Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
Length | 62.06 mi[1] (99.88 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | NM 36 near Quemado | |||
I-40 near Grants | ||||
North end | NM 122 / Historic US 66 in Grants | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Mexico | |||
Counties | Cibola | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 117 (NM 117) is a 62.06-mile-long (99.88 km) state road in north west New Mexico, entirely within Cibola County. The southern terminus is at NM 36 near Quemado, and the northern terminus is at NM 122 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in Grants. NM 117 runs through the El Malpais National Conservation Area.
It is one of the roads on the Trails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designated New Mexico Scenic Byways.[2]