New Mexico State Road 573
State Road 573 | ||||
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NM 573 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.220 mi[1] (3.573 km) | |||
| Existed | 1988–present | |||
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| South end | NM 162 in Tierra Amarilla | |||
| North end | CR 327 / CR 331 in Ensenada | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Rio Arriba | |||
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State Road 573 (NM 573) is a 2.22-mile (3.57 km) state highway in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, that connects New Mexico State Road 162 (NM 162) in Tierra Amarilla with County Route 331 (CR 331) and County Road 327 (CR 327) in Ensenada.
Route description
NM 573 begins at a T intersection in the northern part of the census-designated place (CDP) of Tierra Amarilla. (NM 162, which forms an eastern loop off of U.S. Route 84 [US 84], heads north toward U.S. Route 64 (US 64) / US 84 and south toward 64 and then US 84.) From its southern terminus NM 573 proceeds northeasterly at a two-lane asphalt paved road to quickly leave Tierra Amarilla.[2]
NM 573 continues its north-northeasterly heading for about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to enter the CDP of Ensenada. Just under one mile (1.6 km) farther north NM 573 reaches its northern terminus with CR 331 and CR 327 at a T intersection on the northern edge of Ensenada. (CR 331 heads northerly for just over one-half mile [0.80 km] to end at New Mexico State Road 512. CR 327 heads easterly for less than one mile [1.6 km] before ending at a private residence. County Road 339A, which forks off to the west from CR 331 immediately west of NM 573's northern terminus, is the pre-1988 routing of NM 162.)[2][3]
History
From the 1950s until 1988 the road that is now NM 573 was originally designated as NM 162. NM 573 was created in 1988 when NM 162's northern terminus was changed to its current location to (end a U.S. Route 64 / U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico) and the previous segment of NM 162 (from Tierra Amarilla to Ensenada) was designated as NM 573 and the segment from Ensenada west to US 64 / US 84 became County Road 339A.[4][5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Rio Arriba County.
| Location | mi[1][6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tierra Amarilla | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 162 north – US 64 / US 84, Chama NM 162 south – US 64, US 84, Tres Piedras, Española, Taos, Santa Fe | Southern terminus; T intersection | |
| Ensenada | 2.220 | 3.573 | CR 331 north – NM 512, Brazos CR 327 east | Northern terminus; T intersection; southern end of CR 331; western end of CR 327 | |
| 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 "Untitled overview of New Mexico State Road 573" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
- ^ "Aztec, NM" (PDF) (Map). usgs.gov. 1:250000. United States Geological Survey. 1975. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
- ^ Riner, Steve (January 19, 2008). "New Mexico Highways". State Routes 1–25, State Routes 26–50, State Routes 51–75, State Routes 76–100, State Routes 101–125, State Routes 126–150, State Routes 151–175, State Routes 176–200, State Routes 201–250, State Routes 251–300, State Routes 301–350, State Routes 351–400, State Routes 401–450, State Routes 451–500, State Routes 501–550, State Routes 551–600, State Routes 601–6563, U.S. and Interstate Highways. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ 1964 USGS Topo Map
- ^ "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
Media related to New Mexico State Road 573 at Wikimedia Commons