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===New Mexico===
[[File:Gallup NM.jpg|thumb|Gallup, New Mexico|alt=A US 491 shield with a custom green shield reading "Former 666".]]
US 491 begins at [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], at a junction with [[Interstate 40 in New Mexico|Interstate 40]] (I-40), and currently runs north along Muñoz Drive.<ref name=nmroutelog/> The routing has changed to bypass the downtown area. The original route used 9th Street, starting at [[U.S. Route 66 (New Mexico)|US 66]].<ref>{{cite map |publisher= [[USGS]] |scale=1:250000 |year=1954 |title=Gallup, New Mexico ; Arizona}}</ref> US 491 leaves Gallup and passes north through the eastern half of the [[Navajo Nation]].<ref name=navajotourism>{{cite web |url= http://www.discovernavajo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=61 |title= Discover Navajo: People of the Fourth World |access-date= November 17, 2007 |author= Navajo Tourism Department |publisher= [[Navajo Nation]] Department of Information Technology |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071030174928/http://www.discovernavajo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=61 |archive-date= October 30, 2007}}</ref> Along the way, the road passes through the small tribal communities and trading posts of [[Tohatchi, New Mexico|Tohatchi]], [[Buffalo Springs, New Mexico|Buffalo Springs]], [[Naschitti, New Mexico|Naschitti]], [[Sheep Springs, New Mexico|Sheep Springs]] and [[Newcomb, New Mexico|Newcomb]].<ref name=nmdot/> The Navajo tribal capital at [[Window Rock, Arizona]], is just west of the highway corridor, accessed by [[New Mexico State Road 264|State Road 264]] (NM 264). The largest city served by US 491 is [[Shiprock, New Mexico|Shiprock]], which takes its name from one of several [[Shiprock|extinct volcano core]]s in the area. Shiprock is known as "the winged rock" in the Navajo language, and the mountain is considered sacred by the Navajo people.<ref>{{cite journal |journal= American Cowboy |publisher= Active Interest Media |date=November 2002 |issn= 1079-3690 |page= 44 |title= Beyond Borders}}</ref>
Shiprock is where the US 491 crosses the [[San Juan River (Colorado River)|San Juan River]] and is briefly [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[U.S. Route 64|US 64]]. After passing Shiprock, the route continues north to the Colorado state line. The New Mexico portion has been designated the "[[John Pinto]] Highway" by the New Mexico state legislature.<ref name=nmdot>{{cite web |author= Staff |url= http://www.us491.com/ProjectDescription.cfm |title= US 666 Corridor Highway |publisher= New Mexico Department of Transportation |access-date= June 12, 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090107033840/http://www.us491.com/ProjectDescription.cfm |archive-date= January 7, 2009 }}</ref>
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