New Mexico State Route 597
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| Basic data | |
| Overall length: | 0.477 mi / 0.719 km |
| Starting point: | Four Corners Monument |
| End point: |
 US 160 southwest of the Four Corners Monument
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| County: | San Juan County |
New Mexico State Route 597 ( NM 597 ) is a 720 m long country road on the territory of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County in the US state of New Mexico . The highway connects US Highway 160 (US 160) with the Four Corners Monument on the Arizona , Utah and Colorado border . It is the second shortest state route in this state, only the NM 446 is shorter , which has a length of about 400 meters.
Route description
NM 597 begins at a T-junction with US 160 in the far northwest of San Juan County. It leads through a desert area in a north-westerly direction to its end point at a toll station . The two-lane country road turns into 4 Corners Road after the toll station, which circles the Four Corners Monument. The speed limit signposted on the NM 597 is 15 mph (approx. 24 km / h).
supporting documents
- ^ NM Routes - legal description. (pdf, 262 KB) New Mexico Department of Transportation, accessed October 1, 2012 .
- ↑ Four Corners Monument ( English ) Navajo Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
