Former Business Loop I-10 - Las Cruces

Business Loop I-10U.S. 70Former U.S. 80

Traveling 10.3 miles between Exits 135 and 142, Business Loop I-10 joined U.S. 70 as it splits from I-10 & U.S. 180 east along Picacho Avenue to Fairacres and the city of Las Cruces. U.S. 70 turns north onto Main Street where Historic U.S. 80 & 180 turned south to the couplet of Water and Church Streets around the Downtown mall. Business Loop I-10 followed Main Street south to Valley Drive (NM188 / former U.S. 85), returning to Interstate 10 at a wye interchange.

References:

  1. Details of New Mexico State Routes 101-125. steve-riner.com.

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Page Updated Wednesday April 03, 2019.