State Road 189 (NM 189) is a paved, two-lane
state highway in
Doña Ana County
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in the U.S. state of
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
. NM 189's western terminus is near
Vado at the road's junction with
NM 478, and the eastern terminus is at the road's junction with
NM 28 within
La Mesa community.
Route description
The highway begins at the junction with
NM 28 in
La Mesa. The road heads east through pecan orchards and fields of
Mesilla Valley
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Background
The fertile Mesilla Valley extends from Radium Springs, New Mexico, to the west s ...
for before turning northeast. At the highway crosses the
Rio Grande river over a bridge, built in 1941. The road continues northeast and crosses railroad tracks of
El Paso Subdivision of
BNSF Railway right before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection with
NM 478.
History
The section occupied by modern day NM 189 was initially built in 1940-1942 as a connector between
NM 28 and
US 85 in
Vado. From late 1950s this stretch was part of
NM 227 running between
NM 28 and
U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In 1988, the
New Mexico Department of Transportation
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(NMDOT) went through a radical road renumbering program, and this stretch was designated as NM 189.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{osmrelation, 1485483, New Mexico State Road 189
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Transportation in Doña Ana County, New Mexico