State Road 146 (NM 146) is a , paved, two-lane
state highway in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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in the U.S. state of
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex
, Offi ...
. NM 146's southern terminus is in
Hachita at the road's junction with
NM 9. The road's northern terminus is in between
Wilna
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and
Separ at the road's junction with
Interstate 10
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(I-10) and
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States. E ...
(US 70).
Route description
NM 146 begins at the junction with
NM 9 in the village of
Hachita. The road heads mostly north through the arid sparsely populated desert plains occupied by ranchos. The highway crosses the Great Continental Divide after approximately . Continuing north NM 146 arrives at