New Mexico State Road 448 is a 13.01 mi (20.9 km) long state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in Sandoval County

Sandoval County, New Mexico

-Indian reservations:Sandoval County has 12 Indian reservations and two joint-use areas lying within its borders, the second most of any county in the United States -Indian reservations:Sandoval County has 12 Indian reservations and two joint-use areas lying within its borders, the second most of...

 and Bernalillo County

Bernalillo County, New Mexico

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*69.4% White*3.0% Black*4.8% Native American*2.3% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*4.4% Two or more races*16.0% Other races*47.9% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

. The highway's northern terminus is at an intersection with NM 528

New Mexico State Road 528

New Mexico State Road 528 is a long state highway in Sandoval County and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. In Rio Rancho, the road is also known as Pat D'Arco Highway, named after former mayor of Rio Rancho Pat D'Arco...

 (Pat D'Arco Highway) in Rio Rancho. The highway then proceeds east then south through Corrales

Corrales, New Mexico

Corrales is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 8,329 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. With proximity to the Rio Grande, the village was founded for agricultural purposes. The Rio Grande Bosque on the eastern...

 via Corrales Road. After leaving Corrales, it intersects with New Mexico State Road 528

New Mexico State Road 528

New Mexico State Road 528 is a long state highway in Sandoval County and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. In Rio Rancho, the road is also known as Pat D'Arco Highway, named after former mayor of Rio Rancho Pat D'Arco...

 again, then continuing southbound via Coors Boulevard, intersecting New Mexico State Road 423

New Mexico State Road 423

New Mexico State Road 423 is a long state highway entirely within Bernalillo County, New Mexico. For its entire length, NM-423 is signed as Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque.-Route description:...

 (Paseo Del Norte). The highway's southern terminus is at St. Joseph's Drive near St. Pius X High School

St. Pius X High School (Albuquerque)

St. Pius X High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was established in 1956. It is administered in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe....

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