New Mexico State Road 225
 State Road 225 | ||||
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| Washington Street | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.164 mi[1] (3.483 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NM 28 near La Union | |||
| East end |  FM 1905 near Anthony | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Doña Ana | |||
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State Road 225 (NM 225) is a 2.164-mile-long (3.483 km), paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. NM 225's western terminus is north of La Union at the road's junction with NM 28. The road's eastern terminus is near Anthony at the Texas state line where it continues east as Farm to Market Road 1905 (FM 1905) in Texas. NM 225 is also known as Washington Street.
Route description
[edit]The highway begins at the junction with NM 28 north of La Union, right across from Gadsden High School. The road heads mainly east through pecan orchards and fields of Mesilla Valley and after approximately 1.15 miles (1.85 km) crosses the Rio Grande river over a 377.0-foot-long (114.9 m) bridge, built in 1990. The highway continues travelling east, passing by Gadsden Middle School, before reaching its eastern terminus at the Texas state line at the western outskirts of the community of Anthony.
History
[edit]NM 225 was constructed in the early 1940s as one of the spurs connecting NM 28 with agricultural communities lying along U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In late 1950s this stretch was designated as NM 225.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Doña Ana County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| La Union | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 28 – La Union, Las Cruces | Western terminus | |
| Anthony | 2.164 | 3.483 | FM 1905 at Texas state line | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 52. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Details of New Mexico State Routes 201-250". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 51. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
External links
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Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 225 at OpenStreetMap
