New Mexico State Road 81 (NM 81) is a
state road in southwestern
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, Ke ...
. The route runs from the
Mexico–U.S. border in
Antelope Wells north to
NM 9 in
Hachita, passing through desert and semi-arid farmland. NM 81 is maintained by 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 ...
(NMDOT).
Route description
NM 81 begins at the Mexico – U.S. border crossing in Antelope Wells,
Hidalgo County; a local road links the crossing with
Mexico Federal Highway 2 to the south. The border crossing in Antelope Wells is the least-trafficked crossing between Mexico and the U.S., and the only residents of Antelope Wells are
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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employees.
North of Antelope Wells, the road passes through desert terrain, with a mountain range to the west. The road does not pass any communities or service stations between Antelope Wells and Hachita, and it has been described as "quiet" and "isolated"; according to NMDOT, 129 vehicles travel the road per day.
[ Continuing north, the road enters a ]semi-arid
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi- ...
farming region and passes another mountain range in the east. The road makes a turn to the north-northeast and crosses into Grant County Grant County may refer to:
Places
;Australia
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;United States
*Grant County, Arkansas
*Grant County, Indiana
* Grant County, Kansas
*Grant County, Kentucky
*Grant County, Minnesota
*Grant County, Nebraska
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before terminating at NM 9 in Hachita.
Major intersections
See also
* 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
{{osmrelation, 1483557, New Mexico State Road 81
081
Transportation in Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Transportation in Grant County, New Mexico