Welcome to the New Mexico Road Signs and Sights Gallery! This page lists the most recent additions and changes that have been made. They're categorized by the date they were added.
November 9, 2024
Some additional cleanup, including replacing links to my former Twitter feed with links to my Mastodon feed.October 28, 2024
I have moved from California and am now in Colorado. I will be doing some clean-up work on the site and hope to make it easier to manage.March 8, 2020
Updates have been infrequent in recent years. Site features remain available as a service.December 3, 2017
Yes, there's a lot of backlog. I added a link to a page about the future of this site and related sites (since removed).December 30, 2014
In the programs to query by city or county, I found a longstanding bug that would cause queries with strange capitalization, or in all-caps, to fail. This has been fixed, and you can now use any kind of capitalization you want.August 11, 2014
A spot check found that I never actually updated this page on March 30, though I had updated the design! Never mind; that way, you didn't have to deal with the broken link to the colophon on this page. In addition, I made minor changes to the text on this page to resolve anachronisms that crept in over time.March 30, 2014
New site design! After more than five years with the same design, the site began to look dated. The new design is an evolution from the 2008 version. The biggest change is the use of Google Fonts for the pages. See the colophon for more details about the fonts. For those of you interested in radio, I also recovered articles about my radios from blogging sites that I had used but which either shut down or had other problems.I also removed the link to Jonathan Winkler's page of New Mexico highway photos, which no longer appears to be active.
January 2, 2013
Removed links to my Tumblr page, which I stopped maintaining. no longer maintaining. Subsequently, Posterous shut down, and I ceased maintaining a site on Blogger as well (it still exists but I am not updating it).December 3, 2011
Minor changes, mostly cleanup of links, addition of blogs/social media links, and removal of the Browser Info page.March 4, 2011
Removed the link to AboutVia, which had long been a dead link. I also removed the link to the misc.transport.road FAQ.May 31, 2010
Removed links to the photo-count pages. Certain other sites liked to boast of their photo counts. I didn't want to participate in that boasting, because I think it doesn't mean anything, especially when you can't find those other sites' photos easily. The pages are still on the site, so you can find them if you know the URL, but they won't be updated automatically. I am keeping them because they've been useful for diagnosing occasional problems with the data used to index and search my photo pages.February 7, 2010
Completing the series from my May 2008 trip to New Mexico, these 30 photos trace my journey from Taos to Las Vegas, while also including a few more photos from Albuquerque.- Beginning of NM 104 in Las Vegas
- Pointing the way to Historic US 66 on Central Avenue in Albuquerque
- East NM 104 in Las Vegas
- Single-panel end of NM 345 in Albuquerque
- Interstate 25 trailblazer along with destinations for NM 104 in Las Vegas
- Junction of Business Loop 25 in Las Vegas
- Old junction sign assembly for NM 104 in Las Vegas
- Single-panel junction sign for NM 329 in Las Vegas
- Junction of NM 434 at NM 518 in Mora
- Junction of NM 75 at NM 518 east of Vadito
- Junction of NM 94 at NM 518 in Mora
- Tourist information center sign with Zia symbols in Las Vegas
- NM 121 at NM 518 in Mora County
- NM 161 at NM 518 in Mora County west of Golondrinas
- Mile zero on NM 345 in Albuquerque
- NM 442 at NM 518 at La Cueva
- Mile zero and an adopt-a-highway sign on NM 442 at La Cueva
- NM 518 at northbound NM 68 in Ranchos de Taos
- NM 518 marker at NM 75 east of Vadito
- NM 518 in Mora
- NM 518 crossing the Mora River at La Cueva
- NM 585 as a truck route around Taos
- NM 68 at the southern terminus of NM 240 in Ranchos de Taos
- NM 75 at NM 518 near Vadito
- Destinations on NM 75 westbound in Taos County
- Business Loop 25 in Las Vegas
- Single-panel reassurance marker for North NM 345 in Albuquerque
- Trailblazers for NM 329 and NM 518 on Business Loop 25 in Las Vegas
- End of NM 345, Unser Boulevard in Albuquerque
- West NM 75 in Taos County
January 4, 2010
Added 31 more photos on 29 pages, continuing the series from my May 2008 trip to New Mexico. These photos feature Aztec and Bloomfield, as well as NM 522 between the Colorado border and Taos, and a few other photos.- US 550 and US 64 in Bloomfield (single-panel route marker signs)
- US 64 and US 550 in Bloomfield (single-panel route marker sign)
- Destinations from US 64 and US 84 in Chama
- Destinations for US 550 and US 64 in Bloomfield
- Single-panel junction sign for NM 150 and US 64 northwest of El Prado (Taos)
- Junction of NM 173 at US 550 in Aztec
- Junction of NM 196 at NM 522 in Taos County
- Junction NM 378 at NM 522 north of Questa
- Junction of NM 516 at US 550 in Aztec
- Single-panel junction sign for US 64, NM 150, and NM 522 north of El Prado (Taos)
- Single-panel junction sign for US 64 and US 550 in Bloomfield
- Zero-mile marker for NM 150 at US 64 northwest of El Prado (Taos)
- NM 150 and US 64 at the southern endpoint of NM 522 northwest of El Prado (Taos)
- NM 150 and US 64 indicated on signal-mast sign near El Prado (Taos)
- NM 162 at US 84 in Tierra Amarilla, showing the southern endpoint of NM 162
- NM 173 in Aztec
- NM 196 at NM 522 in Taos County
- North NM 240 south of Taos
- NM 240 south of Taos, at Los Cordovas
- NM 378 and small destination sign to Cerro on NM 522
- NM 502 as the Clinton Anderson Scenic Route east of Los Alamos
- NM 515 from NM 522 south of Questa
- Destinations for NM 518 from NM 68 near Ranchos de Taos
- US 64 labeled as NM 64 at the NM 68 junction in Taos
- North NM 522 northwest of El Prado (Taos)
- Markers for San Juan County routes not maintained by the county
- US 64 and NM 522 at NM 150 northwest of El Prado (Taos)
- NM 502 exits from US 84 and US 285 at Pojoaque
- West NM 240 in Taos
In addition, I revised one page to make its location clearer. Taos is actually a cluster of small communities. The US 64-NM 150-NM 522 intersection is really closest to El Prado.
December 22, 2009
Added search functions to the gallery. You can search on city name, county name, route number, route type, and photo category, just like the other state galleries!I also made slight adjustments to some of the colors used for text on the site, most notably for visited links.
November 11, 2008
At last, an update, adding 30 more photos to the collection!- Advance exit sign from US 84-285 for Buffalo Thunder Road on the Pojoaque Pueblo
- Exit sign from US 84-285 for Buffalo Thunder Road on the Pojoaque Pueblo
- Internet access in Chama
- Where to find elk near Chama
- Junction of NM 112 at US 64-84 in Tierra Amarilla
- Junction of NM 29 at NM 17 in Chama
- Junction of NM 313 at US 550 in Bernalillo
- Junction of NM 95 at US 64-US 84 in Los Ojos
- Decorative overpass for Cuyamungue on US 84-US 285 (wider view)
- Notice sign for NM 112 at the NM 531 junction with US 64-US 84
- NM 29 at NM 17 in Chama
- Eastern endpoint of NM 29 in Chama
- NM 38 with destination sign at NM 522 in Questa
- Elk crossing on NM 501 in Los Alamos
- Advance sign for the NM 502 exit with US 64-US 84
- Diagrammatic sign for the NM 502-NM 30 interchange east of Los Alamos
- Advance sign for NM 503 from northbound US 84-US 285
- Freeway-style sign for signalized intersection of NM 503 at US 84-US 285
- NM 512 in Rio Arriba County
- Elk warning on southbound NM 522 in Taos County
- NM 584 in Española
- NM 74 north of Española
- NM 95 near Los Ojos
- NM 96 marker used for target practice
- Welcome sign on NM 522 at the Colorado border
- South NM 522 at the Colorado border
- US 64 and US 84 intersect at Tierra Amarilla
- Destination sign at the southern endpoint of NM 17 in Chama
- End of NM 17 at US 64-US 84 in Chama, on a single-panel sign
August 8, 2008
Rearchitected the entire Signs & Sights family of sites. All URLs changed and are now shorter. The easy way to convert any given URL: remove /road/sign from the old URL to get the new URL.June 29, 2008
This listing shows the set of new sign photos added to the gallery when this site was restored in 2008.- Large reassurance markers for US 84 and US 285 near Tesuque
- End of NM 518 in Las Vegas
- NM 162 at US 84 in Tierra Amarilla
- NM 512 at US 64-US 84 in Rio Arriba County near Brazos
- NM 518 at NM 68 at Ranchos de Taos
- NM 531 at US 64-US 84 in Tierra Amarilla
- Single-panel junction sign for NM 68 and NM 585 in Taos
- Decorative overpass for Cuyamungue on US 84-US 285
- NM 240 on the west side of the Taos Plaza, with trailblazer to NM 68
- NM 434 at NM 518 in Mora
- Western endpoint of NM 501 in Los Alamos County
- NM 585 mislabeled as US 64 in Taos
- Eastern endpoint of NM 585 southeast of Taos
- NM 585 and trailblazer to NM 68 from US 64 southeast of Taos
- Zero mile marker for NM 585 in Taos
- US 64 at NM 68 in Taos
- Southern endpoint of NM 442 in La Cueva
- US 64 and US 84 concurrent in Tierra Amarilla
- Intersection of US 64, NM 522, and NM 150 near Taos (from westbound US 64)
- Notice sign on US 64 at US 84 in Tierra Amarilla
- Beginning of NM 17 at US 64-US 84 in Chama
From earlier galleries
This listing shows all the sign photos that were in the previous version of this gallery.- The center of the Albuquerque street system
- The site of the Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque
- End of NM 14 in Santa Fe
- Four Corners boundary marker
- Four Corners boundary platform
- NM 1 at Interstate 25 in Socorro
- NM 1 junctions at San Antonio and Socorro
- Junction of NM 540 and US 54 at Logan
- The KiMo Theater, Albuquerque
- NM 2001 in Alamogordo
- NM 466 in Santa Fe
- NM 4 and NM 502 east of Los Alamos
- NM 552 and 469, crossing US 54 near Logan
- NM 597 at the Four Corners
- NM 599, the Santa Fe Relief Route
- NM 1 at San Antonio
- Large sign, no Zia symbol, for NM 599's northern endpoint with US 84 and 285
- Rest-area voting at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge west of Taos
- White Sands: Soft sand warning
- Local trailblazer, no Zia, to NM 4, 501, and 502 in Los Alamos
- NM 1 at US 380 in San Antonio
- White Sands: Exit
Migrated from the US Highways Signs and Sights Gallery
This listing shows the photos of signs that have been migrated from the US Highways Signs and Sights Gallery. These pictures have now taken a round trip!- US 66 as Business Loop 40 in Albuquerque
- Business Loop US 64, Farmington
- Continental Divide on US 550: Scenic marker
- Continental Divide on US 550: Highway marker
- Falling rocks on US 82 near Cloudcroft
- Color US 54 green in Alamogordo
- Historic US 66 near Santa Fe
- Pre-1937 Historic US 66 in Albuquerque
- US 550 near Cuba
- Two digits in a wide shield: US 70 near Roswell
- US 54 and US 70 in one shield at Tularosa
- New Mexico 1 at US 380 in San Antonio
- Three digits squeezed into a two-digit shield: US 380 in Roswell
- US 54, 70, and 82 in Alamogordo (But it's not US 82 any more)
- US 550 and US 64 with arrows in color
- Normal-sized US 60 shield, big US 285 shield, and NM 3 in Encino
- US 60, 54, and 285 meet in New Mexico
- Odd font for US 60 at Socorro
- Where two historic US 66 routes meet in Albuquerque
Mark RobertsDenver, Colorado
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