New Mexico State Road 96
State Road 96 | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 48.989 mi[1] (78.840 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | US 550 north of Cuba | |||
| NM 112 north of Regina | ||||
| East end | US 84 east of Abiquiu Reservoir | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Sandoval, Rio Arriba | |||
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State Road 96 (NM 96) is a 48.989-mile (78.840 km) state highway in Sandoval and Rio Arriba counties in New Mexico, United States, that connects U.S. Route 550 (US 550), northwest of Cuba, with U.S. Route 84 (US 84), east of the Abiquiu Reservoir.
Route description
NM 96 begins at a T intersection with US 550 just south of the census-designated place (CDP) of La Jara. (Eastbound US 550 heads south toward the city of Cuba. Westbound US 550 heads north toward the cities of Bloomfield and Farmington.) From its western terminus, NM 95 proceeds north for roughly 8 miles (13 km) to pass through La Jara and reach Old Highway 95 at a T intersection on the southern edge of the CDP of Regina. (Old Highway 95, which was the former routing of New Mexico State Road 95, heads northerly along the western edge of Regina to connect with New Mexico State Road 595 [NM 595] and then on toward Lindrith).[2][3]
Just north of Regina, NM 96 connects with the west end of NM 595 at T intersection. (NM 595 heads west to connect with the north end of Old Highway 95 and then curves to head northerly toward Lindrith. Beyond Old Highway 595, NM 595 follows the former routing of NM 95.) Almost exactly one mile (1.6 km) north of the NM 595 junction, NM 96 reaches the south end of New Mexico State Road 112 (NM 112) at T intersection. (NM 112 heads northerly toward El Vado and Tierra Amarilla.)[2]
From its junction with NM 112, NM 95 proceeds easterly for approximately 34 miles (55 km) to pass through the CDP of Gallina, the unincorporated community of Arroyo Del Agua, and the CDPs of Coyote and Youngsville before reaching the southern edge of the Abiquiu Reservoir. As it curves around the south end of the reservoir NM 96 crosses the Rio Chama on the Abiquiu Dam, before continuing northeasterly to reach US 84 at its eastern terminus at a T intersection. (Eastbound US 84 heads easterly toward Española and Santa Fe. Westbound US 84 heads northerly toward Chama.)[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Sandoval | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 550 east – Cuba, Bernalillo US 550 west – Bloomfield, Farmington | Western terminus; T intersection |
| Rio Arriba | Regina | Old Hwy 95 north – NM 595, Lindrith | Former routing of NM 95 | ||
| | 11.936 | 19.209 | NM 595 north – Lindrith | Southern end of NM 595; T intersection | |
| | 12.934 | 20.815 | NM 112 north – El Vado, Tierra Amarilla | Southern end of NM 112; T intersection | |
| | Abiquiu Dam on the Rio Chama | ||||
| | 48.989 | 78.840 | US 84 east – Española, Santa Fe US 84 west – Chama | Eastern terminus; T intersection | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Unitiled overview of New Mexico State Road 96" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "Cuba" (Map). usgs.gov. 1:62500. United States Geological Survey. 1962. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-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 96 at Wikimedia Commons