New Mexico State Road 152 Explained

State:NM
Type:SR
Route:152
Map Custom:yes
Length Mi:66.067
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Caballo
Junction: near Caballo
Terminus A: in Santa Clara
Counties:Grant, Sierra
Previous Type:NM
Previous Route:150
Next Type:NM
Next Route:153

State Road 152 (NM 152) is a 66.067-longNaN-long state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 152's western terminus is in Santa Clara, at U.S. Route 180 (US 180) and NM 152's eastern terminus is at NM 187 south of Caballo.

Route description

NM 152 begins at an intersection with US 180 in Santa Clara and begins traveling east. It then intersects NM 356 in Hanover. Then roughly 10miles later it intersects NM 35 and then NM 61 in San Lorenzo. Then 32miles further eastward it intersects NM 27 in Hillsboro. 17miles past Hillsboro, NM 152 intersects I-25 and US 85 before reaching its eastern terminus as NM 187 south of Caballo.

History

In 2014, NN 152 suffered significant damage from Hurricane Norbert, with portions of the road washed away and debris covering large stretches of road. Due to the severity of damage, the New Mexico Department of Transportation closed the road indefinitely and stated it could be more than a month until it was re-opened.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posted Route: Legal Description. 91. New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. October 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: Susan Dunlap . Silver City Sun-News . Silver City, New Mexico . September 17, 2014 . September 23, 2014 . Highway 152 closed indefinitely due to recent storm damage . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924035225/http://www.scsun-news.com/silver_city-news/ci_26555964 . September 24, 2014 .