New Mexico State Road 597 Explained

State:NM
Type:SR
Route:597
Alternate Name:4 Corners Road
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:NM 597 highlighted in red
Length Mi:0.447
Length Ref:[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A: southeast of Four Corners
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Four Corners Monument
Counties:San Juan
Previous Type:NM
Previous Route:595
Next Type:NM
Next Route:598

State Road 597 (NM 597) is a 0.447adj=midNaNadj=mid state highway located entirely on the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The highway serves to link U.S. Route 160 (US 160) to the Four Corners Monument. The highway is the second shortest highway in New Mexico; the shortest is NM 446 at 0.25miles.

Route description

NM 597 begins at a T-intersection with US 160 in extreme northwestern San Juan County. Traveling northwesterly, the two-lane highway passes through desert terrain to its northern terminus at a toll booth. After passing the toll booth, the road becomes 4 Corners Road, that leads up to Four Corners Monument.[2] The highway's posted speed limit is .

The highway is the second shortest highway in New Mexico; the shortest is NM 446 at 0.25miles.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Posted Route - Legal Description. 108. New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. December 18, 2013. December 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203072711/https://www.dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/Data_Management/POSTED%20ROUTE-NM_Routes.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Four Corners Monument. Navajo Parks & Recreation. November 28, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427203037/http://www.navajonationparks.org/htm/fourcorners.htm. April 27, 2009.