New Mexico State #80
Arizona / New Mexico State Line - to- Junction of Interstate #10
New Mexico Road Map Travel Guide

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Km	Miles	Road Item	Road Summary
0.0 (50.9)	0.0 (31.6)	Welcome to New Mexico ' The Land Of Enchantment '	Arizona/New Mexico Border. Roadside highway turnout. East side highway paved. No services.
0.0 (50.9)	0.0 (31.6)	Photo New Mexico highway # 80 highway sign	View from highway.
0.0 (50.9)	0.0 (31.6)	View from highway	Driving north.
2.4 (48.5)	1.5 (30.1)	Alda Road
2.7 (48.2)	1.7 (30.0)	Community of Rodeo, New Mexico	Rodeo, New Mexico is located in Hidalgo county
3.1 (47.8)	1.9 (29.7)	Roadside highway turnout with historical information sign.	The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad was constructed in 1902 by Phelps, Dodge & company, to link the El Paso Texas copper mines of Bisbee Arizona. New Mexico Highway # 9 the 'Border Route' between Columbus and Rodeo,Parallels the railway line and actually utilizes a portion of the abandoned railroad bed. The Southern Pacific's ' Golden State Limited' and Californian passenger train passed through Rodeo untill 1952.
3.1 (47.8)	1.9 (29.7)		View from highway of community of Rodeo, New Mexico.
3.5 (47.4)	2.2 (29.5)	Access to R.V. park
3.7 (47.2)	2.3 (29.3)	Access to Ned Hall Community Park	West side of highway.
7.2 (43.7)	4.5 (27.2)	Junction of Highway #553	West to Chiricahua National Monument. Twenty seven million years ago a volcanic eruption of immense proportions shook the land around Chiricahua National Monument. One thousand times greater than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Turkey Creek Caldera eruption eventually laid down two thousand feet of highly silicious ash and pumice. This mixture fused into a rock called rhyolitic tuff and eventually eroded into the spires and unusual rock formations of today. Cruise the 8-mile scenic drive to Massai Point, tour Faraway Ranch, hike the Echo Canyon Loop trail (3.5 miles).
7.2 (43.7)	4.5 (27.2)	Access to Coronado National Forest Area.	West of highway. The Coronado National Forest covers 1,780,000 acres of southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. Elevations range from 3000 feet to 10,720 feet in twelve widely scattered mountain ranges or 'sky islands' that rise dramatically from the desert floor.
12.6 (38.3)	7.8 (23.8)	Junction of Highway #9	Animas Road. East to communities of Animas, New Mexico, Playas, New Mexico, Hachita, New Mexico.
13.3 (37.6)	8.3 (23.4)	View from highway	Driving north.
17.6 (33.3)	10.9 (20.7)	R Bar Road	East side of highway.
26.5 (24.4)	16.5 (15.2)	View from highway.	Driving north.
35.5 (15.4)	22.1 (9.6)	McCarty Road	West of highway.
38.3 (12.6)	23.8 (7.8)	Junction of Roadway #545	East to community of Cotton City, New Mexico.
41.3 (9.6)	25.7 (6.0)		View from highway.
50.9 (0.0)	31.6 (0.0)	Junction of Interstate Highway #10	East to cities of Lordsburg, New Mexico, Las Cruces, New Mexico, El Paso, TX. West to Stein's Ghost Town. West to communities of Bowie, Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Fort Bowie commemorates in its 1000 acres, the story of the bitter conflict between the Chiricahua Apaches and the United States military. For more than 30 years Fort Bowie and Apache Pass were the focal point of military operations eventually culminating in the surrender of Geronimo in 1886 and the banishment of the Chiricahuas to Florida and Alabama.
50.9 (0.0)	31.6 (0.0)	Junction of Interstate Highway #10	For continuation of travel east, see Milebymile.com New Mexico Interstate # 10 Arizona / New Mexico State Line to Texas / New Mexico State Line - Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide - Se Milebymile.com - New Mexico Interstate # 10 Arizona / New Mexico State Line to Texas / New Mexico State Line