Interstate 40 East - Grants to Mesita

Lowering at a 4% grade, Interstate 40 drops 200 feet in elevation over the ensuing mile east from NM 124.

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I-40 passes between Yellow Hill and Sunhouse Peaks into the Rio San Jose valley.

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Turning southeast to Mesita, I-40 cuts across a mesa rising along the west side of the Rio San Jose.

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I-40 rises to around 5,740 feet above sea level at milepost 116 and the rock cut preceding Mesita.

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A diamond interchange (Exit 117) follows along I-40 east with Mesita Road (FR 4040) at Mesita.

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Connecting I-40 with the Laguna Pueblo community of Mesita, FR 4040 overlays 0.20 miles of Mesita Road north from Mesa Loop Road.

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Advancing southeast from Mesita, Interstate 40 meets NM 6 in eight miles and reaches Albuquerque in 40 miles.

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A gradual easterly turn precedes the crossing of the Rio San Jose along I-40 east.

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Mesas to the south of I-40 within Laguna Pueblo include Dough Mountain and Standing Twin Peak.

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NM 6 commences a 36.51 mile long course to Los Lunas from Interstate 40 at upcoming Exit 126.

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NM 6 follows the pre-1937 route of U.S. 66 east to NM 47 at Valencia.

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Entering the diamond interchange (Exit 126) with NM 6 east to Highland Meadows and I-25 at Los Lunas on Interstate 40 east.

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Eastbound I-40 reassurance marker posted after the entrance ramp from NM 6.

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Standing 30 miles outside of Downtown Albuquerque, this distance sign also lists the distances to the New Mexico control points of Santa Rosa (146 miles) and Tucumcari (205 miles).

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Mesa Redonda rises to a height of over 6,150 feet above sea level to the distance south of I-40 beyond NM 6.

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Canoncito School Road stems north from Interstate 40 at Exit 131 to To'hajiilee.

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Interstate 40 east at the diamond interchange (Exit 131) with Canoncito School Road. To'hajiilee lies northward within the Navajo Nation.

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Continuing east through Laguna Pueblo, Interstate 40 travels 26 miles from Exit 131 to Downtown Albuquerque.

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Crossing into Bernalillo County, Interstate 40 also enters New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District 3.

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