State Road 518 (NM 518) is a 72.899-mile-long (117.320 km) state highway in northern New Mexico. NM 518 begins as a continuation of 7th Street at Mills Avenue near Interstate 25 (I-25) in Las Vegas. It proceeds north to La Cueva where the road turns northwest at its junction with NM 442. The road continues northwest through Mora and eventually ends in Ranchos de Taos at its northern terminus at NM 68. The segment of NM 518 between Mora and Ranchos de Taos passes through the rugged terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and provides access to Carson National Forest where camping, fishing, skiing, and other recreational opportunities are available.
Telephoto view of the high Sangre de Cristo Range from the overlook between mileposts 60 and 61, on US Hill, February 2007.New Mexico State Highway 518 between Holman and Tres Ritos
^"NMDOT State Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^"TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
mexico, state, road, state, road, mile, long, state, highway, northern, mexico, begins, continuation, street, mills, avenue, near, interstate, vegas, proceeds, north, cueva, where, road, turns, northwest, junction, with, road, continues, northwest, through, mo. State Road 518 NM 518 is a 72 899 mile long 117 320 km state highway in northern New Mexico NM 518 begins as a continuation of 7th Street at Mills Avenue near Interstate 25 I 25 in Las Vegas It proceeds north to La Cueva where the road turns northwest at its junction with NM 442 The road continues northwest through Mora and eventually ends in Ranchos de Taos at its northern terminus at NM 68 The segment of NM 518 between Mora and Ranchos de Taos passes through the rugged terrain of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and provides access to Carson National Forest where camping fishing skiing and other recreational opportunities are available State Road 518NM 518 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NMDOTLength72 899 mi 1 117 320 km TouristroutesPart of High Road to Taos Scenic Byway between NM 75 and NM 68Major junctionsSouth end7th Street Mills Ave in Las VegasMajor intersectionsNM 442 in La Cueva NM 434 in Mora NM 75 west of Sipapu Ski Area 4 8 milesNorth endNM 68 in Ranchos de TaosLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew MexicoCountiesSan Miguel Mora TaosHighway systemNew Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic NM 516 NM 519 Telephoto view of the high Sangre de Cristo Range from the overlook between mileposts 60 and 61 on US Hill February 2007 New Mexico State Highway 518 between Holman and Tres Ritos Contents 1 Major intersections 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMajor intersections editCountyLocationmi 2 kmDestinationsNotes San MiguelLas Vegas0 0000 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7th Street Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway to I 25 BL I 25Continuation beyond Mills Avenue to I 25 Bus to I 25 Mills AvenueSouthern terminus former routing of NM 329 Sapello10 86217 481 nbsp NM 94 San Ignacio PendariesSouthern terminus of NM 94 MoraBuena Vista21 05233 880 nbsp NM 161 Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway Buena Vista Golondrinas WatrousWestern terminus of NM 161 La Cueva23 85238 386 nbsp NM 442 La Cueva RainsvilleSouthern terminus of NM 442 Mora29 04346 740 nbsp NM 94 Morphy Lake State Park PendariesNorthern terminus of NM 94 29 22147 027 nbsp NM 434 Guadalupita Angel Fire Coyote Creek State ParkSouthern terminus of NM 434 36 16458 200 nbsp NM 121 ChaconSouthern terminus of NM 121 Taos 57 03791 792 nbsp NM 75 High Road to Taos Scenic Byway Penasco Picuris PuebloEastern terminus of NM 75 Ranchos de Taos72 899117 320 nbsp NM 68 High Road to Taos Scenic Byway ends Santa Fe TaosNorthern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also edit nbsp U S Roads portalReferences edit NMDOT State Routes PDF New Mexico Department of Transportation Retrieved 2008 03 26 TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route Point with AADT Info NM NMX Routes PDF New Mexico Department of Transportation April 3 2013 pp 5 7 Retrieved October 20 2018 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML New Mexico State Road 518KML is from Wikidata nbsp Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 518 at OpenStreetMap nbsp This New Mexico road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Mexico State Road 518 amp oldid 1207929101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
