New Mexico State Road 211
State highway in Grant County, New Mexico, United States
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State Road 211 (NM 211) is a 6.447-mile (10.375 km) state highway in Grant County, New Mexico, United States, that forms a northeastern loop off of U.S. Route 180 (US 180), beginning south of Gila and ending in Cliff.
 State Road 211 | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 6.447 mi[1] (10.375 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 180 south of Gila | |||
| North end | US 180 in Cliff | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Grant | |||
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Route description
NM 211 begins at a T intersection with US 180 south of the census-designated place (CDP) of Gila. (US 180 heads east toward Silver City and Deming and west toward Cliff and the northern terminus of NM 211.) From its southern terminus NM 211 proceeds northerly for just over 4 miles (6.4 km) to a Y intersection the southern end of New Mexico State Road 153 (NM 153 / Turkey Creek Road) in in the central part of Gila. (NM 153 heads north-northeast for nearly four miles [6.4 km] before state maintenance ends north of Gila.) NM 211 then proceeds west-northwesterly to cross the Gila River, leave Gila, and enter the CDP of Cliff.[2]
Just over one-half mile (0.80 km) after entering Cliff, NM 211 reaches the southern end of New Mexico State Road 292 (NM 292 / Box Canyon Road) at a T intersection. (NM 292 heads north-northeast for five and a half miles [8.9 km] before state maintenance ends north of Cliff.) NM 211 then proceeds west-southwesterly to its western terminus at a T intersection with US 180 in the central part of Cliff. (US 180 heads east toward the southern terminus of NM 211 and west toward Glenwood and Springerville in Arizona.)[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Grant County.
| Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations[2] | Notes | |
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| | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 180 east – Silver City, Deming US 180 west – Cliff, SR 211 | Southern terminus;T intersection | |
| Gila | 4.200 | 6.759 |   NM 153 north (Turkey Creek Rd) | South end of NM 153; Y intersection | |
| Bridge over the Gila River | |||||
| Cliff | 5.500 | 8.851 |  NM 293 north (Box Canyon Rd) | South end of NM 293; T intersection | |
| 6.447 | 10.375 | US 180 east – SR 211 US 180 west – Glenwood, Springerville (Arizona) | Northern terminus; T intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
