New Mexico State Road 52

State Road 52
NM 52 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	88.596 mi (142.581 km)
Major junctions
South end	NM 181 near Truth or Consequences
Major intersections	NM 59 near Winston
North end	US 60 near Magdalena
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 51 → NM 53

New Mexico State Road 52 (NM 52) is an approximately 88.6 mi (142.6 km) long state highway in Socorro County in the state of New Mexico. It runs approximately north–south. Its northern terminus is near the Very Large Array at U.S. Route 60 (US 60) between the towns of Magdalena to the east and Datil to the west. For much of its length, it is running west of the two southern sections of the Magdalena District of Cibola National Forest, as well as running east of Gila National Forest. For approximately 30 miles or so nearest to its southern terminus, it runs east from Winston, NM. Its southern terminus is in Truth or Consequences at NM 181. For the two miles nearest to the southern terminus, the road is also designated NM 181 (near the Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport). It is a paved 2 lane road north to the NM 59 junction and is graded dirt road for approximately 40–45 miles from near the junction of NM 59 to the VLA.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sierra	​	0.000	0.000	NM 181	Southern terminus
	​	2.000	3.219	NM 142 north	Southern terminus of NM 142
	​	38.215	61.501	NM 59 west	Eastern terminus of NM 59
Socorro	​	67.115	108.011	NM 163 south	Northern terminus of NM 163
	​	86.115	138.589	NM 166 west	Eastern terminus of NM 166
	​	88.596	142.581	US 60	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

•  U.S. Roads portal

References

External links

Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 52 at OpenStreetMap

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This page was last edited on 16 February 2024, at 02:32