New Mexico State Road 6

State Road 6
NM 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	36.360 mi (58.516 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-40 on the Laguna Indian Reservation
Major intersections	I-25 / US 85 in Los Lunas NM 314 in Los Lunas NM 263 in Valencia
East end	NM 47 in Valencia
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Cibola, Valencia
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 5 → NM 7

NM 6 westbound in Los Lunas.

New Mexico State Road 6 (NM 6) is an east–west state highway in the state of New Mexico. NM 6's western terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) west of Albuquerque, and the eastern terminus is at NM 47 in Los Lunas.

Route description

NM 6 by Rio Puerco

NM 6 begins at an intersection with Interstate 40 (I-40) about 30 miles (48 km) west of Albuquerque. The road travels to the southeast and then to the east. It has an interchange with I-25 in Los Lunas. The road passes through the village of Los Lunas as Main Street, crossing the Rio Grande before its eastern terminus at NM 47. Some maps show NM 6 continuing south concurrently with NM 47 through Belen and onward to U.S. Route 60 (US 60). This alignment is not reflected in the state highway log.

History

Much of NM 6 follows the historic alignment of US 66 and is signed as such.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Cibola	Laguna Indian Reservation	0.000	0.000	I-40 – Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Arizona	Western terminus; exit 126 (I-40)
Valencia	Los Lunas	32.621	52.498	I-25 / US 85 – Las Cruces, Albuquerque	Exit 203 (I-25)
		34.364	55.303	NM 314 – Belen, Isleta Pueblo
	Valencia	35.890	57.759	NM 263 south (El Cerro Road) – Belen	Northern terminus of NM 263
		36.360	58.516	NM 47 – Belen, Isleta Pueblo	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 6 at OpenStreetMap