Numbered Highway in the United States
U.S. Route 180
is an east–west
United States highway
. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent",
US 80
. US 80 was decommissioned west of
Mesquite, Texas
, and was replaced in
Texas
by
Interstate 20
and
Interstate 10
resulting in U.S. 180 being 57 miles longer than U.S. 80. The highway's eastern terminus is in
Hudson Oaks, Texas
(west of
Fort Worth
, near
Weatherford
), at an intersection with
Interstate 20
. Its western terminus is unclear. Signage at an intersection with
State Route 64
in
Valle, Arizona
40 miles (64 km) northwest of
Flagstaff
indicates that the route starts at SR 64, which is consistent with the
AASHTO
U.S. Highway logs. However, many maps continue the US 180 designation to the south rim of the
Grand Canyon
at
Grand Canyon Village
. Signage at the SR 64 intersection as of 2021 indicated that US 180 continues north concurrent with the route. However, no signage along the route exists past this intersection until SR 64 turns east towards
Cameron, Arizona
. At this intersection, signage makes no mention of US 180 nor is there any mention at the terminus of SR 64 at
US 89
.
Route description
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Four National Parks can be accessed on the highway,
Grand Canyon National Park
,
Petrified Forest National Park
,
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
, and
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
. It also passes through the
San Francisco Peaks
, the highest mountains in Arizona.
Arizona
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In
Flagstaff
, US 180 is
concurrent
with
Interstate 40 Business
and historic
U.S. Route 66
for a short distance through the city. US 180 joins the former routing of Route 66 in the center of Flagstaff and follows the roadway to where it merges with
Interstate 40
east of the city. From the western terminus of the overlap, the intersection with eastbound
Interstate 40
is two miles (3 km) to the east, and the intersection with westbound
Interstate 40
and with
Interstate 17
is three miles (5 km) to the southwest.
US 180 shares numbering with
Interstate 40
from
Flagstaff, Arizona
, to
Holbrook, Arizona
. At
Holbrook
, US 180 follows
Interstate 40 Business
along South Navajo Boulevard. Shortly after following South Navajo Boulevard, however, US 180 follows a south-southeast route, running by the
Petrified Forest National Park
and continuing South-Southeast to and through a small branch of the
Zuni Indian Reservation
, to
St. Johns, Apache County, Arizona
where it meets
U.S. Route 191
. After meeting up with US 191, US 180 continues south to the town of
Springerville, Arizona
, where the routes meet
U.S. Route 60
the 3 routes begin a triple concurrency through Springerville. On the east side of Springerville US 60 leaves the concurrency and US 180 and US 191 head south through
Eagar, Arizona
where the two routes enter the
Apache National Forest
and finally split at the town of
Alpine, Arizona
, roughly 6 miles from the Arizona-New Mexico border.
New Mexico/West Texas (El Paso area)
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After entering
New Mexico
from just east of
Alpine, Arizona
, US 180 continues south until
Silver City, New Mexico
. From Silver City, US 180 travels just east for roughly 7 miles, meeting up with
New Mexico State Road 90
,
New Mexico State Road 15
, and
New Mexico State Road 152
. US 180 now travels southeast for roughly 50 miles (80 km) to
Deming, New Mexico
, where it meets up with
Interstate 10
. From Deming, US 180 follows
Interstate 10
through
Las Cruces, New Mexico
, and enters
Texas
at
Anthony, New Mexico
. The route is concurrent with Interstate 10 through the west and central portions of
El Paso, Texas
, and separates from I-10 at Paisano Drive, joining
U.S. Route 62
. US 62/180 is concurrent with Montana Avenue in East Central El Paso (after the intersection with Paisano Drive), and continues to be called Montana Avenue until it reaches RM 2775 (Hueco Tanks Road). US 62/180 then travels east, going past the spur
RM 2775
(which goes north to
Hueco Tanks
) through the southern end of the
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
(90 miles east of El Paso), and past the southern face of
Guadalupe Peak
(the highest point in Texas) towards
New Mexico
and
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
. Continuing though
Carlsbad, New Mexico
, US 180 and US 62 travels toward
Texas
running through
Hobbs, New Mexico
, and exiting New Mexico just east of Hobbs.
US 180 used to be a two-lane highway until around 2008 but is now a divided highway in the entire state with a speed limit of 70 mph for most of the length.
Texas
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After re-entering Texas from just east of Hobbs, New Mexico, US 180 splits from US 62 at
Seminole, Texas
. US 180 continues eastward running through the towns of:
Lamesa
,
Gail
,
Snyder
,
Roby
,
Anson
,
Albany
, and
Breckenridge
. For the last portion of its length, the road runs through the scenic
Palo Pinto Mountains
, exiting them at
Metcalf Gap
.
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Towns in this final portion include
Palo Pinto
,
Mineral Wells
and
Cool
.
US 180 comes into contact with
Interstate 20
just east of
Weatherford, Texas
, and ends in
Hudson Oaks, Texas
.
In Texas, US 180 intersects
U.S. Highway 385
,
U.S. Highway 87
,
U.S. Highway 84
,
U.S. Highway 83
,
U.S. Highway 277
,
U.S. Highway 283
,
U.S. Highway 183
,
U.S. Highway 281
, and
Interstate 20
.
The speed limit is 75 mph in Hudspeth and Culberson counties except through Guadalupe Pass. beginning just over 1/2 mile east of mile marker 52 to the state line at FM 652.
History
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U.S. Route 260
(
US 260
) was a spur of
U.S. Route 60
, established on May 26, 1930. It connected
Springerville, Arizona
, and
Holbrook, Arizona
, replacing the former western end of
US 70
. US 60. On January 19, 1935, US 260 was extended eastward to
US 80
near
Deming, New Mexico
, establishing a concurrency with
US 666
from Springerville to
Alpine
in Arizona.
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U.S. Route 180 (US 180) was originally proposed in 1943 as an extension of
US 80 Alternate
. At the time, US 80 Alt. ran entirely within
Texas
, from
Abilene
to
Weatherford
. The proposed re-routing and extension would remove US 80 Alt. between Abilene and
Albany
and extend the designation through
New Mexico
via
Hobbs
and
Carlsbad
, to
US 80
in
El Paso
. The proposed route would be concurrent with
US 62
between El Paso and
Seminole
. The
American Association of State Highway Officials
(AASHO) was willing to approve the request but recommended the route be re-designated with a different number. As a result, the highway was approved and commissioned at the 1943 AASHO Annual Meeting as US 180.
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On October 7, 1961, the entire route of US 260 became part of a western extension of US 180.
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Major intersections
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- Arizona
- SR 64
in
Valle
- US 89
in
Flagstaff
- I-40
in Flagstaff. The highways travel concurrently to
Holbrook
.
- US 191
in
St. Johns
. The highways travel concurrently to
Alpine
.
- US 60
in
Springerville
. The highways travel concurrently through Springerville.
- New Mexico
- I-10
/
US 70
in
Deming
. I-10/US 180 travels concurrently to
El Paso, Texas
. US 70/US 180 travels concurrently to
Las Cruces
.
- I-25
/
US 85
on the Las Cruces?
University Park
line. US 85/US 180 travels concurrently to El Paso, Texas.
- Texas
- US 54
in El Paso
- I-10
/
US 62
in El Paso. US 62/US 180 travels concurrently to
Seminole
, with a section in
New Mexico
in between.
- New Mexico
- US 285
in
Carlsbad
. The highways travel concurrently through Carlsbad.
- Texas
- US 62
/
US 385
in Seminole
- US 87
in
Lamesa
. The highways travel concurrently to south of
Los Ybanez
.
- US 84
in
Snyder
- US 83
/
US 277
in
Anson
- US 283
in
Albany
. The highways travel concurrently through Albany.
- US 183
in
Breckenridge
- US 281
in
Mineral Wells
- I-20
in
Hudson Oaks
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Related routes
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The parent route of US 180 is
U.S. Route 80
which it no longer intersects.
U.S. Route 280
and
U.S. Route 380
are sibling routes of US 180.
Arizona State Route 180A
serves as an alternate spur of US 180 in eastern Arizona.
See also
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U.S. Roads portal
References
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- ^
Google
(June 26, 2023).
"Overview map of US 180"
(Map).
Google Maps
. Google
. Retrieved
June 26,
2023
.
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"U.S. Route Number Database"
(Dec 2009 ed.).
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
. Retrieved
2011-04-08
.
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"Handbook of Texas Online - Metcalf Gap"
. Retrieved
2008-08-29
.
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U.S. Route Numbering Committee (1935).
[Report of the U.S. Route Numbering Committee to the Executive Committee]
(PDF)
(Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 38
. Retrieved
June 25,
2023
– via
Wikimedia Commons
.
U.S. 260, Arizona, New Mexico.
U.S. 260 is extended from Springerville, Arizona, via Alpine. New Mexico: Irma, San Francisco, Glenwood, Cliff, Silver City, Hurley, to Deming.
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Executive Committee (1943).
"Addenda to Minutes of the Executive Committee"
(PDF)
(Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 67
. Retrieved
June 25,
2023
– via
Wikimedia Commons
.
- ^
U.S. Route Numbering Committee (October 7, 1961).
"U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda Showing Action Taken by Executive Committee"
(PDF)
(Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway Officials. p. 7
. Retrieved
June 25,
2023
– via
Wikimedia Commons
.
- ^
Rand McNally (2014).
The Road Atlas
(Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 8, 68, 98?100.
ISBN
978-0-528-00771-2
.
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