State Road 171 (NM 171) was 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 ...
by the City of
Truth or Consequences. NM 171's western terminus was at
NM 181 in the City of
Elephant Butte, and the eastern terminus was at
NM 195 in Elephant Butte. It is now maintained by the City of Elephant Butte as Warm Springs Boulevard.
History
NM 171 was part of the original routing of
NM 52 east of
Interstate 25
Interstate 25 (I-25) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexic ...
(US 85). By the 1950s, this road had been bypassed by a new alignment of NM 52 further to the north, and was removed from the state highway system. In the 1988 renumbering, it was reestablished as NM 171.
On October 16, 2014, NM 171 was given to the city of Elephant Butte, along with the portion of NM 195 in the city.
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
{{commons category-inline, New Mexico State Road 171
171
Year 171 (Roman numerals, CLXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Herennianus (or, less frequently, year 92 ...
Transportation in Sierra County, New Mexico