It then goes through the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, as well as the communities of San Antonio, where it intersects U.S. Route 380 (US 380), and Luis Lopez, before ending in Socorro.

The road begins traveling in a more easterly direction, coming close to the Rio Grande.

The older road travels north, passing by the Socorro Municipal Airport before ending at I-25 Bus.

State Road 1 generally follows the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, which was a colonial trade route between Mexico City and San Juan Pueblo (present day Ohkay Owingeh).

[2] Also, US 66 ran on the part of State Road 1 from south of Las Vegas to Los Lunas.