State Road 522 (NM 522) is a 41.096-mile-long (66.138 km) state highway in far northern New Mexico. It was named the Senator Carlos R. Cisneros Memorial Highway, after the late Taos County Commissioner and state senator, in 2022.[2]
Its southern terminus is in El Prado, NM, at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and NM 150, at what is locally referred to as the “old blinking light” intersection, approximately four miles north of Taos.[3] From there, the state road heads north through Arroyo Hondo and then Questa, where it has a junction with NM 38. It then continues north to Costilla before its northern terminus at the Colorado state line where the road becomes Colorado State Highway 159 (SH 159).
The highway, which is makes up a short portion of the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, loosely follows a portion of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail’s north branch.[4][5] It also goes through an area within Carson National Forest between Arroyo Hondo and Questa.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Taos County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Prado | 0.000 | 0.000 |    US 64 / NM 150 north | Southern terminus, southern terminus of NM 150 | |
| | 16.575 | 26.675 |  NM 515 north | Southern terminus of NM 515 | |
| Questa | 20.161 | 32.446 |   NM 38 east | Western terminus of NM 38 | |
| | 22.760 | 36.629 |   NM 378 west | Eastern terminus of NM 378 | |
| Costilla | 39.775 | 64.012 |   NM 196 south | Northern terminus of NM 196 | |
| | 41.096 | 66.138 |  SH 159 – San Luis | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "NMDOT State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Plant, Geoffrey. "Questa highway memorializes late state senator". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Miller, John. "Three injured in crash at El Prado OBL intersection". The Taos News. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "Trail Brochures". Old Spanish Trail National Historic Trail, National Park Service. Retrieved Dec 27, 2022.
- ^ "The Old Spanish Trail Interactive Map". Old Spanish National Historic Trail, National Park Service. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "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
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 522 at OpenStreetMap