New Mexico State Road 522

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State Road 522

Map
NM 522 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length41.096 mi[1] (66.138 km)
Major junctions
South end US 64 / NM 150 near Taos
Major intersections NM 38 in Questa
North end SH 159 at Colorado state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesTaos
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
NM 519 NM 523

State Road 522 (NM 522) is a 41.096-mile-long (66.138 km) state highway in far northern New Mexico. It was named the Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway, after the late Taos County Commissioner and state senator, in 2022.[2]

Its southern terminus is in El Prado, NM, at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and NM 150, at what is locally referred to as the “old blinking light” intersection, approximately four miles north of Taos.[3] From there, the state road heads north through Arroyo Hondo and then Questa, where it has a junction with NM 38. It then continues north to Costilla before its northern terminus at the Colorado state line where the road becomes Colorado State Highway 159 (SH 159).

The highway, which is makes up a short portion of the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, loosely follows a portion of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail’s north branch.[4][5] It also goes through an area within Carson National Forest between Arroyo Hondo and Questa.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Taos County.

Locationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
El Prado0.0000.000
US 64 / NM 150 north
Southern terminus, southern terminus of NM 150
16.57526.675
NM 515 north
Southern terminus of NM 515
Questa20.16132.446
NM 38 east
Western terminus of NM 38
22.76036.629
NM 378 west
Eastern terminus of NM 378
Costilla39.77564.012
NM 196 south
Northern terminus of NM 196
41.09666.138 SH 159 – San LuisNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "NMDOT State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  2. ^ Plant, Geoffrey. "Questa highway memorializes late state senator". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ^ Miller, John. "Three injured in crash at El Prado OBL intersection". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. ^ "Trail Brochures". Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail, National Park Service. Retrieved Dec 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "The Old Spanish Trail Interactive Map". Old Spanish National Historic Trail, National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  6. ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, X-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

External links

Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 522 at OpenStreetMap