New Mexico State Road 189

State Road 189 (NM 189) is a 1.200-mile-long (1.931 km) paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. NM 189's western terminus is near Vado at the road's junction with NM 478, and the eastern terminus is at the road's junction with NM 28 within La Mesa community.

State Road 189
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length1.200 mi[1] (1.931 km)
Existed1988–present
Major junctions
West end NM 28 near La Mesa
East end NM 478 in Vado
Location
CountiesDoña Ana
Highway system
  • State Roads in New Mexico
← NM 188NM 190 →

Route description

The highway begins at the junction with NM 28 in La Mesa. The road heads east through pecan orchards and fields of Mesilla Valley for 0.54 miles (0.87 km) before turning northeast. At 0.870 miles (1.400 km) the highway crosses the Rio Grande river over a 476.1-foot-long (145.1 m) bridge, built in 1941. The road continues northeast and crosses railroad tracks of El Paso Subdivision of BNSF Railway right before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection with NM 478.

History

The section occupied by modern day NM 189 was initially built in 1940-1942 as a connector between NM 28 and US 85 in Vado. From late 1950s this stretch was part of NM 227 running between NM 28 and U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In 1988, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) went through a radical road renumbering program, and this stretch was designated as NM 189.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Doña Ana County.

Locationmi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
Vado0.0000.000 NM 478 – Anthony, Las CrucesWestern terminus
La Mesa1.2001.931 NM 28 – La Union, Las CrucesEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
  •  U.S. Roads portal

References
  1. "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 44. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. "Details of New Mexico State Routes 176-200". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 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. 46. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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