New Mexico State Road 278 Explained

State:	NM
Type:	SR
Route:	278
Map Custom:	yes
Length Mi:	33.536
Length Ref:	^[1]
Established:	1988
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	near Grady
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	/ FR 4118 near Tucumcari
Counties:	Quay
Previous Type:	NM
Previous Route:	277
Next Type:	NM
Next Route:	279

State Road 278 (NM 278) is a 33.536adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 278's southern terminus is at NM 209 west of Grady, and the northern terminus is at Frontage Road 4118 (FR 4118) and Historic US 66 east of Tucumcari.

History

NM 278 was created in the 1988 renumbering and was originally a segment of NM 88. In the 1930s this section was NM 87 but was made into an extension of NM 88 to avoid confusion between NM 87 and US 87.^[2] ^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Posted Route: Legal Description. 91. New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. October 10, 2018.
Web site: New Mexico Highways . January 19, 2008 . April 13, 2015 . Riner, Steve . State Routes 1–25, State Routes 26–50, State Routes 51–75, State Routes 76–100, State Routes 101–125, State Routes 126–150, State Routes 151–175, State Routes 176–200, State Routes 201–250, State Routes 251–300, State Routes 301–350, State Routes 351–400, State Routes 401–450, State Routes 451–500, State Routes 501–550, State Routes 551–600, State Routes 601–6563, U.S. and Interstate Highways.
1964 USGS Topo Map