Interstate 40 in New Mexico

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Interstate 40
Main route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 373 mi (600 km)
West end: I-40 at Arizona-New Mexico border
East end: I-40 at New Mexico-Texas border
State Roads in New Mexico

Interstate 40, a major east-west route of the Interstate Highway System, runs east-west through Albuquerque in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the direct replacement for the historic U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico. West of Albuquerque, there are some at-grade intersections, in violation of Interstate standards.

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[edit] History

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Eastbound

[edit] Exit list

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
McKinley 8 Defiance, Manuelito (NM 118/US 66)
Gallup 16 I-40 Bus. east; NM 118 - West Gallup (US 66)
20 US 491 north - Shiprock; NM 602 south - Munoz Boulevard, Zuni
22 Miyamura Drive; Montoya Boulevard
26 I-40 Bus. west - East Gallup (NM 118/US 66)
33 NM 400 south - McGaffey (NM 118/US 66)
36 Iyanbito (NM 118/US 66 west) West end of US 66 overlap
39 Refinery
44 Coolidge
47 Continental Divide (NM 122/US 66 east) East end of US 66 overlap
53 NM 371; NM 612 - Thoreau (NM 122/US 66)
63 NM 412 - Prewitt (to NM 122/US 66)
Cibola 72 Bluewater Village (NM 606 to NM 122/US 66)
Milan 79 I-40 Bus. east to NM 605; to NM 509 - Milan, San Mateo, Chaco Culture National Historical Park (NM 615 to NM 122/US 66)
Grants 81 NM 53 to I-40 Bus.; to NM 122 - San Rafael, Grants (to US 66) Signed as exits 81A (NM 53 south) and 81B (NM 53 north to I-40 Bus.) on I-40 east
85 I-40 Bus. west to NM 547 - Grants, Mt. Taylor (NM 122 west to US 66)
89 Quemado (NM 117; NM 124 east; US 66)
96 McCartys, Acoma, Sky City (NM 124/US 66)
100 San Fidel
102 Acomita, Acoma, Sky City
104 Cubero, Budville (NM 124/US 66)
108 Casa Blanca, Paraje (NM 23)
114 NM 124 west - Laguna (US 66 west) West end of US 66 overlap
117 Mesita
126 NM 6 east - Los Lunas (pre-1937 US 66 east) East end of pre-1937 US 66 overlap
131 To'hajiilee
Bernalillo 140 Rio Puerco
149 Paseo del Volcan; Central Avenue (US 66 east) East end of US 66 overlap
153 98th Street
Albuquerque 154 Unser Boulevard (NM 345)
155 Coors Boulevard
157A Rio Grande Boulevard
157B 12th Street Westbound exit is via exit 158
158 8th Street; 6th Street
159A 4th Street; 2nd Street; University Boulevard - Downtown (pre-1937 US 66; NM 47) Signed as exit 159D westbound, since it is east of exit 159BC
159BC I-25 - Santa Fe, Las Cruces
160 Carlisle Boulevard
161 San Mateo Boulevard Signed as exits 161A (south) and 161B (north) on I-40 east
162 Louisiana Boulevard
164 Wyoming Boulevard - Kirtland AFB
165 Eubank Boulevard
166 Juan Tabo Boulevard
167 Central Avenue (NM 333/US 66); Tramway Boulevard (NM 556)
170 Carnuel (NM 333/US 66)
175 NM 14; NM 337 - Tijeras, Cedar Crest (NM 333/US 66)
178 Zuzax (NM 333/US 66)
181 To NM 217 - Sedillo (NM 333/US 66)
Santa Fe Edgewood 187 NM 344 - Edgewood (to NM 333/US 66)
Torrance Moriarty 194 I-40 Bus. east to US 66 - Moriarty West (to NM 333 west)
196 NM 41 - Howard Cavasos Boulevard
197 I-40 Bus. west; US 66 west - Moriarty East West end of US 66 overlap; no westbound entrance
203 (no name)
208 Wagon Wheel
218B US 285 - Vaughn, Santa Fe Signed as exit 218B on I-40 west, with exit 218A (Clines Corner) to the west
226 (no name)
230 NM 3 - Encino, Villanueva
234 Flying C
239 (no name)
Guadalupe 243 Milagro Signed as exit 243B on I-40 west, with an unnamed exit 243A to the east
252 (no name)
256 US 84 north - Las Vegas (pre-1937 US 66 west; NM 219 south) West end of pre-1937 US 66/US 84 overlap
263 San Ignacio
267 Colonias
Santa Rosa 273 I-40 Bus. east - Santa Rosa (US 66 east; US 84 south) East end of US 66/US 84 overlap
275 Santa Rosa (I-40 Bus.; US 54; US 66; US 84)
277 I-40 Bus. west, US 54 west - Santa Rosa; US 84 - Fort Sumner (US 66 west; to NM 156 east) West end of US 54/US 66 overlap
284 Frontage Road - Frontier Museum
291 Cuervo (US 66 east) East end of US 66 overlap
300 NM 129 - Newkirk (to US 66)
Quay 311 Montoya (US 66 west) West end of US 66 overlap
321 Palomas
Tucumcari 329 I-40 Bus. east; US 66 east - West Route 66 Boulevard East end of US 66 overlap
331 Camino del Coronado
332 NM 209 to NM 104 west - 1st Street
333 US 54 east - Mountain Road East end of US 54 overlap
335 I-40 Bus. west; US 66
339 NM 278 south (US 66; NM 286 north)
343 (no name; US 66)
San Jon 356 NM 469 to US 66 - San Jon
361 Bard (to US 66)
369 NM 93 south - Endee; NM 392 north

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