U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 84
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Major junctions
West end:	US 84 at the Colorado state line
	US 64 from west of Chama to Tierra Amarilla US 285 from Chili to Eldorado at Santa Fe I-25 / US 85 from Santa Fe to south of Las Vegas I-40 in Santa Rosa US 54 in Santa Rosa US 60 from Fort Sumner to Texico US 70 in Clovis
East end:	US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced State Roads in New Mexico Interstate US State Minor Scenic ← NM 83 US 85 →

U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is the section of a west-east highway in New Mexico that begins at the Colorado state line northwest of Chama and ends at the Texas state line in Texico.

Route description

US 84 enters New Mexico at Rio Arriba County 28 miles (45 km) south of its terminus at US 160. About 6 miles (9.7 km) south of the Colorado–New Mexico state line, US 64 comes from the west and travels concurrently with US 84 for the next 28 miles (45 km). Only 3 miles (4.8 km) east of this intersection, the concurrency crosses the Continental Divide at Sargent Pass, elevation 7,718 feet (2,352 m) above sea level or more than 3,100 feet (940 m) lower than Wolf Creek Pass, the next Continental Divide highway pass to the north. Therefore, only 37 miles (60 km) of US 84 is located west of the Continental Divide. About 12 miles (19 km) east of the intersection, US 64/US 84 enters the town of Chama. At a T-intersection, New Mexico State Road 17 enters from the north and terminates at said intersection, while US 64/US 84 enter from the south and west.

After heading south from Chama, US 64/US 84 combine for about 14 miles (23 km) to Tierra Amarilla, where US 64 departs from US 84 and heads southeast, while US 84 continues south. About 57 miles (92 km) down the road, US 84 is joined by US 285 south of the small community of Chili. About 5 miles (8.0 km) further, US 84/US 285 enter the city of Española from the north as North Paseo de Onate Street. At the south end of the town, US 84/US 285 become the Santa Fe Highway and an expressway. About 9 miles (14 km) further, US 84/US 285 become a two-laned limited-access freeway. 15 miles (24 km) further south, the two return to surface street status and then travel past downtown Santa Fe via St. Francis Drive. On the south side of Santa Fe at Interstate 25's exit 282A, US 84/US 285 merge with northbound I-25/US 85. All four highways head east and slightly to the south to avoid the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Just before turning north, US 285 exits the freeway at exit 290 and continues south towards Clines Corners. After winding north and south, the freeway finally begins heading solely north, and US 84 exits about 55 miles (89 km) later at exit 339 near Romeroville and travels in an east/southeastern direction, while I-25/US 85 continue north to Colorado. Following a path southeast and then south for 42 miles (68 km), US 84 merges with I-40 (and Historic US 66) at I-40's exit 256. After 17 miles (27 km) I-40/US 84 enter Santa Rosa. About 21 miles (34 km) from its concurrency with I-40, US 84 diverges at exit 277.

The highway then travels south/southeast for 42 miles (68 km) until merging with US 60 in downtown Fort Sumner. From the intersection with US 60, US 60/US 84 travel east, passing through Taiban and Melrose before intersecting US 70 after 61 miles (98 km) in Clovis. From the intersection with US 70, US 64/US 70/US 84 travels east 8.7 miles (14.0 km) entering Texico. Here, about 280 feet (85 m) before the Texas–New Mexico state line, US 60 splits from US 70/US 84 with US 70/US 84 continuing east into Farwell, Texas.^[1] Despite being an west-east route, US-84 is signed as north-south between Fort Sumner and the Colorado border.^[2]

History

US 84 was first extended west into New Mexico in 1936 at Texico. In 1937, the route was extended further to Santa Fe, and in 1938, the route was extended further to Cortez, Colorado. However, this extension did not last long, because the highway was truncated back to Santa Fe. The current route for US 84 was created in 1941.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Colorado state line		0.0	0.0	US 84 continues west into Colorado
Rio Arriba	​	6.2	10.0		US 64 – Navajo City, Bloomfield, Farmington	Western end of US 64 overlap
	Chama				NM 17 north
	Brazos				NM 512
	Brazos–Los Ojos city line				NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park
	Los Ojos				NM 514
					NM 112 – El Vado State Park
	Tierra Amarilla				NM 162 south
					NM 531 – La Puente
		32.6	52.5		US 64 – Tres Piedras, Taos	Eastern end of US 64 overlap
		33.2	53.4		NM 162
	Cebolla	44.4	71.5		NM 221
	​	47.5	76.4		NM 115 – Canjilon
	Abiquiu	69.0	111.0		NM 96 – Youngsville, Coyote
		79.3	127.6		NM 554 – El Rito
	​	84.4	135.8		NM 233 – Medanales
	Chili	90.2	145.2		US 285 – Ojo Caliente	Western end of US 285 overlap
	El Duende	91.8	147.7		NM 74
	Española	98.1	157.9		NM 30 – San Ildefonso Pueblo
				Paseo de Onate Bridge over the Rio Grande
		98.8	159.0		NM 68 – La Villita, Los Luceros, Taos
Santa Fe	Sombrillo	100.6	161.9		NM 106 / NM 399
	​	104.4	168.0	–	(no name)	Interchange
	Pojoaque	106.6	171.6		NM 503 – Cundiyo
		107.1	172.4	–	NM 502 – San Ildefonso Pueblo	Interchange
	​	109.6	176.4	177	Buffalo Thunder Road	Interchange; western end of freeway
	​	111.0	178.6	176	(no name)	No westbound entrance
	​	112.5	181.1	175	Camel Rock Road
	​	115.6	186.0	172	Tesuque Village Road
	Tesuque	116.7	187.8	171	Flea Market Road
		118.6	190.9	168	CR 73 / Avenida Monte Sereno
	Santa Fe	120.5– 121.2	193.9– 195.1	166	NM 599	Interchange; eastern end of freeway
		121.9	196.2	–	Guadalupe Street	Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
		123.5	198.8		NM 14 – Los Cerrillos, Madrid
		124.8	200.8		NM 466	Interchange
		126.3– 127.3	203.3– 204.9		I-25 / US 85 – Albuquerque	Western end of I-25 / US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 282
See I-25
San Miguel	​	184.3	296.6		I-25 / US 85 – Las Vegas, Denver	Eastern end of I-25 / US 85 overlap; I-25 exit 339
	​	204.6	329.3		NM 386 – Tecolotito
	​	205.9	331.4		NM 451 – Anton Chico
Guadalupe	Dilia	210.2	338.3		NM 119 – Anton Chico
	​	226.0	363.7		I-40 / Historic US 66 / NM 219 – Albuquerque, Pastura	Western end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 256
	See I-40
	Santa Rosa	246.3	396.4		I-40 / US 54 / I-40 Bus. / Historic US 66 – Vaughn, Amarillo	Eastern end of I-40 overlap; I-40 exit 277
		246.4	396.5		NM 156
		246.8	397.2		– Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport
De Baca	​	278.2	447.7		NM 203 – Lake Sumner, Sumner Lake State Park
	Fort Sumner	288.1	463.7		US 60 – Vaughn	Western end of US 60 overlap
	Taiban	301.8	485.7		NM 294
		302.6	487.0		NM 252 – House, McAlister
Roosevelt	No major junctions
Curry	Melrose	324.0	521.4		NM 268
		325.0	523.0		NM 267 – Floyd, Portales
	​	329.0	529.5		NM 224
	Clovis	341.9	550.2		NM 311 – Cannon Air Force Base	Partial interchange
		345.0	555.2		NM 467 – Portales
		349.1	561.8		US 70 / NM 209 – Portales, Broadview, Grady	Western end of US 70 overlap
	Texico	357.4	575.2		NM 108
		357.7	575.7		NM 348 – Farwell
		357.8	575.8		US 60 – Amarillo	Eastern end of US 60 overlap
Texas state line		357.9	576.0	US 70 / US 84 continue east into Texas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

1. "Google Maps". Retrieved June 30, 2016.
2. "End of US highway 84". Retrieved October 25, 2016.