New Mexico State Road 448 (NM 448) 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
Sandoval County
Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo, New Mexico, Bernali ...
and
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County () is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.[Bernalillo Co ...](_blank)
,
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 448 is assigned as Coors Road inside of Albuquerque, and is assigned as Corrales Road in Corrales, New Mexico. The highway's northern terminus is at an intersection with
NM 528 (Pat D'Arco Highway) in Rio Rancho. The highway then proceeds east then south through
Corrales via Corrales Road. After leaving Corrales, it intersects with
NM 528 again. The highway's southern terminus is at
NM 45.
Route description
NM 448 begins at the three-way intersection between Coors Road, Coors Boulevard, and Coors By-Pass in northwestern Albuquerque, heading to the north-northeast on Coors Road. Shortly after intersecting
NM 528 at Alameda Boulevard, the route crosses from
Bernalillo County
Bernalillo County () is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Mexico.[Bernalillo Co ...](_blank)
into
Sandoval County
Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo, New Mexico, Bernali ...
, where it is known as Corrales Road. The route proceeds northeast through
Corrales before turning to the northwest. It enters the city limits of
Rio Rancho
Rio Rancho ( es, Río Rancho) is the most populous and only city in Sandoval County, part of the expansive Albuquerque metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. A small portion of the city extends into northern Bernalillo County.
It is ...
before coming to its northern terminus at the Pat D'Arco Highway (NM 528).
History
Until 2012, this route also included a portion of Coors Boulevard between St. Joseph's Drive and its current southern terminus at Coors By-Pass. This segment has since been replaced by NM 45, which now includes all of Coors Boulevard south of Coors By-Pass; the portion of Coors Boulevard between Old Coors Road and St. Joseph's Drive was previously locally maintained.
Major intersections
File:NM528wRoad-NM448sSign (32867503393).jpg
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
448
Transportation in Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Transportation in Sandoval County, New Mexico
Transportation in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
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