New Mexico State Road 293
State Road 293 | ||||
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NM 293 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.925 mi[1] (7.926 km) | |||
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| South end | NM 211 in Cliff | |||
| North end | End of state maintenance north of Cliff | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Grant | |||
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State Road 293 (NM 293), also known as Box Canyon Road, is a 4.925-mile (7.926 km) state highway in Grant County, New Mexico, United States, that heads north-northeast from New Mexico State Road 211 (NM 211) in Cliff.
Route description
NM 153 begins at a Y intersection with NM 211 in the census-designated place of Cliff. (Northbound NM 211 heads west-southwest to end at U.S. Route 180 [US 180] in Cliff. Southbound NM 211 heads east to connect with the southern end of New Mexico State Road 153, then south to end at US 180.) From its southern terminus NM 293 proceeds northeasterly (leaving Cliff) for nearly five miles (8.0 km) until it reaches its northern terminus at the end of state maintenance and the asphalt pavement. (Box Canyon Road continues north as a gravel road for roughly 11 miles [18 km] before fording the Gila River and ending shortly thereafter.)[2]
NM 293 runs northwest of and roughly parallel to the Gila River. (New Mexico State Road 153 [Turkey Creek Road] follows a similar route northeasterly from NM 211 in Gila for nearly 4 miles [6.4 km] and roughly parallel to the Gila River, but on the southeastern side of the river.)[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Grant County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cliff | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 211 north – US 180 NM 211 south – Gila, US 180 | Southern terminus; Y intersection | |
| | 4.925 | 7.926 | End of state maintenance | Northern terminus | |
| Box Canyon Rd north | Continuation north from northern terminus; gravel road | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Untitled overview of New Mexico State Road 293" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, X-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
External links
Media related to New Mexico State Road 293 at Wikimedia Commons