# U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is a U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from the Four Corners area in Arizona to the east coast of North Carolina. In Arizona, the highway starts at U.S. Route 160 (US 160) heading southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before entering New Mexico near the town of Beclabito. Through New Mexico the highway passes through Shiprock, Bloomfield, Tierra Amarilla and Taos, sharing a short concurrency with I-25 near Raton, before heading east through Clayton to the Oklahoma state line.

## Route description

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) starts at an intersection with US 160 at Teec Nos Pos on the Navajo Nation. The highway then heads southeast passing an intersection with Bureau of Indian Affairs Route 5028 (BIA 5028) at the edge of town across the highway from the Teec Nos Pos Trading Post. The highway then cuts through a mesa before making a slight curve south by southeast. Past the mesa, US 64 passes through sparse ranch land, intersecting BIA 5111 before turning slightly eastward. After passing an intersection with BIA 5113, US 64 crosses the New Mexico state line.
Entering from Arizona, US 64 continues into the town of Beclabito, traveling to Shiprock. There US 64 makes a concurrency with US 491 for 0.5 miles (0.80 km). US 64 continues east into the city of Farmington, where it is multiplexed with unsigned State Road 5001 between junctions with US 64 Business. Then it passes through Bloomfield, followed by the towns of Blanco and Navajo City. After entering the Rocky Mountains, US 64 has a concurrency with US 84 from Chromo Mountain to Tierra Amarilla.
The highway then passes through Tres Piedras before crossing via the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and heading into Taos. US 64 continues through the towns of Eagle Nest and Cimarron before eventually reaching I-25. The two highways bring up a short concurrency before US 64 turns northwest off of I-25 in Raton, then continuing to travel east, this time bringing up a concurrency with US 87 through the towns of Capulin, Des Moines, Grenville, and Mount Dora. The two highways split in Clayton, and US 64 forms another new concurrency with US 56 and US 412. The three highways barely touch the Texas Panhandle before continuing into Oklahoma.

## History

When originally designated on November 11, 1926, U.S. Route 64 (US 64) had its western terminus at US 385 in Capulin, New Mexico. In 1933, US 64 had been extended to end at US 85 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, replacing all of the previously designated US 485 between Raton and Santa Fe, through Taos. On November 11, 1972, US 64 was truncated from Santa Fe to Taos, then extended west through Tres Piedras, Brazos, Monero and Bloomfield to US 550 in Farmington. The new routing replaced all of New Mexico State Road 111 (NM 111) and NM 553 between Taos and Tierra Amarilla. US 64 now shared a concurrency with US 84 between Tierra Amarilla and a highway junction 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Monero. US 64 then replaced all of NM 17 between US 84 and US 550 in Farmington. On December 2, 1988, or sometime after that date, US 64 was further extended over Arizona State Route 504 and New Mexico State Road 504 to a junction with US 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona near Four Corners. Today, the western terminus of US 64 remains at Teec Nos Pos.

## New Mexico State Road 5001

State Road 5001 (NM 5001) is an unsigned 3.244-mile-long (5.221 km) state highway. For its entire length, NM 5001 is multiplexed with US 64, and is also known as Murray Drive. NM 5001's western terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Main Street) in Farmington, and the eastern terminus is at US 64 Bus. (Broadway Avenue) in Farmington. NM 5001 is one of only three four-digit state highways in New Mexico (the others being NM 1113 and NM 6563).

## Future

Several plans involve safety improvements in US 64 at its intersection with NM 68.

## Junction list

| State | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Arizona | Apache | Teec Nos Pos | 465.400 | 748.989 | US 160 – Kayenta, Cortez, Four Corners Monument | National western terminus; US 64 east to the New Mexico state line is former SR 504 |
| | | | 469.5570.000 | 755.6790.000 | Arizona–New Mexico line | Arizona–New Mexico line |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Shiprock | 21.935 | 35.301 | US 491 south – Gallup | Western end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666; US 64 west to the Arizona state line is former NM 504 |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Shiprock | 22.787 | 36.672 | US 491 north – Cortez | Eastern end of US 491 concurrency; former US 666 |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 48.371 | 77.846 | NM 170 north – La Plata | |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 50.114 | 80.651 | US 64 Bus. east (Main Street) – Farmington | Former US 550 north |
| Begin NM 5001 ||
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 51.472 | 82.836 | NM 371 south (Bisti Highway) – Crownpoint | |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 52.400 | 84.330 | End NM 5001 | End NM 5001 |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 52.400 | 84.330 | US 64 Bus. west (Broadway Avenue) – Farmington | |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Farmington | 53.842 | 86.650 | NM 516 north (Browning Parkway) – Aztec, Durango | |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Bloomfield | 63.862 | 102.776 | US 550 south – Nageezi | Western end of US 550 concurrency |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Bloomfield | 64.177 | 103.283 | US 550 north – Aztec | Eastern end of US 550 concurrency |
| New Mexico | San Juan | Blanco | 72.798 | 117.157 | NM 575 north – Aztec | |
| New Mexico | San Juan | ​ | 75.473 | 121.462 | NM 511 north – Turley | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Navajo City | 88.301 | 142.107 | NM 539 north – Navajo Dam | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | ​ | 101.687 | 163.649 | NM 527 west | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | ​ | 124.283 | 200.014 | NM 537 south – Cuba, Albuquerque | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | ​ | 148.222 | 238.540 | US 84 north – Pagosa Springs | Western end of US 84 concurrency |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Chama | 160.622 | 258.496 | NM 17 north – Antonito, CO | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Brazos | 169.477 | 272.747 | NM 512 | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Brazos–Los Ojos line | 171.092 | 275.346 | NM 95 west – Heron Lake State Park | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Los Ojos | 171.171 | 275.473 | NM 514 | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Los Ojos | 172.242 | 277.197 | NM 112 – El Vado State Park | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | 172.894 | 278.246 | NM 162 south | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | 173.634 | 279.437 | NM 531 – La Puente | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | 174.560 | 280.927 | US 84 south – Santa Fe | Eastern end of US 84 concurrency |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | Tierra Amarilla | 174.740 | 281.217 | NM 162 | |
| New Mexico | Rio Arriba | ​ | 215.950 | 347.538 | NM 111 south – Vallecitos | |
| New Mexico | Taos | Tres Piedras | 222.873 | 358.679 | US 285 – Ojo Caliente, Antonito | |
| New Mexico | Taos | ​ | 250.000 | 402.336 | NM 150 north / NM 522 north – Taos Ski Valley, Arroyo Hondo | |
| New Mexico | Taos | Taos | 254.025 | 408.814 | NM 68 – Ranchos De Taos | |
| New Mexico | Taos | Taos | 255.901 | 411.833 | NM 585 west – Taos | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Angel Fire | 275.536 | 443.432 | NM 434 south – Angel Fire, Angel Fire Airport | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Eagle Nest | 284.678 | 458.145 | NM 127 | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Eagle Nest | 285.270 | 459.098 | NM 38 north – Red River | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Cimarron | 308.730 | 496.853 | NM 21 south / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Philmont Scout Ranch | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Cimarron | 309.299 | 497.768 | NM 58 east – Springer | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Cimarron | 313.020 | 503.757 | NM 204 north | Access to areas in Philmont Scout Ranch |
| New Mexico | Colfax | ​ | 320.652 | 516.039 | NM 505 east – Maxwell | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | ​ | 334.755 | 538.736 | NM 445 south – Maxwell | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | ​ | 343.875448.010 | 553.413721.002 | I-25 south (US 85 south) | Western end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; I-25 exit 446; mileposts change to reflect I-25 |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Raton | 451.2500.000 | 726.2160.000 | I-25 north (US 85 north) / I-25 BL begins / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Trinidad | Eastern end of I-25/US 85 concurrency; western end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; I-25 exit 450; mileposts change to reflect I-25 Bus. |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Raton | 0.275 | 0.443 | NM 555 west – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Rodeo Grounds, Miners' Colfax Medical Center | |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Raton | 1.463348.754 | 2.354561.265 | I-25 BL north (2nd Street north) – Trinidad, Historic District | Eastern end of I-25 Bus. concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 64 |
| New Mexico | Colfax | Raton | 349.282 | 562.115 | US 87 north / I-25 (US 85) – Springer, Trinidad | Western end of US 87 concurrency; I-25 exit 451 |
| New Mexico | Colfax | ​ | 361.054 | 581.060 | NM 193 | |
| New Mexico | Union | Capulin | 376.663 | 606.180 | NM 325 east – Folsom, Folsom Museum | Counterclockwise terminus of NM 325 |
| New Mexico | Union | Des Moines | 385.406 | 620.251 | NM 325 north – Folsom, Folsom Museum | Clockwise terminus of NM 325 |
| New Mexico | Union | Grenville | 403.753 | 649.777 | NM 453 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway | |
| New Mexico | Union | Clayton | 430.299 | 692.499 | NM 370 | |
| New Mexico | Union | Clayton | 430.63482.530 | 693.038132.819 | US 56 / US 412 west / US 87 south – Springer, Texline | Eastern end of US 87 concurrency; western end of US 56/US 412 concurrency; mileposts change to reflect US 56 |
| New Mexico | Union | Clayton | 83.250 | 133.978 | NM 538 – Clayton Municipal Airport | |
| New Mexico | Union | ​ | 85.890 | 138.227 | NM 406 / Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway – Seneca | |
| New Mexico | Union | ​ | 94.172 | 151.555 | US 56 east / US 64 east / US 412 east – Boise City | Continuation into Oklahoma |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus |||||||

## Related route
### Farmington business loop

U.S. Route 64 Business (US 64 Bus.) goes through downtown Farmington, via Main Street and Broadway Avenue. Mainline US 64 is signed as both Bypass and Truck route, going south around Farmington, via Murray Drive.