New Mexico State Road 153
 State Road 153 | ||||
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| Turkey Creek Road | ||||
 NM 153 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.752 mi[1] (6.038 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NM 211 in Gila | |||
| North end | End of state maintenance north of Gila | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Grant | |||
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State Road 153 (NM 153), also known as Turkey Creek Road, is a 3.752-mile (6.038 km) state highway in Grant County, New Mexico, United States, that heads north-northeast from New Mexico State Road 211 (NM 211) in Gila.
Route description
NM 153 begins at a Y intersection with NM 211 in the central part of the census-designated place of Gila. (Northbound NM 211 heads west to end at U.S. Route 180 [US 180] in Cliff. NM 211 heads south to end at US 180.) From its southern terminus NM 153 proceeds northeasterly (leaving Gila) for almost four miles (6.4 km) until it reaches its northern terminus at the end of state maintenance and the asphalt pavement. (Turkey Creek Road continues north as a gravel road for roughly 11 miles [18 km] before fording the Gila River and ending shortly thereafter.)[2]
NM 153 runs southeast of and roughly parallel to the Gila River. (New Mexico State Road 292 [Box Canyon Road] follows a similar route northeasterly from NM 211 in Cliff for nearly 5 miles [8.0 km] and roughly parallel to the Gila River, but on the northwestern side of the river.)[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Grant County.
| Location | mi[1][3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Gila | 0.000 | 0.000 |  NM 211 north – Cliff, US 180 NM 211 south – US 180 | Southern terminus; Y intersection | |
| | 3.752 | 6.038 | End of state maintenance | Northern terminus | |
| Turkey Creek Rd north | Continuation north from northern terminus; gravel road | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "Untitled overview of New Mexico State Road 153" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, X-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
External links
Media related to New Mexico State Road 153 at Wikimedia Commons