U.S. 70 East - Las Cruces

U.S. 70 transitions to a limited access highway east from the exchange joining Main Street with Interstate 25. The freeway is part of the Bataan Memorial Highway.

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Interchange sequence signs line the U.S. 70 freeway leading east from Las Cruces to Organ Pass. Most exits utilize the parallel frontage roads (Main Street) to make the connections with the various cross streets.

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One half mile west of Roadrunner Parkway on U.S. 70 east. Roadrunner Parkway leads south through suburban neighborhoods to Lohman Avenue near Mountain View Regional Medical Center.

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Eastbound U.S. 70 at the diamond interchange with Roadrunner Parkway. Texas style U-turn ramps connect with the north side frontage road.

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Rinconada Boulevard meets U.S. 70 at the succeeding diamond interchange.

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Rinconada Boulevard winds east from U.S. 70 to Sonoma Ranch Boulevard and north to a number of subdivisions and Bison Spring Drive.

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Sonoma Ranch Boulevard converges with U.S. 70 at the ensuing exit in one half mile.

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Upcoming Sonoma Ranch Boulevard forms an arterial belt route through the eastern Las Cruces suburbs.

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A diamond interchange with U-turn ramps joins Sonoma Ranch Boulevard with U.S. 70.

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U.S. 70 continues through the eastern suburbs toward Mesa Grande Drive.

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Mesa Grande Road begins nearby from Mesa Central Drive at Onate High School and heads northward into a diamond interchange with U.S. 70.

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Mesa Grande Road extends north from U.S. 70 through a grid of streets to Peachtree Hills Road.

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U.S. 70 gradually increases in elevation toward Organ Pass. The ensuing two exits serve the Hacienda Acres community.

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Porter Drive heads north from Aldrich Road to a diamond interchange with U.S. 70 near Reynolds Drive. Reynolds Drive parallels the freeway east from Porter Drive to Dunn Drive and Holman Road.

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Eastbound at the off-ramp to Porter Drive on U.S. 70. Porter Drive continues north to Central Avenue and Peachtree Hills Road.

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Next in line for U.S. 70 eastbound is the diamond interchange with Holman Road north and Dunn Drive south.

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Dunn Drive leads south from U.S. 70 and Holman Road to Hacienda Acres and the Alameda Arroyo.

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Reassurance marker posted ahead of Holman Road. San Augustin Peak rises to the east. U.S. 70 navigates through San Augustin Pass eastward from Organ to White Sands Missile Range.

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Holman Road continues Dunn Drive north from Hacienda Acres and U.S. 70 to far reaching subdivisions at El Centro Road.

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Three interchanges remain along U.S. 70 east, starting with Weisner Road to Butterfield Park.

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Representing the original alignment of U.S. 70 & 82, frontage roads continue alongside the freeway eastward.

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Weisner Road crosses paths with U.S. 70 at a diamond interchange west of Butterfield Park.

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Weisner Road heads south from U.S. 70 to Berry Patch Lane east and Balsam Road south; northward the road continues to Arroyo and Corona Roads.

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Advancing east from Butterfield Park, U.S. 70 next meets Brahman Road. Organ, 3.75 miles ahead, lies between the freeway end and San Augustin Peak.

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One half mile out from the diamond interchange with Brahman Road on U.S. 70 east. Brahman Road leads north to Luna Vista Road through a wide grid of streets.

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The off-ramp for Brahman Road departs U.S. 70 eastbound. Brahman Road ends at Echidna Avenue east nearby; St. Michaels Road extends south from there to Sallee Road and and a large lot subdivision.

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The last interchange along U.S. 70 east connects with NASA Road north and Baylor Canyon Road south in 1.25 miles.

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NASA Road leads north to the White Sands Test Facility from a diamond interchange with U.S. 70.

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Baylor Canyon Road stems south from the U.S. 70 frontage road system and NASA Road to Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument.

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U.S. 70 merges with the frontage road system on the approach to Organ. Speed limits reduce to 50 mile per hour.

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The unincorporated community of Organ follows in a half mile. U.S. 70 climbs across San Augustin Pass ahead of White Sands Missile Range. Alamogordo is 54 miles to the northeast.

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White Sands National Monument is another 38 miles to the east from Organ via U.S. 70.

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With a population of just over 300, Organ consists of a small grid of lettered and numbered streets.

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