New Mexico State Road 320
State Road 320, also known as Thorpe Road, is a two-lane state highway in the Mesilla Valley in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, that connects New Mexico State Road 185 with the end of state maintenance in Doña Ana, just northeast of its interchange with Interstate 25/U.S. Route 85.
Route description
NM 320 begins at a T intersection with NM 185, about southwest of Doña Ana and approximately east of the Rio Grande. From its western terminus, NM 320 heads northeast for about before connecting with the north end of Redfox Road, followed by the north end of Strange Road. Then the north end of Marigold Street. After crossing the Leasburg Canal, NM 320 connects with the north end of Shenandoah Trail and then has a jog of about to the north before resuming its northeastern course. Immediately after the jog, NM 320 connects with the south end of Giron Road, promptly crosses three sets of tracks for the BNSF Railway, and crosses Dona Ana Road. Roughly later NM 320 connects with the south end of Barela Road and immediately enters the limits of the census-designated place of Doña Ana.Just after entering Doña Ana, NM 320 connects with the north end of Dusty Lane and then crosses Abeyta Street as the highway turns to head east. NM 320 then crosses Ledesma Drive and then connects with the south end of Venegas Drive and the north end of Joe Gutierrez Street. Directly thereafter, NM 320 turns to head northeast again as it connects with the north end of El Camino Real Road and passes between two gas stations Immediately thereafter, NM 320 reaches a diamond interchange with I-25/US 85 on the southeastern corner of the limits of Doña Ana. Just over northeast of the northbound ramps, NM 320 reaches the "end of state maintenance" and its eastern terminus.
Traffic
| Year | AADT |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2015 | 6,369 |
| 2014 | 7,915 |
| 2013 | 7,832 |
The New Mexico Department of Transportation collects data for the State Roads and Local Federal-Aid roads. Traffic is measured in both directions and reported as Annual Average Daily Traffic., along is busiest section NM 320 had an AADT of 6,369, a decrease just under 20 percent from the previous year. Also in 2015, the lowest AADT section of NM 320 was between Dona Ana Road and the interstate interchange, with an AADT of 4,773. Interestingly, the section the west end (between the western terminus and Dona Ana Road had a somewhat higher AADT of 5,575.