Historic Route 66 - New Mexico 66
Historic Route 66 - New Mexico is a State Scenic Byway in New Mexico. Within New Mexico it covers roughly 770 miles. The map below shows its route. Use “Plan a drive” to open it in the Road Sorties route planner — already routing along Historic Route 66 - New Mexico with scenic roads turned on, ready to add your own stops.
New Mexico's stretch of Route 66 crosses the state from Tucumcari to Gallup, lined with neon-lit motels, trading posts, and diners from the highway's mid-century heyday. Tucumcari is famous for its restored neon, while Albuquerque's Central Avenue carries the route right through the city's Nob Hill and downtown. The road crosses high mesa and desert between the surviving roadside relics.
- Tucumcari neon
- Albuquerque Central Avenue
- vintage motels & trading posts
- high desert mesas
- Route 66
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What is a State Scenic Byway?
State Scenic Byways are roads a state has formally recognized for their scenic, natural, historic or cultural value — each state's own curated collection of drives worth taking slowly.