State Road 91 (NM 91) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the US state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
. Its total length is approximately .
Route Description
NM 91's southern terminus is south of
Puerto de Luna
Puerto de Luna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. It lies approximately miles () south-southeast of Santa Rosa on New Mexico State Road 91 and on the bank of the Pecos River. The community is l ...
where the state maintenance ends and it continues south as Paseo del Sol. It crosses the
Pecos River
The Pecos River ( es, Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico ...
in Puerto de Luna, then heads north into
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose.
Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
*Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* Sa ...
. Its northern terminus is at
Historic US 66 (
Interstate 40 Business/
U.S. Route 54
U.S. Route 54 (US 54) is an east–west United States Highway that runs northeast–southwest for from El Paso, Texas, to Griggsville, Illinois. The Union Pacific Railroad's Tucumcari Line (former Southern Pacific and Rock Island Lines "Golden S ...
) in Santa Rosa.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Guadalupe County, New Mexico