State Road 182 (NM 182) is a , paved, two-lane
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
Doña Ana County
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in the U.S. 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 ...
. NM 182 western terminus is in La Union at the road's end at
La Union
La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...
Townsite, and the eastern terminus is at the road's junction with
NM 28 within the La Union community. NM 182 is also known as Mercantil Avenue.
Route description
The highway begins at the junction with
NM 28 east of community of
La Union
La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...
. The road heads west through pecan orchards and fields of
Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley is a geographic feature of Southern New Mexico and far West Texas. It was formed by repeated heavy spring floods of the Rio Grande.
Background
The fertile Mesilla Valley extends from Radium Springs, New Mexico, to the wes ...
for before turning southwest. The highway continues to follow Mercantil Avenue until it ends at La Union Townsite.
History
The section occupied by modern day NM 182 was initially built in 1950 as a portion of
NM 273 connecting
La Union
La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...
with
El Paso
El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...
. In the late 1990s to early 2000s this stretch was removed from
NM 273 and was designated as NM 182.
After the split, the length of the highway was and the road extended to NM 416 (Casad Road) down Alvarez Road. After NM 416 was decommissioned in mid-2000s NM 182 was shortened down to its current length and rerouted away from Alvarez Road.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{osmrelation, 1485485, New Mexico State Road 182
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Transportation in Doña Ana County, New Mexico