U.S. 70 upgrades from Main Street, a multilane surface route, into a full freeway at junction Interstate 25. The freeway is part of the U.S. 70 Bataan Memorial Highway. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Upcoming exits signs line the U.S. 70 freeway leading east from Las Cruces to Organ Pass. Most exits utilize the parallel frontage roads (Main Street) to make the connections to the various cross streets. Photo taken 01/14/06.
One half mile west of Roadrunner Parkway on U.S. 70 east. Roadrunner Parkway leads south through suburban neighborhoods to Lohman Avenue near Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Eastbound U.S. 70 at the diamond interchange with Roadrunner Parkway. Texas style u-turn ramps allow travelers access to Main Street on the westbound side of the freeway. Roadrunner Parkway north serves sprawling areas of north Las Cruces beyond U.S. 70. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Rinconada Boulevard meets U.S. 70 at the next diamond interchange. An auxiliary lane increases the freeway eastbound briefly to three overall lanes. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Drivers bound for Rinconada Boulevard depart U.S. 70 east. Rinconada Boulevard meets Northrise Drive nearby to the south and Settlers Pass in new suburban areas to the north. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Continuing northeastward through the growing suburbs of Las Cruces, U.S. 70 sees the next upcoming exits sign. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Sonoma Ranch Boulevard meanders northward as a fairly new residential arterial route in eastern Las Cruces to meet U.S. 70 at a diamond interchange near White Sage Arcade. Photo taken 01/14/06.
U.S. 70 east at the Sonoma Ranch Boulevard off-ramp. Sonoma Ranch Boulevard continues north to Las Colinas Drive, with extensions underway into undeveloped Dona Ana County. Photo taken 01/14/06.
U.S. 70 continues east through the eastern suburbs toward Mesa Grande Drive. Photos taken 01/14/06.
Mesa Grande Road begins nearby at Onate High School and heads northward to a diamond interchange with U.S. 70. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Mesa Grande Road continues north from U.S. 70 through a grid of streets to Peachtree Hills Road. Pictured here is the eastbound off-ramp to the north-south road. Photo taken 01/14/06.
U.S. 70 continues its ascent toward Organ Pass on the one mile approach to Porter Drive. The next two exits serve the Hacienda Acres community. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Porter Drive heads north from Aldrich Road to a diamond interchange with U.S. 70 near Reynolds Drive. Reynolds Drive parallels the freeway east from Porter Drive to Dunn Drive and Holman Road. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Eastbound at the Porter Drive off-ramp on U.S. 70. Porter Drive continues north to Central Avenue and an end at Peachtree Hills Road. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Next in line for eastbound motorists is the diamond interchange with Holman Road north and Dunn Drive south. Photo taken 01/14/06.
One half mile west of the Holman Road / Dunn Drive off-ramp. Dunn Drive continues Holman Road south of U.S. 70 to Hacienda Acres and the Alameda Arroyo. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Reassurance marker posted ahead of Holman Road. San Augustin Peak rises to the east; U.S. 70 utilizes San Augustin Pass eastward from Organ to White Sands Missile Range. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Holman Road continues Dunn Drive north from Hacienda Acres and junction U.S. 70 to far reaching subdivisions at El Centro Road. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Butterfield Park is next reached at the Weisner Road diamond interchange. The final three freeway interchanges are listed here. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Motorists merge onto U.S. 70 east from Holman Road and Dunn Drive. Frontage roads continue along side the highway, representing the original U.S. 70 & 82 alignment. Photos taken 01/14/06.
Weisner Road crosses paths with U.S. 70 at a diamond interchange west of Butterfield Park. Photo taken 01/14/06.
U.S. 70 east at the Weisner Road off-ramp. Weisner Road heads south to Berry Patch Lane east and Balsam Road south; northward the road continues to Arroyo and Corona Roads. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Continuing east from Butterfield Park, U.S. 70 next meets Brahman Road. Organ appears on this sign as the first community beyond the freeway end and ahead of San Augustin Peak. Photos taken 01/14/06.
One half mile out from the Brahman Road diamond interchange on U.S. 70 east. Brahman Road leads north to Luna Vista Road through a wide grid of streets. Photo taken 01/14/06.
The Brahman Road off-ramp departs U.S. 70 eastbound. Brahman Road ends at Echidna Avenue east nearby; St. Michaels Road continues south from there to Sallee Road and a handful of houses. Photo taken 01/14/06.
1.25 miles southwest of the U.S. 70 interchange with NASA Road north and Baylor Canyon Road south, the end of the freeway. Photo taken 01/14/06.
NASA Road leads north to the White Sands Test Facility from a diamond interchange with U.S. 70. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Baylor Canyon Road stems south from the U.S. 70 frontage road system and NASA Road into Aguirre Springs National Recreation Area. Photo taken 01/14/06.
U.S. 70 merges with its frontage roads on the approach to Organ. Speed limits reduce to 55 mph. Photos taken 01/14/06.
A conventional mileage sign is placed one half mile from the Organ village center, listing the distances to White Sands Missile Range and Alamogordo. The federal highway climbs travels through San Augustin Pass south of the peak on the eastward drive beyond Organ. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Visitors to White Sands National Monument continue 38 miles from Organ to the park area on U.S. 70 east. Photo taken 01/14/06.
Pedestrians may be encountered on the one half mile stretch of U.S. 70 through Organ. San Augustin Peak lies a short distance east of the desert village. Photo taken 01/14/06.
