New Mexico State Road 81

State Road 81
NM 81 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	45.800 mi[1] (73.708 km)
Major junctions
South end	To Fed. 2 at Mexico–U.S. border
North end	NM 9 in Hachita
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Hidalgo, Grant
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 80 → US 82

New Mexico State Road 81 (NM 81) is a 45.8-mile-long (73.7 km) state road in southwestern New Mexico. The route runs from the Mexico–U.S. border in Antelope Wells north to NM 9 in Hachita, passing through desert and semi-arid farmland. NM 81 is maintained by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT).