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'''State Road 162''' ('''NM 162''') is a {{convert|2.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in the US state of [[New Mexico]]. NM 162's southern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 84]] (US 84) west-southwest of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]] in [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]], and the northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US 64]]/[[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US 84]] north of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]. It is a paved, 2-lane road for its entire length.
'''State Road 162''' ('''NM 162''') is a {{convert|2.6|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in the US state of [[New Mexico]]. NM 162's southern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|U.S. Route 84]] (US 84) west-southwest of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]] in [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]], and the northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US 64]]/[[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US 84]] north of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]. It is a paved, 2-lane road for its entire length.

==Route description==

NM&nbsp;162 begins at a junction with [[U.S. Route 84 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;84]] near the [[Rio Chama State Recreation Area]] in unincorporated [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]]. The highway travels northeast and passes an [[electrical substation]] before intersection with [[U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;64]] on the south side of the Rio de Tierra Amarilla, which it crosses before entering the community of [[Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico|Tierra Amarilla]]. At the county courthouse, NM&nbsp;162 intersects [[New Mexico State Road 531|NM&nbsp;531]] and turns northeast. In the northern outskirts of Tierra Amarilla, the highway intersects [[New Mexico State Road 573|NM&nbsp;573]] and turns northwest, terminating at a junction with the concurrent US&nbsp;64 and US&nbsp;84.<ref>{{google maps |title=State Road 162 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.6807076,-106.5579128/36.7115085,-106.5594664/@36.6960043,-106.5736342,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-106.5510476!2d36.6993384!3s0x873d7d93e7e82fbf:0x4a9e9aeb6b6c7136!1m0!3e0 |accessdate=November 11, 2018}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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===Rio Arriba Courthouse raid===
===Rio Arriba Courthouse raid===


In the center of Tierra Amarilla, State Road 162 passes by the Rio Arriba County Courthouse, the site of a significant [[Reies_Tijerina#Courthouse_raid|raid and shootout]] in the 1960s [[Chicano Movement]]. Followers of land-grant activist [[Reies Lopez Tijerina]] had been taken into custody following an incident in the nearby village of [[Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Coyote]]. Tijerina rallied members of his ''La Alianza'' group to assault the courthouse and release the prisoners held there, and to place a [[citizen's arrest]] on [[District Attorney]] Alfonso Sánchez for violating the Alianza's right of peaceable assembly in Coyote. On June 6, 1967, Tijerina led a group to the courthouse. The ensuing confrontation, which local historians describe as having gone "extraordinarily wrong",<ref name="Torrez">{{cite book |last= Torrez |first= Robert J. |last2=Trapp|first2= Robert|date= 2010|title= Rio Arriba, A New Mexico County|publisher= Rio Grande Books|isbn= 1890689653}}</ref> devolved into a [[shootout]] in which two men, a [[New Mexico State Police]] officer and a jailer, were seriously wounded.
In the center of Tierra Amarilla, State Road 162 passes by the Rio Arriba County Courthouse, the site of a significant [[Reies_Tijerina#Courthouse_raid|raid and shootout]] in the 1960s [[Chicano Movement]]. Followers of land-grant activist [[Reies Lopez Tijerina]] had been taken into custody following an incident in the nearby village of [[Coyote, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Coyote]]. Tijerina rallied members of his ''La Alianza'' group to assault the courthouse and release the prisoners held there, and to place a [[citizen's arrest]] on [[District Attorney]] Alfonso Sánchez for violating the Alianza's right of peaceable assembly in Coyote. On June 6, 1967, Tijerina led a group to the courthouse. The ensuing confrontation, which local historians describe as having gone "extraordinarily wrong",<ref name="Torrez">{{cite book |last= Torrez |first= Robert J. |last2=Trapp|first2= Robert|date= 2010|title= Rio Arriba, A New Mexico County|publisher= Rio Grande Books|isbn= 1890689653}}</ref> devolved into a [[shootout]] in which two men, a [[New Mexico State Police]] officer and a jailer, were seriously wounded.{{cn}}


==Major intersections==
==Major intersections==

Revision as of 23:12, 11 November 2018

State Road 162 marker
State Road 162
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length2.600 mi[1] (4.184 km)
Existed1950's–present
Major junctions
Southern end US 84 near Tierra Amarilla
Major intersections US 64 near Tierra Amarilla
Northern end US 64 / US 84 near Tierra Amarilla
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountiesRio Arriba
Highway system
  • New Mexico State Highway System
NM 161 NM 163

State Road 162 (NM 162) is a 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 162's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 84 (US 84) west-southwest of Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba County, and the northern terminus is at US 64/US 84 north of Tierra Amarilla. It is a paved, 2-lane road for its entire length.

Route description

NM 162 begins at a junction with US 84 near the Rio Chama State Recreation Area in unincorporated Rio Arriba County. The highway travels northeast and passes an electrical substation before intersection with US 64 on the south side of the Rio de Tierra Amarilla, which it crosses before entering the community of Tierra Amarilla. At the county courthouse, NM 162 intersects NM 531 and turns northeast. In the northern outskirts of Tierra Amarilla, the highway intersects NM 573 and turns northwest, terminating at a junction with the concurrent US 64 and US 84.[2]

History

NM 162 was created in the 1950s after US 84 was moved west of Tierra Amarilla. It originally turned in Tierra Amarilla and followed the current NM 573 north to the current NM 512. It then turned west and followed current NM 512 west towards US 84 and US 84 north of Brazos. In the 1988 renumbering NM 512 and NM 573 were created and NM 162's northern terminus was changed to its current location.[3][4]

Rio Arriba Courthouse raid

In the center of Tierra Amarilla, State Road 162 passes by the Rio Arriba County Courthouse, the site of a significant raid and shootout in the 1960s Chicano Movement. Followers of land-grant activist Reies Lopez Tijerina had been taken into custody following an incident in the nearby village of Coyote. Tijerina rallied members of his La Alianza group to assault the courthouse and release the prisoners held there, and to place a citizen's arrest on District Attorney Alfonso Sánchez for violating the Alianza's right of peaceable assembly in Coyote. On June 6, 1967, Tijerina led a group to the courthouse. The ensuing confrontation, which local historians describe as having gone "extraordinarily wrong",[5] devolved into a shootout in which two men, a New Mexico State Police officer and a jailer, were seriously wounded.[citation needed]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Rio Arriba County.

Locationmi[6]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 US 84Southern terminus
0.5000.805 US 64
Tierra Amarilla1.4002.253 NM 531
1.9003.058 NM 573
2.6004.184 US 64 / US 84Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "Posted Route: Legal Description" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. March 16, 2010. p. 91. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "State Road 162" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Riner, Steve (January 19, 2008). "New Mexico Highways". State Routes 1–25, State Routes 26–50, State Routes 51–75, State Routes 76–100, State Routes 101–125, State Routes 126–150, State Routes 151–175, State Routes 176–200, State Routes 201–250, State Routes 251–300, State Routes 301–350, State Routes 351–400, State Routes 401–450, State Routes 451–500, State Routes 501–550, State Routes 551–600, State Routes 601–6563, U.S. and Interstate Highways. Retrieved April 13, 2015.[self-published source?]
  4. ^ 1964 USGS Topo Map
  5. ^ Torrez, Robert J.; Trapp, Robert (2010). Rio Arriba, A New Mexico County. Rio Grande Books. ISBN 1890689653.
  6. ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. pp. 5–7. Retrieved October 20, 2018.