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Here, about 280 feet (85 m) before the Texas–New Mexico state line, US 60 splits from US 70/US 84 with US 70/US 84 continuing east into Farwell, Texas. Despite being a west-east route, US-84 is signed as north-south between Fort Sumner and the Colorado border. History. US 84 was first extended west into New Mexico in 1936 at Texico.
Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town"); they are separated by the Gallinas River and retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts.
Cadillac Ranch. Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm . The installation consists of 10 Cadillacs (1949–1963) buried nose-first in the ground.
Interstate 40 I-40 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by NMDOT Length 373.530 mi (601.138 km) Existed 1957 –present NHS Entire route Major junctions West end I-40 at the Arizona state line Major intersections US 491 in Gallup I-25 / US 85 in Albuquerque US 285 near Clines Corners US 54 / US 84 in Santa Rosa US 54 in Tucumcari East end I-40 at the Texas state line Location ...
The northern edge of the Llano Estacado in New Mexico. The Llano Estacado lies at the southern end of the Western High Plains ecoregion of the Great Plains of North America; it is part of what was once called the Great American Desert. The Canadian River forms the Llano's northern boundary, separating it from the rest of the High Plains.
U.S. Route 54 ( US 54) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Griggsville, Illinois, to El Paso, Texas. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 54 extends from the Texas state line by Chaparral, New Mexico, and ends at the Texas state line by Nara Visa, New Mexico. The highway runs for 356.176 miles (573.210 km) in New Mexico.
Pioneer Air Lines, a local service airline, began service in 1945 as "Essair" with a route from Amarillo to Houston Hobby Airport, stopping in Plainview, Lubbock, Abilene, San Angelo, and Austin, Texas. In 1948 the carrier had changed its name to Pioneer and a new route to El Paso began with stops in Clovis, Roswell, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Tucumcari, New Mexico. / 35.17000°N 103.72556°W / 35.17000; -103.72556. Tucumcari ( / ˈtuːkəmˌkæriː /; TOO-cum-carry) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. [4] The population was 5,278 at the 2020 census. [5] Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established.