Interstate 25 replaced U.S. 85 from Las Cruces northward to Denver. U.S. 85 is no longer officially acknowledged within New Mexico, but does still exist in both El Paso, Texas and Colorado.
| Scenes Pertaining to Interstate 25 - Las Cruces |
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University Drive eastbound at the partial-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 25 (Exit 1). Originally a loop ramp carried drivers onto Interstate 25 north, however that ramp was removed between 2002 and 2003. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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A small guide sign directs motorists onto Interstate 25 north with the control city of Albuquerque. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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University Avenue westbound enters the Exit 1 diamond interchange with Interstate 25 from the Memorial Medical Center and NMSU Golf Course area in east Las Cruces. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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Westbound University Avenue at the northbound on-ramp to Interstate 25. Interstate 25 meets the U.S. 70 freeway in six miles. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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Northbound Interstate 25 shield posted at the on-ramp from University Avenue. A loop ramp was removed between 2002 and 2003 from University Avenue east onto the freeway north. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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Crossing over Interstate 25, University Avenue nears the southbound on-ramp. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
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Faded guide sign with an Interstate 25 New Mexico shield for the southbound on-ramp to Interstate 10 east and El Paso. Photo taken 01/14/06. |
