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id: "2163"
name: Mesalands Scenic Byway
distance: "320"
description: In eastern New Mexico, this complex byway loops on several roads around I-40. It passes through Santa Rosa, dips down to Puerto, figure-eights around Ragland, Tucumcare, Conchas, Newkirk, Wheatland, San Jose, and Logan, and terminates at Glenrio.
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websites:
  - url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03e6d455024b42129d9cb1ea087211b0#ref-n-dCCBdx
    name: New Mexico Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/mesalands/
    name: New Mexico Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/new-mexico/mesalands-scenic-byway.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
designations:
  - New Mexico State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NM
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  - 34.97355454545455
bounds:
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    - 34.60244400000005
  - - -103.33097272727272
    - 35.37410299999999

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In eastern New Mexico, this complex byway loops on several roads around I-40. It passes through Santa Rosa, dips down to Puerto, figure-eights around Ragland, Tucumcare, Conchas, Newkirk, Wheatland, San Jose, and Logan, and terminates at Glenrio.
