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U.S. Route 285 (US 285) is a north–south U.S. highway that runs from Sanderson, TX to Denver, CO. US 285 enters the state of New Mexico from Texas , into Eddy County, NM just south of Loving . The highway runs through the major cities of Carlsbad , Roswell , and Santa Fe .
Following the storms, Denver and its surrounding cities struggled to move tons of snow. The cost for snow removal in December 2006 alone was $2.8 million and for the period January to March 2007 the cost was $10.2 million. [4] Many of the side streets in Denver remained covered in snow which turned to thick ice due to continued residential traffic.
Today the highway's northern terminus is in Denver, at exit 201 on Interstate 25. US 285 is a secondary route of US 85, which it crosses in metro Denver, and technically crosses again in Santa Fe, New Mexico (today its parent route is largely concurrent with Interstate 25 through New Mexico, and as a result US 85 is no longer signed in New Mexico).
Road travel was brought to an abrupt halt Wednesday night in Colorado as a winter storm dumped about a foot of snow across the Denver area. The heavy, wet snow was no match for those trying to get ...
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The short segment between US 50 at Salida and US 24 at Buena Vista closely parallels the original U.S. Route 650, [4] which was designated in 1926, but eliminated in 1936 when US 285 was commissioned along its present extent from Sanderson to Denver, mostly replacing state-numbered highways.
As I-25 nears Albuquerque, it has interchanges with highways, such as US 380, and a concurrency with US 60. [9] Further north, State Road 6 (NM 6), former US 66, meets up with I-25 in Los Lunas. [10] Through Albuquerque, I-25 is named the Pan American Freeway, and there are frequent exits to city streets.
Road cameras from the New Mexico Department of Transportation show snowy conditions building along I-40 as far west as Tramway NE, and in southern Albuquerque along Interstate 25 there is snow ...