There is hereby established a public wagon road from the city limits of Santa Fe, in the county of Santa Fe, to the city limits of Las Vegas, county of San Miguel, which said road shall be constructed over the most feasible route through or near the canon of the Santa Fe river from the […]
There is hereby established a public highway through the state of New Mexico, to be known as “El Camino Real,” which said highway shall have for its northern terminus a point in the Raton mountains on the state line between Colorado and New Mexico, where the old Barlow and Sanderson stage road, known as the […]
In incorporated cities and towns along said public highway, the municipal authorities shall construct and maintain said public highway. History: Laws 1905, ch. 7, § 7; Code 1915, § 2713; C.S. 1929, § 64-1607; 1941 Comp., § 58-803; 1953 Comp., § 55-8-3.
So far as practicable all bridges and culverts along said public highway shall be constructed of timber, stone or concrete, and no structural iron shall be used in the construction of any bridge except where absolutely necessary. History: Laws 1905, ch. 7, § 8; Code 1915, § 2714; C.S. 1929, § 64-1608; 1941 Comp., § […]
At suitable points along said public highway, and at places of historic interest, there shall be erected stone monuments commemorative thereof, which said monuments shall be erected by labor of penitentiary convicts. History: Laws 1905, ch. 7, § 9; Code 1915, § 2715; C.S. 1929, § 64-1609; 1941 Comp., § 58-805; 1953 Comp., § 55-8-5.
The state transportation commission is hereby authorized to cause a survey to be made for the purpose of determining the most feasible route for the establishment and location of a western extension of El Camino Real from a point at or near the town of Los Lunas in the county of Valencia, running thence in […]
All remaining portions of former United States route 66 under state highway and transportation department jurisdiction that are currently used in New Mexico shall be designated as “New Mexico Route 66”. History: Laws 1999, ch. 194, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 194 contains no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. […]
The state highway and transportation department shall conduct an inventory of all current New Mexico state highway designation signs on former United States route 66 and add a second designation sign reading “New Mexico Route 66”, contingent upon funding pursuant to the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, the National Scenic Byways Program […]
