New Mexico State Road 72
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State Road 72 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 36.001 mi[1] (57.938 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-25 in Raton | |||
 NM 526 east of Raton | ||||
| East end |  NM 456 in Folsom | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Colfax, Union | |||
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State Road 72 (NM 72) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 36 miles (58 km). NM 72's western terminus is at Interstate 25 (I-25) in Raton, and the eastern terminus is in Folsom at NM 456; in between, it traverses the top of Johnson Mesa. It is the only road by which the general public can access the top of a mesa in the Raton-Clayton volcanic field.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Colfax | Raton | 0.000 | 0.000 | I-25 (US 85) – Raton, Springer, Trinidad | Western terminus; I-25 exit 452; road continues as Cook Avenue |
| Ray | 3.896 | 6.270 |  NM 526 east – Lake Maloya | Southern terminus of NM 526 | |
| Union | Folsom | 36.001 | 57.938 | NM 456 – Branson, Des Moines, Capulin | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.