New Mexico State Road 528

State Road 528
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length:	15.355 mi[1] (24.711 km)
Major junctions
North end:	I-25 in Albuquerque
	NM 47 in Albuquerque NM 448 in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho
South end:	US 550 in Rio Rancho
Location
Counties:	Bernalillo County, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Highway system
State Roads in New Mexico SR • Minor SR • US ← NM 45 NM 48 →

New Mexico State Road 528 is a 15.3 mi (24.6 km) long state highway in Sandoval County and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. In Rio Rancho, the road is also known as Pat D'Arco Highway^[2], named after former mayor of Rio Rancho Pat D'Arco.^[3] The road is signed north-south in Sandoval County and east-west in Bernalillo County.

Route description

NM 528 begins at a diamond interchange with Interstate 25 (I-25) in northern Albuquerque in Bernalillo County. It then heads west along Alameda Boulevard where it intersects 2nd Street NW, which carries NM 47. The route crosses the Rio Grande and then turns to the northwest. At Coors Boulevard, it intersects NM 448. The highway then turns north and enters Rio Rancho, New Mexico in Sandoval County.^[4]

Through Rio Rancho, NM 528, known as Pat D'Arco Highway, is a major north–south street. It serves major retailers, restaurants, and other businesses. Feeder streets which connect adjacent neighborhoods cross Pat D'Arco Highway at regular intervals. It meets NM 448 again near its own northern end. The route ends at U.S. Route 550 (US 550) on the northern edge of Rio Rancho.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1][4]	Destinations	Notes
Bernalillo	Albuquerque	0.000	I-25 (US 85)
		1.9	NM 47 (2nd Street NW)
		3.6	Rio Grande crossing
		4.1	NM 448 (Coors Boulevard)
Sandoval	Rio Rancho	10.5	NM 448 south (Corrales Road)
		15.355	US 550
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} New Mexico Department of Transportation. "State Routes" (PDF). p. 25. http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/upload/images/CHDB/State%20Routes.pdf. Retrieved August 7, 2011. 
2. ^ The Official Site of Rio Rancho, NM - City Hall
3. ^ State Transportation Commission Names Section of NM 528 After Former Rio Rancho Mayor Pat D’Arco
4. ^ ^{a b c} Google, Inc. Google Maps – New Mexico State Road 528 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Alameda+Blvd+NE&daddr=Alameda+Blvd+NE+to:Alameda+Blvd+NW+to:Rio+Rancho+Dr+NE+to:US-550+S&hl=en&ll=35.242815,-106.538544&spn=0.296099,0.441513&sll=35.222203,-106.643429&sspn=0.074745,0.110378&geocode=FY_gGAIdE7Kl-Q%3BFd7tGAIdnDOl-Q%3BFU4oGQId7LGk-Q%3BFeo_GgIdFiOl-Q%3BFbYYGwIdBNql-Q&gl=us&mra=pr&dirflg=h&t=h&z=11.