New Mexico State Road 122

State Road 122 (NM 122) is a 38.740-mile-long (62.346 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 122's western terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) west of Thoreau, and the eastern terminus is at I-40 in Grants.

State Road 122
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	38.740 mi[1] (62.346 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-40 west of Thoreau
	NM 53 in Grants NM 117 in Grants
East end	I-40 in Grants
Location
Counties	Cibola, McKinley
Highway system
State Roads in New Mexico Interstate US State Minor Scenic ← NM 121 NM 124 →

NM 122 westbound near Continental Divide.

History

NM 122 follows the routing of the former Historic U.S. Route 66. At the September 20, 2018 Transportation Commission meeting the bridge carrying NM 122 over I-40 was dedicated as "Sgt. Jackson Gibson Memorial Bridge" to honor Jackson Gibson for his service as a veteran, community leader and state transportation commissioner.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
McKinley	Continental Divide	0.000	0.000	I-40	Western terminus; I-40 exit 47
	Thoreau	6.134	9.872	NM 371
	Prewitt	16.090	25.894	NM 412 south to I-40	Northern terminus of NM 412; to I-40 exit 63
Cibola	​	24.989	40.216	NM 606 south to I-40	Northern terminus of NM 606; to I-40 exit 72
	​	26.959	43.386	CR 63	Former NM 334
	​	29.799	47.957	NM 568 south	Northern terminus of NM 568
	Milan	32.022	51.534	NM 605 north	Southern terminus of NM 605
		32.211	51.839	NM 615 west (Horizon Boulevard) to I-40	Eastern terminus of NM 615; to I-40 exit 79
	Grants	34.652	55.767	NM 53 west to I-40	Eastern terminus of NM 53; to I-40 exit 81
		36.003	57.941	NM 547 north	Southern terminus of NM 547
		37.380	60.157	NM 117 south	Northern terminus of NM 117
		38.455– 38.740	61.887– 62.346	I-40	Eastern terminus; I-40 exit 85
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Route 66 in New Mexico
•  U.S. roads portal

References

1. "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
2. (PDF) http://dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/Transportation_Commission/Regular_Meeting_Minutes_September_20_2018.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "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 October 20, 2018.