New Mexico State Road 27 (NM 27) is a 30.200-mile-long (48.602 km) paved, two-lane state highway in Sierra and Luna counties in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It travels south-to-north over the eastern flank of the Black Range.
The southern terminus of NM 27 is at intersection with NM 26 near a ghost town of Nutt. The northern terminus is in Hillsboro where it intersects NM 152.
NM 27 is a part of Lake Valley Back Country Byway.
The highway begins in a ghost town of Nutt. Formerly this was the point at which the spur left the main trunk of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway railroad and headed north to a mining community of Lake Valley. For the first 3.700-mile-long (5.955 km) NM 27 runs concurrently with Luna County CR A027. The road passes through the Chihuahuan grasslands between the Nutt and Round Mountains. At 12.9 miles NM 27 reaches a former mining town of Lake Valley. The town is a preserved ghost town most famous for its silver mining. Silver was first discovered here in 1876 and for the period from 1878 through 1931 5.8 million ounces or 180 metric tons of silver was mined. At 17.3 miles the road crosses Berrenda Creek with a few agricultural fields in the vicinity. Shortly after, the road passes by North and South Sibley Mountains named after a confederate general Henry H. Sibley. After passing a 22-mile mark, the highway crosses the Tierra Blanca Creek, and at 23.5 miles Oak Spring Creek. The road then turns further northwest and continues on for the next 5.2 miles before taking a turn to north-northeast right before reaching Hillsboro. At 30.2 miles NM 27 reaches its northern terminus at NM 152.
Historyedit
NM 27 was initially a part of the original Route 26 created in 1905 by the Territorial Legislative Assembly. The old Route 26 ran from Deming, through Nutt, Hillsboro, Truth or Consequences to Engle. The stretch from Nutt to Hatch was designated as Route 27. In 1930s the Route 26 was shortened with the northern terminus shifting from Engle to Hillsboro. During early 1940s Route 26 was re-routed towards Hatch, and the road to Hillsboro became Route 27. The road was considered a secondary state route from its early days and remained either "graded" or "gravel" until it was paved some time in 1960s.[2]
^"Details of New Mexico State Routes 26-50". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 2017.[self-published source]
^"TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 12. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
External linksedit
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 27 at OpenStreetMap
mexico, state, road, mile, long, paved, lane, state, highway, sierra, luna, counties, state, mexico, travels, south, north, over, eastern, flank, black, range, state, road, 27route, informationmaintained, nmdotlength30, existed1905, presentmajor, junctionssout. New Mexico State Road 27 NM 27 is a 30 200 mile long 48 602 km paved two lane state highway in Sierra and Luna counties in the U S state of New Mexico It travels south to north over the eastern flank of the Black Range State Road 27Route informationMaintained by NMDOTLength30 200 mi 1 48 602 km Existed1905 presentMajor junctionsSouth endNM 26 in NuttNorth endNM 152 in HillsboroLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountiesSierra LunaHighway systemNew Mexico State Highway SystemInterstate US State Scenic NM 26 NM 28The southern terminus of NM 27 is at intersection with NM 26 near a ghost town of Nutt The northern terminus is in Hillsboro where it intersects NM 152 NM 27 is a part of Lake Valley Back Country Byway Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editThe highway begins in a ghost town of Nutt Formerly this was the point at which the spur left the main trunk of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway railroad and headed north to a mining community of Lake Valley For the first 3 700 mile long 5 955 km NM 27 runs concurrently with Luna County CR A027 The road passes through the Chihuahuan grasslands between the Nutt and Round Mountains At 12 9 miles NM 27 reaches a former mining town of Lake Valley The town is a preserved ghost town most famous for its silver mining Silver was first discovered here in 1876 and for the period from 1878 through 1931 5 8 million ounces or 180 metric tons of silver was mined At 17 3 miles the road crosses Berrenda Creek with a few agricultural fields in the vicinity Shortly after the road passes by North and South Sibley Mountains named after a confederate general Henry H Sibley After passing a 22 mile mark the highway crosses the Tierra Blanca Creek and at 23 5 miles Oak Spring Creek The road then turns further northwest and continues on for the next 5 2 miles before taking a turn to north northeast right before reaching Hillsboro At 30 2 miles NM 27 reaches its northern terminus at NM 152 History editNM 27 was initially a part of the original Route 26 created in 1905 by the Territorial Legislative Assembly The old Route 26 ran from Deming through Nutt Hillsboro Truth or Consequences to Engle The stretch from Nutt to Hatch was designated as Route 27 In 1930s the Route 26 was shortened with the northern terminus shifting from Engle to Hillsboro During early 1940s Route 26 was re routed towards Hatch and the road to Hillsboro became Route 27 The road was considered a secondary state route from its early days and remained either graded or gravel until it was paved some time in 1960s 2 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 3 kmDestinationsNotesLunaNutt0 0000 000 nbsp NM 26 Deming HatchSouthern terminusSierraHillsboro30 20048 602 nbsp NM 152 Santa Clara CaballoNorthern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portalReferences edit NMDOT Posted Route Legal Description PDF New Mexico Department of Transportation p 8 Retrieved October 29 2017 Details of New Mexico State Routes 26 50 Steve Riner Highways Retrieved October 29 2017 self published source TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route Point with AADT Info PDF New Mexico Department of Transportation June 8 2016 p 12 Retrieved August 28 2017 External links edit nbsp Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 27 at OpenStreetMapKML file edit help Template Attached KML New Mexico State Road 27KML is not from Wikidata Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Mexico State Road 27 amp oldid 1032843751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
