)		Southern terminus of NM 216
Carlsbad31.350.4
 US 62 / US 180 west – El Paso		South end of US 62/US 180 overlap
32.051.5
 NM 216 south (Wood Avenue)		Northern terminus of NM 216
32.652.5Plaza StreetInterchange; southbound exit only via San Jose Boulevard
33.153.3
 NM 524 west (Lea Street)		Eastern terminus of NM 524
33.353.6
 US 62 / US 180 east – Hobbs		North end of US 62/US 180 overlap
​41.666.9
 NM 524 east – Carlsbad		Western terminus of NM 524
​45.773.5
 NM 137 south – Queen		Northern terminus of NM 137
​55.188.7
 NM 381 east – Brantley Lake		Western terminus of NM 381
​63.4102.0
 NM 229 north (Four Dinkus Road)		Southern terminus of NM 229
Atoka64.4103.6
 NM 335 east		Western terminus of NM 335
Artesia69.4111.7 US 82 (Main Street) – Alamogordo, Lovington
70.4113.3
 NM 357 east		Western terminus of NM 357
71.4114.9
 NM 229 south (Mill Road)		Northern terminus of NM 229
​72.1116.0
 NM 2 north (Lake Arthur Highway) – Hagerman, Dexter		Southern terminus of NM 2
​77.2124.2 NM 350
Eddy–Chaves
county line		​78.6126.5 NM 438
Chaves​86.7139.5
 NM 13 west		Eastern terminus of NM 13
​102.1164.3
 NM 2 south (Yakima Road) – Dexter, Hagerman		Northern terminus of NM 2
​105.1169.1




 US 285 Truck north (Relief Route) to US 380 west / US 70 – Roswell International Air Center		Southern terminus of US 285 Truck (Relief Rte.)
Roswell109.7176.5
 US 70 west / US 380 – Mescalero, Capitan, Tatum		South end of US 70 overlap
113.7183.0
 NM 246 west		Eastern terminus of NM 246
​115.0185.1




 US 70 east (Clovis Highway) / US 70 Truck west / US 285 Truck south (Relief Route) – Portales, Ruidoso		Interchange; north end of US 70 overlap; US 70 exit B, US 70 Truck exit A; eastern terminus of US 70 Truck, northern terminus of US 285 Truck (Relief Rte.)
​146.8236.3
 NM 20 north – Fort Sumner		Southern terminus of NM 20
De Baca​166.3267.6
 NM 247 west – Corona		Eastern terminus of NM 247
Lincoln
 No major junctions
Guadalupe​204.7329.4
 US 54 / US 60 east – Santa Rosa, Fort Sumner		South end of US 54/US 60 overlap
​208.6335.7
 US 54 west – Alamogordo, Carrizozo		North end of US 54 overlap
TorranceEncino222.2357.6 NM 3 – Duran, Villanueva
222.7358.4
 US 60 west – Willard		North end of US 60 overlap
Clines Corners249.4401.4 I-40 – Albuquerque, Santa RosaI-40 exit 218
San Miguel
 No major junctions
Santa Fe​265.7427.6
 NM 34 north – Pecos		Southern terminus of NM 34
​284.0457.1
 NM 41 south – Moriarty		Northern terminus of NM 41
Eldorado at Santa Fe290.7467.8
 I-25 north (US 85 north / US 84 east) – Las Vegas		South end of I-25/US 84/US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 290
Santa Fe297.1478.1284 NM 466 (Old Pecos Trail)Exit number follows I-25
298.4480.2
 I-25 south (US 85 south) – Albuquerque		North end of I-25/US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 282
300.0482.8 NM 466 (St. Michaels Drive) – Santa Fe University of Art and DesignInterchange; serves CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
301.6485.4
 NM 14 south (Cerrillos Road)		Northern terminus of NM 14
302.5486.8
 NM 475 east (Paseo de Peralta) – State Capitol		Western terminus of NM 475
303.2488.0Downtown PlazaInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
303.8488.9166
 NM 599 south (Santa Fe Relief Route)		Northern terminus of NM 599; south end of freeway; no exit number northbound
Santa Fe–Tesuque line306.2492.8168
 CR 73 north / Opera Drive / Avenida Monte Sereno – Tesuque Village		Southern terminus of CR 73
Tesuque–Tesuque Pueblo line308.1495.8171Flea Market Road
Tesuque Pueblo309.2497.6172
 CR 73 south – Tesuque		Northern terminus of CR 73
​312.3502.6175Camel Rock Road
Cuyamungue313.9505.2176Cuyamungue
315.3507.4177

 To CR 89B / CR 89D / Buffalo Thunder Road		North end of freeway
Pojoaque317.8511.4
 NM 502 west – Los Alamos		Eastern terminus of NM 502; interchange
318.5512.6
 NM 503 east – Cundiyo		Western terminus of NM 503
​320.4515.6183Frontage RoadInterchange
Sombrillo–Española line324.5522.2

 NM 399 south / NM 106 north – Sombrillo		Northern terminus of NM 399, southern terminus of NM 106
Rio ArribaEspañola326.1524.8
 NM 68 north (Riverside Drive)		Southern terminus of NM 68
326.9526.1
 NM 30 south – Los Alamos		Northern terminus of NM 30
328.3528.3
 NM 584 east (Fairview Lane)		Western terminus of NM 584
​333.3536.4
 NM 74 east		Western terminus of NM 74
​334.9539.0
 US 84 west – Tierra Amarilla		North end of US 84 overlap
TaosOjo Caliente351.3565.4
 NM 414 north		Southern terminus of NM 414
​353.0568.1
 NM 111 north – La Madera		Southern terminus of NM 111
​361.9582.4
 NM 567 east – Carson		Western terminus of NM 567
Tres Piedras382.3615.3 US 64 – Tierra Amarilla, Taos
​407.0655.0
 US 285 north – Antonito, Alamosa		Continuation into Colorado
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Roswell truck route

Truck plate.svg

U.S. Highway 285 Truck marker

U.S. Highway 285 Truck

LocationRoswell, New Mexico
  • Clines Corners, at the junction of US-285 and I-40, south of Santa Fe
    Clines Corners, at the junction of US-285 and I-40, south of Santa Fe

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