Arizona State Route 61 as New Mexico State Road 53. Arizona State Route 61 State Route 61, also known as SR 61, is a highway in northern Arizona running generally southwest to northeast, from its southern terminus at U.S. Route 60 east of Show Low to the New Mexico border at Zuni, where it becomes New Mexico State Road 53. Parts of this route, particularly near St. Johns, overlap U.S. Route 180 and U.S. Route 191. The southern terminus of SR 61 is located at a junction with US 60 east of Show Low. From here, the highway heads towards the northeast towards an
Arizona State Route 180A at a junction with SR 61 near the community of Concho. SR 180A now serves as a bypass route for eastbound traffic wishing to avoid St. Johns. SR 180A has no junctions with any highways aside from its endpoints. The route was established by the Arizona Department of Transportation in 1974. Since then, the route remains as defined. Arizona State Route 180A State Route 180A (SR 180A) is a highway in Apache County, Arizona, that runs from its junction with US 180 to SR 61 west of St. Johns. It is an east–west route for the entirety of its length,