Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
Length | 448.264 mi[1] (721.411 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 70 at the Arizona state line | |||
East end | US 70 / US 84 at the Texas state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Mexico | |||
Counties | Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, Doña Ana, Otero, Lincoln, Chaves, Roosevelt, Curry | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the U.S. Highway System that travels from Globe, Arizona, east to Atlantic, North Carolina. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 70 extends from the Arizona state line south of Virden and ends at the Texas state line in Texico.