New Mexico State Road 43

State Road 43 marker State Road 43
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Existed	1980s–1990s
Major junctions
Southern end	File:New Mexico 44.svg NM 44 near La Ventana
Northern end	End of state maintenance near La Ventana
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Sandoval
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 42 → NM 44

New Mexico State Road 43 (NM 43) was a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 43 occurred two separate times. In the late 1920s it extended from NM 33 near Cloudcroft to US 366 near Ruidosok, but by 1932 it was marked as an extension of NM 24. It remained NM 24 until 1988 when it became NM 244. The second alignment of NM 43 was created from NM 2 in Lake Arthur to NM 31 in Hagerman. This route was eliminated by 1950. The third alignment of NM 43 was created in the 1950s and was a short spur of NM 44 near La Ventana. This NM 43 was removed from the highway system in 1990.