New Mexico State Road 75

New Mexico State Road 75 (NM 75) is a 20.6 mi (33.2 km) long state highway in Northern New Mexico, located in the Southwestern United States. NM 75 is located on the western slope of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains starting near the Rio Grande, passes through Pircuris Pueblo, and ends as a segment of the High Road to Taos near Peñasco.

State Road 75
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length20.547 mi[1] (33.067 km)
Major junctions
West end NM 68 West of Dixon 1 mile
  NM 580 in Dixon

NM 76 in Picuris Pueblo

NM 73 in Peñasco
East end NM 518 West of Sipapu Ski Area 4.8 miles
Location
CountiesRio Arriba, Taos
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
← NM 74→ NM 76

Route description

NM 75 begins west near Dixon at its intersection with NM 68 . The road then runs east through the mountain villages of Rio Lucio, Peñasco, and Vadito, before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection of NM 518 4.8 miles west of Sipapu Ski Area. Starting at the intersection of NM 76, NM 75 is a segment of the High Road to Taos[2] for 7 miles until the intersection with NM 518.

NM 7 is a mountainous two-lane undivided highway with few passing lanes. It is relatively straight with few switchbacks. The road begins at 5,900-foot (1,800 m) elevation and climbs steadily to 7,500-foot (2,285 m). The speed limit is maximum 55-mile-per-hour (90 km/h), stretches of 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h), and as low as 25-mile-per-hour (40 km/h) in the villages. NM 7 can be treacherous during winter conditions.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Rio ArribaDixon0.0000.000 NM 68Western terminus
3.3015.312 NM 580 east – CañoncitoWestern terminus of NM 580
TaosPicuris Pueblo13.66221.987 NM 76 south – TruchasNorthern terminus of NM 76, begin segment of the High Road to Taos
Peñasco15.18024.430 NM 73 east – RodarteWestern terminus of NM 73
Vadito20.54733.067 NM 518Eastern terminus, end segment of the High Road to Taos
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  • Barrancos Blancos at the intersection of NM Route 68 and NM Route 75
  • Dixon, New Mexico. View looking west. Cerro Pedernal is the flat peak on the horizon left.
  • Carved tree trunk, Peñasco, New Mexico
  • Rainbow over Vadito, New Mexico

See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 19. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  2. "The High Road to Taos Scenic Byway". The High Road to Taos Scenic Byway. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  3. "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 30. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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