State Road 152 (NM 152) 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 ...
. NM 152's western terminus is in
Santa Clara, at
U.S. Route 180
U.S. Route 180 is an east–west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 1 ...
(US 180) and NM 152's eastern terminus is at
NM 187 south of
Caballo.
Route description
NM 152 begins at an intersection with US 180 in Santa Clara and begins traveling east. It then intersects
NM 356 in Hanover. Then roughly later it intersects
NM 35 and then
NM 61 in San Lorenzo. Then further eastward it intersects
NM 27 in Hillsboro. past Hillsboro, NM 152 intersects I-25 and US 85 before reaching its eastern terminus as NM 187 south of Caballo.
History
In 2014, NN 152 suffered significant damage from
Hurricane Norbert, with portions of the road washed away and debris covering large stretches of road. Due to the severity of damage, the
New Mexico Department of Transportation
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT; es, Departamento de Transporte de Nuevo México) is a state government organization which oversees transportation in New Mexico, State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The agency ...
closed the road indefinitely and stated it could be more than a month until it was re-opened.
Major intersections
See also
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List of state roads in New Mexico
State roads in New Mexico, along with the Interstate Highway System, and the United States Numbered Highway System, fall under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT). The U.S. state of New Mexico has 412 st ...
References
External links
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Transportation in Grant County, New Mexico
Transportation in Sierra County, New Mexico