New Mexico State Road 166

State Road 166 marker
State Road 166
Map
NM 166 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length1.9 mi[1] (3.1 km)
Major junctions
West endEnd of route near Datil
East end NM 52 near Datil
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesSocorro
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
NM 165 NM 167

State Road 166 (NM 166) is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) state highway in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. NM 166's western terminus is at the end of route east-southeast of Datil, and the eastern terminus is at NM 52 east-southeast of Datil. It runs along a portion of a former alignment of U.S. Route 60 and serves the visitor center of the Very Large Array astronomical observatory.

  1. ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.