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La Bajada Hill to Barnallio, NM
This stretch of the road has you on and off I-40 on your way from Santa
Fe to Albuquerque.
 LaBajada
Hill Markers
One on Hwy 16 at the I-25 exit 264 and another about 3.3 miles west
on Hwy 16 at Tettilla Peak Rd. To get to the base of LaBajada Hill
take Tettilla Peak Rd to old 66 and ... read
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 LaBajada
Hill
I-25 Exit 264
La Bajada means "The Descent" or "The Drop"
in Spanish, and this road lived up to it's name . The base of the
hill is about 5 miles from ... read
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 Domingo
The original Santo Domingo Trading Post opened ca.1881 along a trail
that would become Route 66 some 45 years later ... read
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 Algodones
I-25 Exit 257
The Mormon Battalion Marker sits on a short section of the 1926
Route 66 on the west side of I-25 at exit 257 ... read
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Note: Take I-25 to Exit 248 then west on hwy 315 to 313 then
south on 313.
 La
Angostura
319 (?) Hwy. 313
Hwy. 313 shortly after going under the railroad overpass and curving
to the left. There's a small ruins right next to this ... read
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 Bernallio
Hwy 313 @ Camino Del Bosque
"This fertile valley has been the focus of human occupation
for at least 10,000 years" ... read
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 Stay tuned,
there's more to come!
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About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
Did
You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane
road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned
lanes are still there.