State Road 225 (NM 225) is a , paved, two-lane

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Doña Ana County Don (; ; pt, Dom, links=no ; all from Latin ', roughly 'Lord'), abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and Croatia ...

in the U.S. state of

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. NM 225's western terminus is north of

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at the road's junction with NM 28. The road's eastern terminus is near

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at the Texas state line where it continues east as

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(FM 1905) in Texas. NM 225 is also known as Washington Street.

Route description

The highway begins at the junction with NM 28 north of

, right across from Gadsden High School. The road heads mainly east through pecan orchards and fields of

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and after approximately crosses the

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river over a bridge, built in 1990. The highway continues travelling east, passing by Gadsden Middle School, before reaching its eastern terminus at the Texas state line at the western outskirts of the community of

History

NM 225 was constructed in the early 1940s as one of the spurs connecting NM 28 with agricultural communities lying along

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(US 85). In late 1950s this stretch was designated as NM 225.

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*{{osmrelation, 1490871, New Mexico State Road 225

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Transportation in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Route description

History

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