State Road 117 (NM 117) is a
state road
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 north west
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 ...
, entirely within
Cibola County
Cibola County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,213. Its county seat is Grants. It is New Mexico's youngest county, and the third youngest county in the United States, created on June 19, ...
. The southern terminus is at
NM 36 near
Quemado, and the northern terminus is at
NM 122 and
Historic U.S. Route 66 in
Grants
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. NM 117 runs through the
El Malpais National Conservation Area
The El Malpais National Conservation Area is a federally protected conservation area in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The El Malpais National Conservation area was established in 1987 and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of t ...
.
It is one of the roads on the
Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated
New Mexico Scenic Byways
Scenic and Historic Byways are highways in New Mexico known for their scenic beauty or historic significance. The New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department Scenic and Historic Byways Program was made effective July 31, 1998 to establi ...
.
[Trail of the Ancients.](_blank)
New Mexico Tourism Department. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
History
The portion of NM 117 from I-40 north to NM 122 became a state highway on a road exchange agreement with Cibola County in October 1988.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
117
Transportation in Cibola County, New Mexico
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