New Mexico State Road 240
State Road 240 (NM 240) is a state highway in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, that is a northwestern loop off New Mexico State Road 68 (NM 68) from Ranchos De Taos to Taos. Route description NM 240 begins at a signal–controlled intersection with NM 68 (Pasao Del Pueblo Sur) in the western part of the census-designated place of Ranchos De Taos, immediately north of the Ranchos De Taos Post Office. (NM 68 heads north into Taos to connect with the northern terminus NM 240 before ending at U.S. Route 64 [US 64]. NM 68 heads southerly toward Llano Quemado, Velarde, Española, and Santa Fe. From the intersection at the southern terminus of NM 240, San Francisco Road heads briefly southeast to end at Espinoza Road.) From its southern terminus, NM 240 heads north–northwesterly as a two–lane road, running a bit northeast of and roughly parallel with the Rio Grande del Rancho. After connecting with the north end of Calle Martinez, the northeast ends of Garica and Josie Martinez roads, and the southwest end of Calle Madrid, NM 240 runs very briefly along the east bank of the Rio Grande del Rancho. NM 240 then leaves Ranchos De Taos