Main highways Albuquerque, New Mexico

aerial view of interstate 40



coronado freeway: more commonly known interstate 40 or i-40 , city s main east–west traffic artery , important transcontinental route. freeway s name in city in reference 16th century conquistador , explorer francisco vásquez de coronado.
paseo del norte: (aka; state highway 423): 6-lane controlled-access highway approximately 5 miles north of interstate 40. runs tramway blvd (at base of sandia mountains) interstate 25, through los ranchos de albuquerque, on rio grande river north coors boulevard. paseo del norte continues west through petroglyph national monument until reaches atrisco vista blvd , double eagle ii airport. interchange interstate 25 reconstructed in 2014 improve traffic flow.
coors boulevard: coors main north-south artery west of rio grande in albuquerque. there 1 full interchange connects interstate 40; rest of route has stoplights. interstate 25 underpass has no access coors. parts of highway have sidewalks, bike lanes, , medians, sections have dirt shoulders , center turn lane. north of interstate 40, part of route numbered state highway 448, while south, part of route numbered state highway 45.
rio bravo boulevard: main river crossing between westside albuquerque , sunport, rio bravo four-lane divided highway runs university boulevard in east, through south valley, coors boulevard in west contiguous dennis chaves blvd. follows nm-500 entire route.
central avenue: central 1 of historical routings of route 66, no longer main through highway, usefulness having been supplanted interstate 40.
alameda boulevard: main road between rio rancho , north albuquerque, alameda blvd. stretches tramway rd. coors. blvd. route designated eastern portion of nm-528.
tramway boulevard: serves bypass around northeastern quadrant, route designated nm-556. tramway boulevard starts @ i-25 near sandia pueblo, , heads east two-lane road. turns south near base of sandia peak tramway , becomes expressway-type divided highway until terminus near i-40 , central avenue western entrance tijeras canyon.

the interchange between i-40 , i-25 known big . built in 1966, rebuilt in 2002. big five-level stack interchange in state of new mexico.