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- Route 66 Road Trip Through Tijeras
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- The Village of Tijeras
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Historic Context: 1946
In his 1946 Guidebook to US Highway 66, Jack Rittenhouse mentions Tijeras and the canyon, we begin at Exit 181, where the 1937-49 Route 66 forks to the north along Hwy 306. Three years after Rittenhouse drove by here, the new alignment was built, now it is the Hwy. 333, on the south side of where the Freeway now runs. To follow the original 1937-49 alignment of Route 66, cross I-40 at its Exit 181 and immediately take a left along Sedillo Hill Road (NM-306). Rittenhouse mentions that 7 miles...
Sedillo
Elevation 6,955 ft (2.120 m). Population: 625 (2020). See Map of Sedillo. Sedillo is a small town located in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, it is a census-designated place. The place got its name from Pedro de Cedillo (with a "C"), who was the first person with that name in New Mexico, and who settled here before the 1680 Pueblo Revolt as a captain. After the uprising was defeated in 1692 the family returned to their homestead in Sedillo. The hamlet is located on Sedillo Canyon at the foot of...
This "town" is definitively the last word on Route 66! It began as a trading post in Tijeras Canyon that was ran and owned by Herman Ardans and his wife Helen (1). He was a native Arizonan from Encino, of Basque family; his father was born in the town of Les Aldudes, in the French Basque region 2) . He promote his trading post as you can see in thi...
Historic Tijeras Canyon marker
To your right, 0.3 mi. west of Molly's just before you reach NM-337 (Street view). The inscription reads: Ahead is the historic church, to your right. 200 yars after NM-337:
Santo Niño Church
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places At I-40s Exit 175, the old alignments of Route 66 have been modified considerably. The original highway (red linein our custom map), ran roughly where the eastbound lanes of the freeway now run. It is from this alignment that the following picture was taken in 1937. Notice the church to the left, and the flat area beyond, where Tijeras river runs. The image looks south. The 1937 picture is captioned "Village of La Tijera." The Santo Nino Chur...
Luis Garcia Park and Veteran's Monument
NM 333 (Old Route 66), Tijeras. Named after a local resident slain in Sandia Park in 1999, behind the old church as shown in this map.
Your Route 66 itinerary across Tijeras ends here. But there are some interesting sights in the area, close to the highway. We describe them below. You can continue your Route 66 road trip by heading west into the next town, CarnuelNM.
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