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| Interstate 25 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 462.12 mi[1] (743.71 km) | ||||
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| South end: |   I-10 / US 85 in Las Cruces |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-40 in Albuquerque  US 84 / US 285 in Santa Fe |
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| North end: |   I-25 / US 85 / US 87 at Colorado state line |
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In the U.S. state of New Mexico, Interstate 25 follows the north-south corridor through Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It replaced U.S. Route 85, which is no longer signed in the state.
Route description
Interstate 25 begins at Interstate 10's exit 144 in Las Cruces.[2] Immediately, three exits provide access to the city, including one for U.S. Route 70.[3] Upon exiting the city the speed limit increases by ten miles per hour to 75 mph. After this, there are no major cities along the corridor until Albuquerque. When I-25 reaches Truth or Consequences, it is parallel to Elephant Butte Reservoir State Park.[4]
As I-25 nears Albuquerque, it has interchanges with roads such as U.S. Route 380 and a concurrency with Route 60.[5] State Road 6, the original U.S. Route 66, meets up with I-25 in Los Lunas.[6] The speed limit on I-25 in Albuquerque is 65 mph (105 km/h), except for one 1.5 mile 55 mph (89 km/h) section between Gibson Boulevard and Central Avenue. In Albuquerque, there is an interchange with Interstate 40.[7] Named the Big I, it was given an honorable mention by the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for excellence in urban highway design in 2002.[8]
Leaving Albuquerque, the speed limit increases to 70 mph (110 km/h) and after Bernalillo the 75 mph (121 km/h) speed limit resumes. I-25 starts to curve into a snake-like path in an east-west orientation as it heads toward Santa Fe.[9] I-25 retains that orientation until Las Vegas, where it starts to revert back into its usual north–south orientation.[10] The highway stays this way even when it is leaving New Mexico to enter Colorado. Its last city in New Mexico nearest to Colorado is Raton, about 10 miles (16 km) away from the state line. The speed limit through Raton Pass is 65 mph (105 km/h).
Exit list
| County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Doña Ana | Las Cruces | I-10 (US 85 south) – El Paso, Deming |
Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |
| 1 | University Avenue | |||
| 3 | Lohman Avenue | |||
| 6 |  US 70 / Del Rey Boulevard – Las Cruces, Alamogordo |
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| 9 | Doña Ana (NM 320) | |||
| 19 | Radium Springs (NM 157) | |||
| 32 | Upham | |||
| 35 |  NM 140 west – Rincon |
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| 41 |  NM 26 west – Hatch, Deming |
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| Sierra | 51 |  NM 546 – Garfield, Salem |
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| 59 |  NM 187 - Caballo Lake State Park, Percha Dam State Park |
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| 63 |  NM 152 – Hillsboro |
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| 71 | Las Palomas | |||
| Truth or Consequences | 75 |  I-25 Bus. north – Truth or Consequences, Williamsburg |
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| 79 | I-25 Bus. south – Truth or Consequences |
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| 83 |  NM 195 (NM 181) – Elephant Butte, Elephant Butte Lake State Park |
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| 89 |   NM 181 to NM 52 – Monticello, Cuchillo |
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| 92 | Mitchell Point (NM 1) | |||
| 100 | Red Rock | |||
| Socorro | 115 |  NM 115 - Camino Real International Heritage Center |
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| 124 | San Marcial | |||
| 139 |  US 380 east – San Antonio, Carrizozo |
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| Socorro | 147 |  I-25 Bus. north to US 60 west – Socorro, Magdalena |
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| 150 | I-25 Bus. south / US 60 west – Socorro, Magdalena |
South end of US 60 overlap | ||
| 152 | Escondida | |||
| 156 | Lemitar (NM 408) | |||
| 163 | San Acacia | |||
| 169 | La Joya State Game Refuge, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | |||
| 175 | US 60 east (NM 116) – Bernardo, Mountainair |
North end of US 60 overlap | ||
| Valencia | Belen | 190 | I-25 Bus. north – Belen, South Belen |
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| 191 | Camino del Llano | |||
| 195 | I-25 Bus. south – Belen |
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| Los Lunas | 203 |  NM 6 – Los Lunas |
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| Bernalillo | 209 |  To NM 45 (NM 317) – Isleta Pueblo |
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| 213 |  NM 314 (Isleta Boulevard) |
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| Albuquerque | 215 |  NM 47 (Broadway) – Bosque Farms, Peratia |
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| 220 | Rio Bravo Boulevard (NM 500) | |||
| 221 | Sunport Boulevard - Albuquerque International Airport | |||
| 222 | Gibson Boulevard - Albuquerque International Airport, Kirtland AFB | Signed as exits 222A (east) and 222B (west) southbound | ||
| 223 | Avenida Cesar Chavez | |||
| 224A | Central Avenue, Lead Avenue, Coal Avenue | |||
| 224B | Central Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue | |||
| 225 | Candelaria Road, Lomas Boulevard, Menaul Boulevard | |||
| 226 | I-40 – Gallup, Santa Rosa |
Signed as exits 226A (east) and 226B (west) | ||
| 227 | Comanche Road, Griegos Road, Candelaria Road, Menaul Boulevard | |||
| 228 | Montgomery Boulevard, Montano Road | |||
| 229 | Jefferson Street | |||
| 230 | San Mateo Boulevard, Osuna Road | |||
| 231 | San Antonio Avenue, Ellison Road, Osuna Road | |||
| 232 |  NM 423 (Paseo del Norte) |
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| 233 | Alameda Boulevard (NM 528) | |||
| 234 |  NM 556 (Roy Avenue, Tramway Road) |
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| Sandoval | Bernalillo | 240 |  NM 473 – Bernalillo |
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| 242 |   US 550 west / NM 165 east – Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Placitas |
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| 248 | Algodones (NM 315) | |||
| 252 | San Felipe Pueblo | |||
| 257 | Budaghers | |||
| 259 |  NM 22 – Santo Domingo Pueblo |
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| Santa Fe | 264 |  NM 16 – Cochiti Pueblo |
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| 267 | Waldo Canyon Road | |||
| 271 | CR 50 F - La Cienega | |||
| 276 |   NM 14 south / NM 599 north (Santa Fe Relief Route) – Madrid |
Signed as exits 276A (south) and 276B (north) northbound | ||
| 278 | NM 14 (Cerrillos Road) |
Signed as exits 278A (south) and 278B (north) southbound | ||
| Santa Fe | 282 | US 84 north / US 285 north (St. Francis Drive) / Frontage Road – Santa Fe Plaza |
South end of US 84/US 285 overlap; signed as exits 282A (Frontage Road) and 282B (US 84/US 285) southbound | |
| 284 |  NM 466 (Old Pecos Trail) |
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| 290 | US 285 south (NM 300) – Clines Corners |
North end of US 285 overlap | ||
| 294 | Canoncito at Apache Canyon | |||
| 297 | Valencia | |||
| 299 |  NM 50 – Glorieta, Pecos |
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| San Miguel | 307 |  NM 63 – Pecos, Rowe |
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| 319 | San Jose, San Juan | |||
| 323 |  NM 3 south – Villanueva |
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| 330 | Bernal | |||
| 335 | Tecolote | |||
| 339 | US 84 south – Romeroville, Santa Rosa |
North end of US 84 overlap | ||
| Las Vegas | 343 |   I-25 Bus. north to NM 283 / NM 329 – Las Vegas |
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| 345 |   NM 104 (University Avenue) to I-25 Bus. / NM 65 |
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| 347 |   To I-25 Bus. / NM 250 (I-25 Bus. south, NM 250) / NM 65 / NM 518 – Taos, Las Vegas |
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| 352 | Las Vegas Municipal Airport | |||
| 356 | Onava | |||
| 361 | (no name) | |||
| Mora | 364 |   NM 161 to NM 97 – Watrous, Valmora |
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| 366 | NM 161 to NM 97 – Watrous, Valmora |
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| 387 |  NM 120 – Wagon Mound |
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| 393 | Levy | |||
| Colfax | 404 |  NM 569 – Colmor |
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| 412 |     To US 56 / US 412 / NM 21 / NM 468 (I-25 Bus. north) – Springer |
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| 414 | To US 56 / US 412 / NM 21 / NM 468 (I-25 Bus. south) – Springer |
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| 419 |  NM 58 west – Cimarron |
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| 426 |  To NM 505 (NM 445) – Maxwell |
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| 435 | Tinaja | |||
| 446 |  US 64 west – Taos |
South end of US 64 overlap | ||
| Raton | 450 | I-25 Bus. north (US 64 east) – Raton |
North end of US 64 overlap | |
| 451 | US 64 / US 87 east – Raton, Clayton |
South end of US 87 overlap | ||
| 452 |  NM 72 east – Raton |
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| 454 | I-25 Bus. south – Raton |
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| 460 | (no name) |
References
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, Route Log and Finder List: Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 at I-10 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 in Las Cruces [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 parallels Elephant Butte Reservoir State Park [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 near Albuquerque [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 at SR 6 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 at I-40 [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ "I-25/I-40 System-to-System Interchange". Excellence in highway design. Federal Highway Administration. 2002. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/eihd/2002/cat1pic8.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 nearing Santa Fe [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – I-25 near Las Vegas [map]. Cartography by Tele Atlas. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
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