Interstate 10 in New Mexico

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This article is about the section of highway in New Mexico. For the entire length of highway, see Interstate 10.

Interstate 10 marker
Interstate 10
I-10 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length164.264 mi[1] (264.357 km)
Existed1957[2]–present
Major junctions
West end I-10 at Arizona state line
Major intersections
East end I-10 / US 85 / US 180 at Texas state line
Location
CountiesHidalgo, Grant, Luna, Doña Ana
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
← NM 10→ NM 11

Interstate 10 (I-10) in the US state of New Mexico is a 164.264-mile (264.357 km) long route of the United States Interstate Highway System. I-10 traverses southern New Mexico through Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, and Doña Ana counties. The interstate travels west–east from the Arizona state line to the interchange with I-25 in Las Cruces, and then travels north–south to the Texas state line. US Route 80 in New Mexico (US 80) was replaced by I-10.

Route description[]

I-10 enters Hidalgo County, New Mexico from Cochise County, Arizona as a four lane divided highway. The highway travels east through rural southwest New Mexico, passing between and , part of the Peloncillo Mountains, before passing by the ghost town of Steins. Continuing east, the northern terminus of New Mexico State Road 80 (NM 80) is intersected, serving Rodeo, followed by NM 338. Passing Lee Peak, the highway turns southeast, entering Lordsburg. US 70 is intersected in town, and becomes concurrent with the highway as it continues east past the , before exiting the town. Near the Grant County line, the highway bypasses the ghost town called Shakespeare. Entering Grant County, the highway continues southeast then northeast after intersecting NM 146. The highway passes over the Continental Divide on the Grant–Luna county line. Continuing east, the highway intersects the city of Deming and the highway becomes concurrent with US 180 as the three highways continue east. The highway enters Doña Ana County as it approaches Las Cruces. US 70 exits the highway as it enters the city (becoming Picacho Avenue), and the interstate begins to turn south. Just south of the New Mexico State University campus, I-10 has a junction with the southern terminus of I-25. At the I-25 junction, I-10/US 180 also becomes concurrent with US 85. At this point, the highway is now headed almost due south before crossing into Anthony, Texas (in El Paso County, Texas) from Anthony, New Mexico (in Doña Ana County).[3]

  • Note: the speed limit has increased from 70 to 75 mph (115 to 120 km/h) on I-10 from Mesquite to Anthony at the Texas state line, and I-10 south of Las Cruces is now three lanes in each direction.
I-10, west of Las Cruces, New Mexico

History[]

State Road 14 marker

State Road 14

LocationArizona–New Mexico state line to Road Forks
Length5 mi[4] (8.0 km)
Existed1927–1960

I-10 replaced US 80 through New Mexico, bypassing major portions of old US 80 in the western portion of the state and in Doña Ana County. US 80 was one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926.[5] The portion of US 80 between the Arizona state line and Anthony was decommissioned on October 6, 1989, while the remainder of the route through the state was removed October 12, 1991.[6]

From 1927 to 1960, the section of I-10 between Road Forks and the Arizona state line was designated New Mexico State Road 14 (NM 14). Though it was only 5-mile (8.0 km) long, NM 14 and its Arizona counterpart, SR 86, served as a direct bypass for US 80 between Road Forks and Benson, Arizona. US 80 itself looped south to Douglas, Arizona at the Mexico–US border between Road Forks and Benson. By the late 1940s, NM 14 had been paved and carried the majority of US 80 traffic by 1950. With the advent of I-10, NM 14 was removed from the state road system in 1960.[4]

The interstate was first numbered I-10 by the American Association of State Highway Officials, in cooperation with the Department of Commerce, in 1957.[7]

Exit list[]

CountyLocationmi[8]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Hidalgo​0.0000.000 I-10 west – TucsonContinuation into Arizona
​3.6305.8423Steins
​5.8339.3875 NM 80 south – Road ForksFormer US 80 west
​11.20018.02511 NM 338 south – Animas
​15.68025.23515
Lordsburg20.82033.50720ANew Mexico Information Center (Free maps, literature & Internet service), Rest AreaWestbound access via exit 20
20B I-10 BL east (W. Motel Drive)Signed as exit 20 westbound; former US 80 east
22.61036.38722 NM 494 (Main Street)
24.565–
24.610		39.534–
39.606		24 I-10 BL / US 70 west (E. Motel Drive)Western end of US 70 overlap; former US 80 west
​29.55647.56629No name exitUlmorris Road is the connecting road, but it is not listed on road signs
​34.27355.15734 NM 113 south – Playas
Grant​42.57068.51042Separ
​49.90080.30649 NM 146 south – Hachita, Antelope Wells
Luna​56.21090.46155
​63.320101.90462Gage
​68.570110.35368 NM 418 eastFormer US 70 / US 80
Deming81.220130.71181 I-10 BL east (W. Pine Street)
82.120132.15982A

 US 180 west to NM 26 east / I-25 – Silver City, Hatch		Western end of US 180 overlap
82.580132.90082BCedar Street
Railroad Boulevard		Eastbound signage
Westbound signage
85.240137.18085 I-10 BL west (E. Pine Street)
​102.950165.682102
Doña Ana​116.125186.885116 NM 549 westFormer US 70 / US 80
​127.230204.757127Corralitos Road
Las Cruces132.031212.483132 Las Cruces International Airport
134.637216.677135 US 70 east (W. Picacho Avenue)Eastern end of US 70 overlap
138.968223.647139 NM 292 south (Motel Boulevard)
140.215225.654140 NM 28 (Avenida de Mesilla)
141.552–
141.827		227.806–
228.248		142 NM 478 (Main Street) / NM 101 west (University Avenue) / Valley Drive ( NM 188)Valley Dr. not signed eastbound; NM 478 (Main St.) not signed eastbound; NM 478 is former US 80/US 85
144.349–
144.650		232.307–
232.792		144 I-25 north (US 85) – Las Cruces, AlbuquerqueWestern end of US 85 overlap; southern terminus of I-25
​151.200243.333151 NM 228 – Mesquite
​154.950249.368155 NM 227 west – Vado, Berino
​160.400258.139162 NM 404 – Anthony, Chaparral
​164.264264.357 I-10 / US 180 east / US 85 south – El PasoContinuation into Anthony, Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Interstate Highways" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  2. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Map). American Association of State Highway Officials. August 14, 1957. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  3. ^ Google (December 3, 2010). "Interstate 10" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Riner, Steve (January 19, 2008). "New Mexico Highways". pp. State Routes 1–25. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  5. ^ 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: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via University of North Texas Libraries.
  6. ^ Weingroff, Richard F. (April 6, 2010). "U.S. Route 80 The Dixie Overland Highway". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  7. ^ Official Route Numbering for the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (Map). American Association of State Highway Officials. August 14, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
  8. ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info" (PDF). Santa Fe: New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. pp. 1–6. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

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