New Mexico State Road 256

State Road 256
NM 256 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	8.320 mi[1] (13.390 km)
Major junctions
Southern end	NM 2 near Roswell
Northern end	US 380 in Roswell
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Chaves
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 255 → NM 257

State Road 256 (NM 256) is a 8.320-mile-long (13.390 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 256's southern terminus is at NM 2 south-southeast of Roswell, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 380 (US 380) in Roswell.

The entire route is in Chaves County.

Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	NM 2	Southern terminus
​	1.378	2.218	NM 255 east	Western terminus of NM 255
​	3.749	6.033	NM 253 east	Western terminus of NM 253
​	4.922	7.921	NM 254 north	Southern terminus of NM 254
Roswell	8.320	13.390	US 380	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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