New Mexico State Road 226 Explained

State:NM
Type:SR
Route:226
Map Custom:yes
Maint:NMDOT
Alternate Name:West Berino Drive
Length Mi:2.600
Length Round:3
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in San Miguel
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Berino
Counties:Doña Ana
Previous Type:NM
Previous Route:225
Next Type:NM
Next Route:227

State Road 226 (NM 226) is a 2.6adj=midNaNadj=mid, paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. NM 226's western terminus is north of Chamberino at the road's junction with NM 28. The road's eastern terminus is near Berino at the road's junction with NM 478. The road continues as East Berino Road past the junction with NM 478. NM 226 is also known as West Berino Road.

Route description

The highway begins at the junction with NM 28 north of Chamberino, right after NM 28 crosses the Westside Canal. The road heads east-northeast through pecan orchards and fields of Mesilla Valley and after approximately 0.86miles crosses the Rio Grande river over a 475.7adj=midNaNadj=mid bridge, built in 1941. The highway travels east-northeast, before turning east. Approximately 1miles farther, NM 226 reaches the western outskirts of the community of Berino. NM 226 crosses railroad tracks of El Paso Subdivision of BNSF Railway right before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection with NM 478.

History

The section occupied by modern day NM 226 was constructed in the early 1940s as one of the spurs connecting NM 28 with agricultural communities lying along U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In late 1950s this stretch was designated as NM 226.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posted Route–Legal Description. 52. New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. November 4, 2017.
  2. Web site: Details of New Mexico State Routes 201-250 . October 29, 2017 . Steve Riner Highways.