New Mexico State Road 456 : Route description, Major intersections Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

New Mexico State Road 456

State highway in New Mexico, United States

Major junctionsWest end

NM 325 in FolsomMajor intersections

NM 72 in FolsomEast end

SH-325 west of Kenton, OK LocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountiesUnion Highway system

New Mexico State Highway System

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NM 455

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NM 457

State Road 456 (NM 456) is a 58.784-mile-long (94.604 km) state highway in northeast New Mexico. NM 456's western terminus is in Folsom, New Mexico at NM 325, and the eastern terminus is at the Oklahoma state line west of Kenton, Oklahoma. At the state line, it becomes Oklahoma State Highway 325 (SH-325).

Route description

NM 456 parallels the Cimarron River for its entire length. It does not leave Union County. It is a former routing of U.S. Route 64 (US 64). Seventeen consecutive miles of it are unpaved, as per signs at each end of the unpaved stretch; their main purpose is to warn of potential impassibility in inclement weather. The stretch does have two spots of pavement, nevertheless: one about eight miles (13 km) in from the west, which is only about 100 feet (30 m) long, and one about fourteen miles (23 km) in from the west, which often confuses drivers since it is so near to the end of the advertised length (its pavement lasts about 0.5 miles (0.80 km)). The drive has some nice scenic views, including one reminiscent of Colorado's Garden of the Gods; but its remoteness is not amicable to tourists having automobile breakdowns.^{[original research?]}

Major intersections

The entire route is in Union County.

Location	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Folsom	0.0	0.0	NM 325 – Capulin, Des Moines	Western terminus
Folsom	0.1	0.16	NM 72 west – Raton	Eastern terminus of NM 72
	7.6	12.2	NM 551 north – Branson, CO	Southern terminus of NM 551
	30.1	48.4	NM 370 south – Clayton	Northern terminus of NM 370
	57.9	93.2	NM 406 south – Seneca	Northern terminus of NM 406
	58.8	94.6	SH-325 east – Kenton	Continuation into Oklahoma
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ Riener, Steve. New Mexico State Highways 451-500. September 7, 2005. URL accessed 2 March 2006.
^ Google (July 3, 2017). "Overview map of NM 456" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 3, 2017.