U.S. Route 64 in Arizona
U.S. Route 64 | ||||
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US 64 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ADOT | ||||
| Length | 4.157 mi[1] (6.690 km) | |||
| Existed | December 2, 1988–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, AZ | |||
| East end |  US 64 at the New Mexico state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arizona | |||
| County | Apache | |||
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U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina. In Arizona, the highway starts at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) heading southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before entering New Mexico near the town of Beclabito.
Route description
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) starts at an intersection with US 160 at Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation. The highway then heads southeast passing an intersection with Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 5028 (BIA 5028) at the edge of town across the highway from the Teec Nos Pos Trading Post. The highway then cuts through a mesa before making a slight curve south by southeast. Past the mesa, US 64 passes through sparse ranch land, intersecting BIA 5111 before turning slightly eastward. After passing an intersection with BIA 5113, US 64 crosses the New Mexico state line.[2]
History
When originally designated on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) had its western terminus at US 385 in Capulin, New Mexico.[3] In 1933, US 64 had been extended to end at US 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, replacing all of the previously designated US 485 between Raton and Santa Fe, through Taos.[3][4] On November 11, 1972, US 64 was truncated from Santa Fe to Taos, then extended west through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield to US 550 in Farmington.[5] On December 2, 1988, or sometime after that date, US 64 was further extended over Arizona State Route 504 and New Mexico State Road 504 to a junction with US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona near Four Corners.[2][6] Today, the western terminus of US 64 remains at Teec Nos Pos.[1]
Junction list
The entire route is in Apache County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Teec Nos Pos | 465.400 | 748.989 | US 160 – Kayenta, Cortez, Four Corners Monument | National western terminus; US 64 east to the New Mexico state line is former SR 504 | ||
| | 469.557 | 755.679 |  US 64 east – Shiprock | Continuation into New Mexico | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Arizona Department of Transportation. "2013 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
- ^ a b Google (August 2, 2019). "U.S. Route 64 in Arizona and New Mexico" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
- ^ New Mexico State Highway Department (1933). Official Road Map of New Mexico (Map). 1:1,584,000. Cartography by B.C. Broome. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Highway Department. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via University of New Mexico Digital Collections.
- ^ U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee (November 11, 1972). "U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikisource.
Discontinue the U.S. 64 designation between Taos and Santa Fe and designate as U.S. 64 that route between Taos and Farmington over S.R. 111, 553 and 17 through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (December 2, 1988). "Route Numbering Committee Agenda" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2019 – via Wikimedia Commons.
Beginning at the present terminus of U.S. Route 64 at Farmington, New Mexico, then westerly over U.S. Route 550 to the intersection of State Road 504 in Shiprock, N.M., then westerly over S.R. 504 to the intersection of U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona.
