New Mexico State Road 166
NM 166 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 1.9 mi (3.1 km) | |||
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| West end | End of route near Datil | |||
| East end | NM 52 near Datil | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Socorro | |||
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State Road 166 (NM 166) is a 1.9-mile-long (3.1 km) state highway in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. NM 166's western terminus is at the end of route east-southeast of Datil, and the eastern terminus is at NM 52 east-southeast of Datil. It runs along a portion of a former alignment of U.S. Route 60 and serves the visitor center of the Very Large Array astronomical observatory.