U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico

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U.S. Route 70 marker

U.S. Route 70
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US 70 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length: 448.264 mi[1] (721.411 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 70 at the Arizona state line
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East end: US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line
Location
Counties: Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, Doña Ana, Otero, Lincoln, Chaves, Roosevelt, Curry
Highway system
NM 68 NM 72

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Globe, Arizona, east to Atlantic, North Carolina. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 70 extends from the Arizona state line south of Virden and ends at the Texas state line in Texico.

Route description

After entering the state of New Mexico, US 70 heads southeast. Five miles (8.0 km)[2] after crossing the state line, it serves as the southern terminus for New Mexico State Road 92 (NM 92). US 70 does not have another highway junction for 21 miles (34 km),[2] where it meets New Mexico State Road 464 (NM 464) and New Mexico State Road 90 (NM 90) three miles (4.8 km)[2] north of Lordsburg. At Lordsburg, US 70 joins with Interstate 10 (I-10) eastbound, splitting off in Las Cruces, and becoming Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces. When Picacho Avenue meets Main Street, US 70 follows Main Street northbound. US 70 then crosses I-25, and has been upgraded at this point to a controlled-access highway until entering the foothills of the Organ Mountains.

US 70 at the intersection of US 285 and US 380 in Roswell.

As a divided highway, US 70 then crosses the Organ Mountains via San Augustin Pass descends to the valley floor of the Tularosa Basin, and next crosses the White Sands Missile Range. Overhead missile tests can close the highway for a few hours; this generally happens once or twice a week, and typically only for an hour at a time.[3][4] The road then passes the entrance to White Sands National Park, and shortly after that passes the southern end of Holloman Air Force Base. It then turns northbound, and picks up a concurrency with US 54 upon entering Alamogordo. On the north end of Alamogordo, US 54/US 70 intersects the beginning of US 82 near La Luz. The concurrency with US 54 lasts until Tularosa, and the highway remains divided until US 70 and US 54 diverge. After splitting off to the northeast, US 70 begins an ascent into the Sacramento Mountains and enters the Lincoln National Forest. The road then runs across the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation and near the resort town of Ruidoso. In Hondo, it begins another concurrency, this time with US 380. US 70 then bypasses Roswell to the northwest, together with US 285. US 70 then heads off to the northeast, running through Portales and Clovis before entering Texas at Texico.

History

When commissioned in 1926, ran from present day US 70 in Clovis, New Mexico through Vaughn, Willard all the way to Holbrook, Arizona. In 1932, US 70 was rerouted to El Paso, Texas, and the old routing was transferred to US 60 and US 260.[5] In 1934, the routing of US 70 was changed again, to Las Cruces; the old route was transferred to US 54.[6]

On July 12, 2021, US 70 between NASA Road and the entrance of White Sands Missile Range was closed to traffic. The night before, heavy rain from thunderstorms caused about 4 feet (1.2 m) of mud to close the 7-mile (11 km) section. The highway was reopened the next day.[7]

Junction list

County Location mi
[8][9][10]
km Exit Destinations[10] Notes
Arizona state line 0.000 0.000 US 70 west – Duncan, Safford Continuation into Arizona
Hidalgo 4.200 6.759 NM 92 – Virden
25.600 41.199 NM 464 – Redrock
27.194 43.765 NM 90 – White Signal, Silver City
Lordsburg 29.184
2.067
46.967
3.327
I-10 Bus. west (Historic US 80 west) to I-10 – Road Forks Interchange; western end of I-10 Bus. concurrency; former US 80 west; mileposts change to reflect I-10 Bus.
2.135 3.436 East Bound Trucks (NM 494 south) Northern terminus of NM 494
4.370 7.033 I-10 Bus. ends / I-10 – Lordsburg Eastern end of I-10 Bus. concurrency; western end of I-10 concurrency; I-10 exit 24
See I-10
Doña Ana 141.435 227.618 I-10 east (US 180 east) – Las Cruces, El Paso Eastern end of I-10 and US 180 concurrencies; I-10 exit 135
Bridge over the Rio Grande
Las Cruces 147.246 236.969 NM 185 / NM 188 – Radium Springs, Mesilla
147.246 236.969 NM 478 south (Main Street) – Anthony Northern terminus of NM 478; former US 80 east/US 85 south
150.699–
150.706
242.527–
242.538
I-25 (US 85) – El Paso, Albuquerque Partial interchange; west end of freeway; I-25 exit 6
151.083 243.145 Del Rey Boulevard / Telshor Boulevard Direct eastbound exit and westbound entrance
151.700 244.137 Roadrunner Parkway No direct eastbound entrance
152.322 245.138 Rinconada Boulevard No direct westbound entrance
153.103 246.395 Sonoma Ranch Boulevard
154.716 248.991 Mesa Grande Drive
155.792 250.723 Porter Drive
156.870 252.458 Holman Road / Dunn Drive
158.493 255.070 Weisner Road / Balsam Road
160.122 257.691 Brahman Road
Organ 161.260 259.523 NASA Road / Baylor Canyon Road East end of freeway
169.946 273.502 Missile Range Headquarters / HTA Interchange
Otero Holloman AFB 206.428 332.214 Holloman AFB Main Gate Partial interchange
Alamogordo 210.939 339.473  Airport Road - Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport
212.789–
213.108
342.451–
342.964
US 54 south / Invalid type: road – El Paso, Alamogordo Interchange; western end of US 54 concurrency; White Sands Boulevard not signed westbound
218.211 351.177 US 82 – Artesia, Lubbock Western terminus of US 82
220.528 354.905 NM 545 – La Luz
Tularosa 228.271–
229.131
367.367–
368.751
US 54 north – Carrizozo Eastern end of US 54 concurrency
Mescalero 247.022 397.543  Eagle Drive – Hospital, Bureau of Indian Affairs Interchange; serves Mescalero Indian Hospital
251.486 404.727 NM 244 – Cloudcroft
Lincoln Ruidoso Downs 261.260 420.457 NM 48 – Capitan
Hondo 285.031 458.713 US 380 – Capitan Western end of US 380 concurrency
See US 380
Chaves Roswell 328.409 528.523 US 285 south (Main Street south) / US 380 east (2nd Street east) – Artesia, Brownfield Eastern end of US 380 concurrency; western end of US 285 concurrency
333.432 536.607 NM 246 – Capitan
335.533–
335.794
539.988–
540.408
B
US 70 Truck west / US 285 Truck south (Relief Route) / US 285 north – Vaughn, Ruidoso
Interchange; eastern end of US 285 concurrency; exit number is for US 285; no exit number eastbound; US 70 Truck exit A
Roosevelt Elida 397.526 639.756 NM 114 / NM 330 – Dora, Floyd
415.151 668.121 NM 480
Portales 417.161 671.356  Airport Road – Portales Municipal Airport
421.447 678.253 NM 206 east (Avenue C) – Dora, Tatum Western terminus of NM 206
421.512 678.358
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NM 267 west (Avenue B) – Floyd, Melrose
Eastern terminus of NM 267
421.731 678.710 NM 88 east (Abilene Avenue) – Arch Western terminus of NM 88
423.173 681.031 To NM 236 / Invalid type: road
423.762 681.979 NM 467 – Clovis
426.431 686.274 NM 202
Curry Clovis 439.823 707.827 US 60 / US 84 east (1st Street west) / NM 209 north (Prince Street) – Fort Sumner, Vaughn, Santa Rosa Western end of US 60 and US 84 concurrencies
See US 60
Texico 448.188 721.289 US 60 east (State Street) – Hereford Eastern end of US 60 concurrency
Texas state line 448.264 721.411 US 70 east / US 84 east – Farwell Continuation into Farwell, Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Roswell truck route

Location: Roswell, New Mexico
Length: 7.5 mi[11] (12.1 km)

U.S. Route 70 Truck (US 70 Truck) runs for seven and a half miles (12.1 km) around the northwest side of Roswell. For its entire length, it is multiplexed with Roswell's Relief Route (US 285 Truck).

The entire route is in Chaves County.

Location mi[11] km Exit Destinations Notes
Roswell 0.00 0.00
US 285 Truck south (Relief Route south) / US 70 / US 380 (2nd Street) – Artesia, Ruidoso, Roswell
Western terminus; western terminus of US 285 Truck concurrency; road continues south as US 285 Truck (Relief Rte.)
5.0 8.0 NM 246 (Pine Lodge Road) – Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
7.1 11.4 A US 70 west / US 285 south to US 380 junction – Clovis Interchange; no exit number eastbound
7.4–
7.5
11.9–
12.1

US 285 Truck end / US 70 east (Clovis Highway) / US 285 north
Interchange; eastern terminus; eastern terminus of US 285 Truck concurrency; northern terminus of US 285 Truck
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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U.S. Route 70
Previous state:
Arizona
New Mexico Next state:
Texas

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