List of New Mexico State Roads shorter than one mile
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There are 26 state roads that are shorter than one mile (1.6 km) long in the U.S. state of New Mexico that are maintained by the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The shortest, State Road 446, is a quarter-mile (402 m) long and serves to connect Valmora to State Road 97. State Road 597, the second shortest highway, links U.S. Route 160 to the Four Corners Monument, a tourist destination on the Navajo Nation where the states of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado meet. In contrast, the longest state road in New Mexico is State Road 120, which is 119.031 miles (191.562 km) long.
State Road 99
State Road 99 (NM 99) was a very short state highway in Albuquerque. The highway began at Central Avenue (former US 66) and ended at the Johnson Gym within the University of New Mexico. The exact dates of existence are unknown.
State Road 106
State Road 106 (NM 106) is a 0.752-mile-long (1.210 km) state highway in Santa Fe County. The highway begins at a four way intersection with concurrent U.S. Route 84 (US 84 ) / US 285 and NM 399. The highway travels north through Sombrillo, over the Santa Cruz River to a t-intersection with NM 76.
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