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State Road 247 (NM 247) is a 48.342-mile-long (77.799 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 247's western terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (US 54) in Corona, and the eastern terminus is at US 285 south-southeast of Ramon.
History
NM 247 was created in the 1988 renumbering when NM 42 was shortened. Before 1988 it was the easternmost segment of NM 42.