 State Road 243 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.206 mi[1] (13.206 km) | |||
| Existed | 1988[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 62 / US 180 near Carlsbad | |||
| East end |  US 62 / US 180 / NM 176 near Carlsbad | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Eddy, Lea | |||
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State Road 243 (NM 243) is a 8.206-mile-long (13.206 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 243's western terminus is at U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and US 180 northeast of Carlsbad, and the eastern terminus is at US 62 and US 180, which is also the western terminus of NM 176.
- ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ Scanlon, Michael (May 9, 1988). "New Highway Numbers Add Up to Confusion, Worry for New Mexicans". The El Paso Times. p. 1B. Retrieved December 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
