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| Lowering at a 4% grade, Interstate 40 drops 200 feet in elevation over the ensuing mile east from NM 124. 04/27/17 |
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| I-40 passes between Yellow Hill and Sunhouse Peaks into the Rio San Jose valley. 04/27/17 |
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| Turning southeast to Mesita, I-40 cuts across a mesa rising along the west side of the Rio San Jose. 04/27/17 |
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| I-40 rises to around 5,740 feet above sea level at milepost 116 and the rock cut preceding Mesita. 04/27/17 |
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| A diamond interchange (Exit 117) follows along I-40 east with Mesita Road (FR 4040) at Mesita. 04/27/17 |
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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. 04/27/17 |
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| Advancing southeast from Mesita, Interstate 40 meets NM 6 in eight miles and reaches Albuquerque in 40 miles. 04/27/17 |
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| A gradual easterly turn precedes the crossing of the Rio San Jose along I-40 east. 04/27/17 |
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| Mesas to the south of I-40 within Laguna Pueblo include Dough Mountain and Standing Twin Peak. 04/27/17 |
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| NM 6 commences a 36.51 mile long course to Los Lunas from Interstate 40 at upcoming Exit 126. 04/27/17 |
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| NM 6 follows the pre-1937 route of U.S. 66 east to NM 47 at Valencia. 04/27/17 |
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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. 04/27/17 |
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| Eastbound I-40 reassurance marker posted after the entrance ramp from NM 6. 04/27/17 |
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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). 04/27/17 |
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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. 04/27/17 |
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| Canoncito School Road stems north from Interstate 40 at Exit 131 to To'hajiilee. 04/27/17 |
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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. 04/27/17 |
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| Continuing east through Laguna Pueblo, Interstate 40 travels 26 miles from Exit 131 to Downtown Albuquerque. 04/27/17 |
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| Crossing into Bernalillo County, Interstate 40 also enters New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District 3. 06/29/08 |
Page Updated 04-08-2019.
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