NM-041 Bicentennial Celebration

Marker text: BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

This facility was built by the New Mexico State Highway Department to commemorate the bicentennial birthday of the United States. Located 15 miles south of the plaza in Santa Fe, the nation's oldest capital city, the site atop La Bajada (The Descent) affords a spectacular view of the Ortiz, Jemez and Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

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Location: La Bajada Welcome Center rest area, I-25 Mile 269, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico

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