New Mexico State Road 32

State Road 32
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length:	41.323 mi[1] (66.503 km)
Major junctions
South end:	NM 12 in Apache Creek
North end:	US 60 in Quemado
Highway system
State Roads in New Mexico SR • Minor SR • US ← NM 31 NM 34 →

State Road 32 is a state highway in Catron County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is 41.323 miles (66.503 km) long, and stretches from Apache Creek in the south to Quemado in the north.

Route description

Much of State Road 32 runs through the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with State Road 12 in the community of Apache Creek. From there, the road heads north, winding through the Gallo Mountains, before reaching its northern terminus in the town of Quemado at in intersection with U.S. Route 60.^[2]

History

When the state highways were first posted in the early 20th century, State Route 32 was originally much longer, extending as far north as Shiprock. When the U.S. Highway System was established in 1926, much of this route was taken over by U.S. Route 666 (now U.S. Route 491). What is now State Road 32 is a remnant of the former route that was not renumbered as a U.S. Highway.^[3][4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Catron	Apache Creek	0.000	NM 12	Southern terminus of NM 32
		27.3[5]	NM 103	To Quemado Lake
	Quemado	41.323	US 60	Northern terminus of NM 32
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ New Mexico Department of Transportation. "NMDOT Highway Log". http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/upload/images/CHDB/State%20Routes.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
2. ^ Rand McNally (2006). The Road Atlas (Map). p. 68, section F2, G2. ISBN 0528957902. 
3. ^ Rand McNally (hosted by Broer Map Library) (1926). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas (Map). p. 69. http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/Southwest/NewMexico/unitedstates1926ra_061.html. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
4. ^ Google. Google Maps (Gallup, NM) (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Gallup,+New+Mexico&ie=UTF8&ll=34.28729,-108.525696&spn=0.317132,0.382462&z=11&iwloc=addr. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
5. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview map of NM 32 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=33.83335,-108.622341&daddr=34.159972,-108.552475+to:NM-32+%4034.343721,+-108.505080&hl=en&geocode=9715682153487804068,34.159972,-108.552475%3B4235893961401614396,34.343721,-108.505080&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&sll=33.862719,-108.565865&sspn=0.100208,0.146255&ie=UTF8&ll=34.059486,-108.536682&spn=0.799803,1.170044&z=10. Retrieved 2008-08-04.