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.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Control cities
4 Exit list
5 References

[edit] Route description

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[edit] History

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[edit] Control cities

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Eastbound

[edit] Exit list

County	Location	#	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
	Grants	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
	Santa Rosa	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