U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 66.
U.S. Highway 66
Will Rogers Highway
Route information
Maintained by the New Mexico State Highway Department
Length374 mi (602 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)–June 26, 1985 (1985-06-26)
Major junctions
West end US 66 / US 666 at the Arizona state line at Lupton
Major intersections
East end US 66 at the Texas state line in Glenrio
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesMcKinley, Cibola, Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance, Guadalupe, Quay
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
← NM 65US 66→ NM 68
← NM 117NM 118→ NM 119
← NM 121NM 122→ NM 123
← NM 123NM 124→ NM 125
← NM 330NM 333→ NM 337

U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) in New Mexico ran east–west across the central part of the state, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 (I-40). However, until 1937, it took a longer route via Santa Fe, now roughly I-25 and US 84. Large portions of the old road parallel to I-40 have been designated State Road 117 (NM 117), NM 118, NM 122, NM 124, NM 333, three separate loops of I-40 Business, and state-maintained frontage roads.

It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.

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