New Mexico State Road 45
State highway in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
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New Mexico State Road 45 (NM 45) is a 22.918-mile-long (36.883 km) State Highway in the US state of New Mexico that runs parallel to the Rio Grande from the Pueblo of Isleta, through Albuquerque, and to the southern boundary of Rio Rancho.
NM 314 in Isleta Pueblo
NM 500 in Albuquerque
I-40 in Albuquerque
NM 423 in Albuquerque
NM 448 in Albuquerque
NM 528 in Albuquerque State Road 45 | ||||
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| Coors Boulevard | ||||
 NM-45 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.918 mi[1] (36.883 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | NM 314 in Isleta Pueblo | |||
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| North end | NM 528 in Albuquerque | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Bernalillo | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
NM 45 begins at a junction with NM 314 in the Isleta Village. NM 45 runs north, passing under Interstate 25 and leaving the Isleta Pueblo and entering Albuquerque. Throughout the city, NM 45 is signed as Coors Boulevard, a major north-south expressway on Albuquerque's westside. NM 45 runs along the westside of the South Valley before meeting NM 500 at Rio Bravo Boulevard/Sen. Dennis Chaves Boulevard. NM 45 then continues northwest before meeting Central Avenue. The road continues soon junctions Interstate 40 and continues north before turning northeast to follow the Rio Grande. NM 45 soon meets NM 423 before turning northwest around the Cottonwood Mall, now signed as the Coors Bypass. NM 45 also serves as the southern terminus of NM 448. NM 45 terminates just south of Rio Rancho as it merges into NM 528.
History
Until 2012, the northernmost portion of this route traversed Old Coors Road between Coors Boulevard and Central Avenue (Historic U.S. Route 66). NM 45 has since been realigned to Coors Boulevard and Coors By-Pass and extended north of Central Avenue, replacing the portion of NM 448 between St. Joseph's Drive and Coors By-Pass, and turning over Old Coors Road to local control to be realigned with Yucca Drive.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Bernalillo County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Pueblo of Isleta | 0.000 | 0.000 | NM 314 | Southern terminus | |
| 0.250 | 0.402 |     NM 317 west to I-25 / US 85 | Eastern terminus of NM 317, to I-25 exit 209 | ||
| South Valley–Albuquerque line | 8.850 | 14.243 |   NM 500 east (Rio Bravo Boulevard) | ||
| Albuquerque | 14.327 | 23.057 |  I-40 – Santa Rosa, Gallup | I-40 exit 155 | |
| 20.308 | 32.683 |  NM 423 (Paseo del Norte Blvd) | Single-point urban interchange | ||
| 21.378 | 34.405 |    NM 448 north (Coors Boulevard) to NM 528 | Southern terminus of NM 448 | ||
| 22.918 | 36.883 | NM 528 | Northern terminus, interchange, southbound exit and northbound entrance only | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
