New Mexico State Road 112
State Road 112 | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 44.755 mi[1] (72.026 km) | |||
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| South end | NM 96 north of Regina | |||
| North end | US 64 / US 84 south of Los Ojos | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Rio Arriba | |||
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State Road 112 (NM 112) is a 44.755-mile (72.026 km) state highway in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, that connects New Mexico State Road 96 (NM 96), north of Regina, with U.S. Route 64 / U.S. Route 84 (US 64 / US 84) on the northern edge of Tierra Amarilla.
Route description
NM 112 begins at a T intersection with NM 96, roughly three miles (4.8 km) north of the census-designated place of Regina. (NM 96 heads east toward Gallina and US 84. Westbound NM 96 heads south toward Regina and U.S. Route 550.) From its southern terminus NM 112 heads north-northeasterly as a two-lane asphalt paved road for about 10.3 miles (16.6 km) before passing through the unincorporated community of Llaves.[2]
North of Llaves NM 112 continues its north-northeasterly course within the Santa Fe National Forest, but after approximately 4.6 miles (7.4 km) it becomes a gravel road, and remains so for the next 16 miles (26 km).[3] Just over 11 miles (18 km) north of Llaves NM 112 leaves the National Forest and enters the Jicarilla Apache Nation Reservation and assumes a more northeasterly course. Seven miles (11 km) later MN 112 leaves the Reservation near the southern end of El Vado Reservoir. About 1.3 miles (2.1 km) beyond NM 112 crosses over the El Vado Dam and enters the unincorporated community of El Vado. On the east side of the dam the gravel road ends and NM 112 continues as an asphalt paved road.[2]
East of El Vado NM 112 proceeds very briefly southeast before continuing on a northeasterly course for 11 miles (18 km). After passing south of the unincorporated community of La Puente NM 112 crosses New Mexico State Road 153 (NM 153) at an intersection on the westernmost edge of the CDP of Terria Amarilla, immediately west of the Tierra Amarilla Elementary School. (NM 153 heads east to cross US 64 / US 84 end at New Mexico State Road 162 and heads west to El Puente.) About 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northeast of its junction with NM 153, at after running along the northwestern edge of the CDP, NM 112 reaches its northern terminus at a T intersection with US 64 / US 84 on the northernmost edge of Tierra Amarilla. (Eastbound US 64 / US 84 heads south toward Tres Piedras, Española, Taos, and Santa Fe. Westbound US 64 / US 84 heads north toward Chama.)[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Rio Arriba County.
| Location | mi[1][4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 96 east – Gallina, US 84 NM 96 west – Regina, US 550 | Southern terminus; T intersection | |
| | El Vado Dam on the Rio Chama | ||||
| Tierra Amarilla | 43.055 | 69.290 | NM 531 east – US 64 / US 84, NM 162 NM 531 west – La Puente | ||
| 44.726 | 71.980 | NM 514 north – Los Ojos | Southern end of NM 514; T intersection | ||
| 44.755 | 72.026 | US 64 east / US 84 east – Tres Piedras, Española, Taos, Santa Fe US 64 west / US 84 west – Chama | Northern terminus; T intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Untitled overview of New Mexico State Road 112" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "Untitled Street View along New Mexico State Road 112 in El Vado" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
- ^ "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 December 20, 2013.
External links
Media related to New Mexico State Road 112 at Wikimedia Commons