 State Road 159 | ||||
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| Bursum Road | ||||
 NM 159 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 30.551 mi[1] (49.167 km) | |||
| Existed | 1988[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 180 south of Alma | |||
| East end |  CR 28 (Bursum Road) north of Willow Creek Campground | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Catron | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Road 159 (NM 159) is a 30.551-mile (49.167 km) state road located entirely within Catron County, New Mexico, United States. NM 159's western terminus is at U.S. Route 180 (US 180) south of Alma. It heads east via Mogollon to a few miles past Willow Creek Campground in Gila National Forest where it continues as Catron County Route 28 (CR 28), which is also known as Bursum Road.
- ^ "Posted Route–Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 38. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Scanlon, Michael (May 9, 1988). "New Highway Numbers Add Up to Confusion, Worry for New Mexicans". The El Paso Times. p. 1B. Retrieved December 17, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
