State Road 226 (NM 226) is a 2.600-mile-long (4.184 km), paved, two-lane state highway in Doña Ana County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. NM 226's western terminus is north of Chamberino at the road's junction with NM 28. The road's eastern terminus is near Berino at the road's junction with NM 478. The road continues as East Berino Road past the junction with NM 478. NM 226 is also known as West Berino Road.
State Road 226 | ||||
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| West Berino Drive | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 2.600 mi[1] (4.184 km) | |||
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| West end |  NM 28 in San Miguel | |||
| East end |  NM 478 near Berino | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Doña Ana | |||
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Route description edit
The highway begins at the junction with NM 28 north of Chamberino, right after NM 28 crosses the Westside Canal. The road heads east-northeast through pecan orchards and fields of Mesilla Valley and after approximately 0.86 miles (1.38 km) crosses the Rio Grande river over a 475.7-foot-long (145.0 m) bridge, built in 1941. The highway travels east-northeast, before turning east. Approximately one mile (1.6 km) farther, NM 226 reaches the western outskirts of the community of Berino. NM 226 crosses railroad tracks of El Paso Subdivision of BNSF Railway right before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection with NM 478.
History edit
The section occupied by modern day NM 226 was constructed in the early 1940s as one of the spurs connecting NM 28 with agricultural communities lying along U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In late 1950s this stretch was designated as NM 226.[2]
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Doña Ana County.
| Location | mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Chamberino | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 28 – La Union, Las Cruces | Western terminus | |
| Berino | 2.600 | 4.184 | NM 478 – Anthony, Las Cruces | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 52. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Details of New Mexico State Routes 201-250". Steve Riner Highways. Retrieved October 29, 2017.[self-published source]
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. June 8, 2016. p. 51. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
External links edit
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 226 at OpenStreetMap
