Historic U.S. 66
Historic U.S. 66 through Albuquerque followed Central Avenue after 1937. Central Avenue was later redesignated as Business Loop I-40 and now is an unnumbered city street.
(Central Avenue) east
Neon signs mark the west end of the Rio Grande Bridge along Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) eastbound.
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Central Avenue spans the Rio Grande with six lanes west of the Old Town section of Albuquerque.
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Tingley Drive meets Central Avenue at the east end of the Rio Grande River bridge. The parkway leads south through Tingley Beach Park to ABQ BioPark Zoo. ABQ BioPark Aquarium and Botanical Gardens are located on the north side of Historic U.S. 66 here.
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Business Loop I-40/U.S. 66 sign posted along Central Avenue east between Romero and San Felipe Streets at Old Town in Albuquerque.
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Central Avenue splits with Lomas Boulevard (former NM 352) southeast toward Downtown Albuquerque.
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Central Avenue east at Laguna Boulevard.
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Central Avenue at 14th Street.
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Entering the five way intersection with 10th Street and Copper Avenue on Central Avenue eastbound.
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A roundabout joins Central Avenue (Historic U.S. 66) with 8th Street and Park Avenue SW at Robinson Park.
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Historic U.S. 66 proceeds east from 8th Street into the Albuquerque central business district.
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Central Avenue (Historic U.S. 66) east intersects Historic U.S. 85 at 4th Street in Downtown Albuquerque.
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Continuing east through Downtown Albuquerque along Central Avenue.
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Historic U.S. 66 passes below the BNSF Railroad corridor beside the Downtown Albuquerque Station for the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Central Avenue ascends two blocks east to Broadway, which is former State Road 47 and historic U.S. 85 Alternate.
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Erroneously signed here as I-40, Interstate 25 spans Central Avenue between Locust Street south and Oak Street north. The frontage streets connect Historic U.S. 66 with the Pan American Freeway north to Santa Fe and south to Belen.
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(Central Avenue) west
Central Avenue passes under Interstate 25 between the service roads (Oak Street north / Locust Street south). Locust Street extends four blocks south to an entrance ramp for I-25.
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Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) continues west from Interstate 25 to Edith Boulevard and Downtown Albuquerque.
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Broadway (former NM 47) intersects Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) outside the central business district.
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Central Avenue lowers through a subway below the BNSF Railroad west of Union Square Street.
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A Business Loop I-40 & U.S. 66 shield formerly appeared at 1st Street adjacent to the Downtown Albuquerque Amtrak station.
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Looking west from Central Avenue and 1st Street at Downtown.
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Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) west at 2nd Street; Albuquerque's tallest building, Albuquerque Plaza Office Tower, rises nearby at Copper Avenue and 3rd Street. 2nd Street represents old U.S. 85 Alternate and later NM 47. These designations were removed by 1988.1
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3rd Street represents the pre-1937 alignment of U.S. 66 between Silver Avenue and Lomas Boulevard. This became part of U.S. 85 after U.S. 66 was relocated to Central Avenue.
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Westbound Central Avenue at 4th Street.
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Condominiums rise along Central Avenue west of 5th Street.
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Interests to the Rio Grande Zoo are directed onto 6th Street south as the final through street to Lead Avenue west from Central Avenue, before it turns northwest toward Old Town.
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The final block in Downtown Albuquerque along Central Avenue lies at 7th Street.
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A roundabout joins Historic U.S. 66 with Park Avenue west and 8th Street at Robinson Park. A section of Park Avenue connecting Central Avenue east to Gold Avenue was removed during construction of the roundabout in 2007.
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Continuing northwest along Robinson Park, Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) intersected 10th Street by this Business Loop I-40 sign assembly.
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Copper Avenue ties into Central Avenue (Historic U.S. 66) and 10th Street at a five-way intersection. This remaining Business Loop I-40 sign was removed by 2018.
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12th Street leads north from Central Avenue to Los Duranes and Interstate 40 at Exit 157B.
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Central Avenue west at 14th Street.
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Laguna Boulevard stems southwest from Roma Avenue to Tingley Beach Park across Historic U.S. 66.
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Central Avenue overtakes Lomas Boulevard at Old Town. Lomas Boulevard consists of a four lane arterial through areas north of Downtown to Interstate 25 at Exit 225.
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Historic U.S. 66 (Central Avenue) west at Rio Grande Boulevard (former NM 194). Rio Grande Boulevard travels north from Old Town to Interstate 40 at Exit 157A.
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Traveling west along old U.S. 66 through Old Town to New York Avenue. New York Avenue connects Central Avenue with ABQ Aquarium and Botanical Park.
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Tingley Drive heads southeast along the Rio Grande to Tingley Beach Park and the ABQ BioPark Zoo.
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Spanning the Rio Grande along Central Avenue westbound.
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Sunset Road leads south from Central Avenue along the Rio Grande River levee system.
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References:
- U.S. and Interstate Highways in New Mexico. steve-riner.com.
Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 06/29/08
- ABRoads, Chris Kalina: 04/28/17
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Page Updated Friday June 14, 2019.