State Road 192 (NM 192) is a , paved, two-lane
state highway
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in
Doña Ana County
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in the U.S. state of
New Mexico
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. NM 192's western terminus is near
San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to:
Places
Argentina
*San Miguel Partido
*San Miguel, Buenos Aires
* San Miguel, Catamarca
* San Miguel, Corrientes
* San Miguel, La Rioja
*San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...
at the road's junction with
NM 28. The road's eastern terminus is near
Mesquite
Mesquite is a common name for some plants in the genera ''Neltuma'' and '' Strombocarpa'', which contain over 50 species of spiny, deep-rooted leguminous shrubs and small trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. Until 2022, these ge ...
at the road's junction with
NM 478. The road continues as
NM 228 from the junction. NM 192 is also known as Mesquite Drive.
Route description
The highway begins at the junction with
NM 28 in
San Miguel San Miguel, Spanish for Saint Michael, may refer to:
Places
Argentina
*San Miguel Partido
*San Miguel, Buenos Aires
* San Miguel, Catamarca
* San Miguel, Corrientes
* San Miguel, La Rioja
*San Miguel Arcángel, a Volga German colony in Adolfo Al ...
, right across from the
United States Post Office
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building. The road heads northeasterly for through pecan orchards and fields of
Mesilla Valley
The Mesilla Valley is a geographic feature of Southern New Mexico and far West Texas. It was formed by repeated heavy spring floods of the Rio Grande.
Background
The fertile Mesilla Valley extends from Radium Springs, New Mexico, to the west ...
before turning east. The highway then crosses the
Rio Grande
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river over a bridge, built in 1992. The road continues east through agricultural areas and at again turns northeast before reaching the community of
Mesquite
Mesquite is a common name for some plants in the genera ''Neltuma'' and '' Strombocarpa'', which contain over 50 species of spiny, deep-rooted leguminous shrubs and small trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. Until 2022, these ge ...
. Travelling through Mesquite, NM 192 crosses railroad tracks of
El Paso Subdivision of
BNSF Railway
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right before reaching its eastern terminus at intersection with
NM 478.
History
The section occupied by modern day NM 192 was initially an end segment of
NM 28 in
Mesquite
Mesquite is a common name for some plants in the genera ''Neltuma'' and '' Strombocarpa'', which contain over 50 species of spiny, deep-rooted leguminous shrubs and small trees. They are native to dry areas in the Americas. Until 2022, these ge ...
. In 1930s
NM 28 was extended to
Mesilla, and the highway section lost its designation as a state road. From late 1950s this stretch was part of
NM 228 running between
NM 28 and
U.S. Route 85 (US 85). In 1988 the
New Mexico Department of Transportation
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT; ) is a state government organization which oversees transportation in New Mexico, State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The agency has four main focuses—transit, rail, av ...
(NMDOT) went through a radical road renumbering program, and this stretch was designated as NM 192.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
*{{osmrelation, 1485477, New Mexico State Road 192
192
Year 192 ( CXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aelius and Pertinax (or, less frequently, year 945 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 192 for this yea ...
Transportation in Doña Ana County, New Mexico