Interstate 25 in New Mexico

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Route description

I-25 begins at I-10's exit 144 in Las Cruces (elevation Script error: No such module "convert".),[1] just south of the New Mexico State University (NMSU) campus. I-25 is concurrent with US 85 at this point, and carries US 85 concurrently for the remainder of its run in New Mexico, save for a Script error: No such module "convert". through Las Vegas where unsigned US 85 follows Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus., Business Loop 15) through the town. Immediately, the Interstate passes east of the NMSU campus, and the next three exits provide access to the city. The first exit is University Avenue, which provides access to NMSU. The final exit in Las Cruces is US 70.[2] Upon exiting the city, the speed limit increases by Script error: No such module "convert". to Script error: No such module "convert".. Before I-25 reaches Truth or Consequences and just south of Elephant Butte Reservoir State Park, it crosses over to the west side of the Rio Grande.[3] From Las Cruces to Santa Fe I-25 follows the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.[4]

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At the Big I in Albuquerque, New Mexico

South of Albuquerque near Socorro, it passes through the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.[5] As I-25 nears Albuquerque, it has interchanges with roads such as US 380 and a concurrency with US 60.[6] State Road 6 (NM 6), the original US 66, meets up with I-25 in Los Lunas.[7] Just to the south of Albuquerque, I-25 enters Isleta Pueblo where it crosses back to the east side of the Rio Grande.[8]

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I-25 in Albuquerque

The speed limit on I-25 in Albuquerque is Script error: No such module "convert"., except for one Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". section between Gibson Boulevard and Central Avenue. Through Albuquerque, I-25 is named the Pan American Freeway and there are frequent exits to city streets.[9][10]Template:Rp A major interchange with I-40 (which is styled as the Coronado Freeway in the city) is named the Big I.[10]Template:Rp[11] It was given an honorable mention by the United States Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration for excellence in urban highway design in 2002.[12]

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Approaching Santa Fe, New Mexico, at sunset. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, with snow, are in the background.
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Sunset on I-25 at Santa Fe

Leaving Albuquerque, the Script error: No such module "convert". speed limit resumes as the freeway passes through Sandia Pueblo. After Bernalillo, I-25 passes through four more Indian Reservations (from south to north: the Pueblos of Santa Ana, San Felipe, Kewa, and Cochiti). I-25 turns to the northeast and away from the Rio Grande, alongside which it has run from its southern terminus, as it heads toward Santa Fe.[13] It climbs out of the Rio Grande Valley at a steep hill called La Bajada Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Santa Fe.[14]

Continuing 'northbound' at Santa Fe, I-25 heads southeast for approximately Script error: No such module "convert"., traveling through the Santa Fe National Forest and crossing Glorieta Pass (Script error: No such module "convert".).[15] It turns north again at Blanchard toward Las Vegas.[16] The highway maintains a north and northeast orientation as it leaves New Mexico traversing Raton Pass (Script error: No such module "convert".[17]) and enters Colorado. The speed limit through Raton Pass is Script error: No such module "convert".. From Santa Fe to Raton Pass, I-25 approximates part of the route of the Santa Fe Trail.[18] I-25 is Script error: No such module "convert". long in New Mexico.[19]

Exit list

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Related routes

Template:Infobox road small Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". I-25 in New Mexico currently has no auxiliary Interstates but it has six active business routes. The active business routes are located in Williamsburg–Truth or Consequences, Socorro, Belen, Las Vegas, Springer, and Raton. There was one other business route that was located in Santa Fe but was decommissioned.

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File:I-25.svg Interstate 25
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File:US 85.svg U.S. Route 85
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Colorado

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