U.S. Route 180 in Texas

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 180 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 180.
US Highway 180 marker
US Highway 180
US 180 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length473.2 mi[1][2] (761.5 km)
Existed1943[3]–present
Trans-Pecos section
Length148.4 mi[4] (238.8 km)
West end I-10 / US 85 / US 180 at New Mexico state line near Anthony
East end US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line northwest of Pine Springs
Northwest Texas
Length324.8 mi[5] (522.7 km)
West end US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line west of Seminole
East end I-20 in Hudson Oaks
Location
CountiesEl Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson; Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Fisher, Jones, Shackelford, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Parker
Highway system
← SH 179→ SH 180

U.S. Highway 180 (US 180) is a US highway that runs from Valle, Arizona, to Hudson Oaks, Texas. A child route of U.S. Route 80, the Texas portion of U.S. 180 consists of two distinct segments. Separated by an approximately 105 mile stretch of roadway travelling through southeast New Mexico, the first segment travels through far west Texas from the New Mexico border near El Paso to the New Mexico border approximately 25 miles west of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The second segment begins on the Texas state line between Hobbs, New Mexico, and Seminole and travels east across the lower Panhandle and Cross Timbers regions, passing through the towns of Lamesa, Snyder, Albany, and Breckenridge. The terminus of the second segment, which is also the highway's eastern terminus, is at an interchange with Interstate 20 (I-20) in Hudson Oaks, between Weatherford and Fort Worth.

Route description[]

El Capitan as seen from US 180 in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Trans-Pecos[]

The entire section of US 180 through the Trans-Pecos region is concurrent with other highways.

US 180 enters into Texas from New Mexico concurrent with Interstate 10 and US 85 in Anthony. The three highways enter El Paso with US 85 leaving near Sunland Park Mall. I-10/US 180 run along the northern edge of downtown El Paso together, with US 180 leaving and joining U.S. Route 62 at Paisano Drive. The two highways run along east El Paso on Montana Avenue, a major thoroughfare. The highways run along the southern border of El Paso International Airport and Fort Bliss, before intersecting with Loop 375, leaving the city shortly thereafter. After leaving the city, US 62/180 travel through or near several rural suburbs and subdivisions such as Homestead Meadows North, Homestead Meadows South, and Butterfield. The two highways briefly travel through the Guadalupe Mountains National Park near Pine Springs. US 62/180 enters New Mexico approximately 25 miles northwest of Pine Springs.

Northwest Texas[]

US 180, still in concurrence with US 62, reenters Texas between Hobbs, New Mexico and Seminole. In Seminole, the highways split, with US 62 joining U.S. Route 385 and travelling north to Seagraves and Brownfield. US 180 continues east, sharing a short overlap with U.S. Route 87 in Lamesa, before continuing east through the towns of Gail and Snyder. US 180 continues to run in a predominately east-west direction through northwest Texas, passing through towns such as Breckenridge and Mineral Wells. US 180 ends at an interchange with Interstate 20 in Hudson Oaks, about 30 miles west of Fort Worth.

Future[]

A section of US 62/US 180 in eastern El Paso, known locally as Montana Avenue, is currently being upgraded to a six-lane freeway. The project will be built in two phases; phase one will be from Global Reach Drive/Yarbrough Drive to Tierra Este Road (just east of Loop 375) and was originally scheduled to open in summer 2022.[6] The current eastbound lanes of Montana Avenue will serve as the eastbound frontage road of the future freeway while the old westbound lanes will be converted into the freeway's eastbound lanes.[7] Construction of phase 2, from Tierra Este Road to Zaragoza Road, has not started as funding for that section has not been secured yet.[6]

Junction list[]

CountyLocationmi[4][5]kmDestinationsNotes
El PasoAnthony0.000.00 I-10 west (US 85 north / US 180 west) – Las CrucesContinuation into New Mexico
see I-10
El Paso23.838.3 I-10 east (Gateway Boulevard) / US 62 west (Paisano Drive) – Van Horn, San AntonioEast end of I-10 overlap; west end of US 62 overlap; I-10 exit 23B
28.045.1 FM 2316 south (McRae Boulevard)
Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough DriveFuture west end of Montana Avenue Expressway
Lee Trevino DriveInterchange under construction
George Dieter DriveInterchange under construction
Lee BoulevardInterchange under construction
Saul Klenfield DriveInterchange under construction
33.253.4 Loop 375 (Purple Heart Memorial Highway, Joe Battle Boulevard)Loop 375 exit 35; planned future stack interchange
Tierra Este RoadPlanned future interchange
Rich Beem BoulevardPlanned future interchange
36.358.4 FM 659 (Zaragoza Road)Interchange; future east end of Montana Avenue Expressway
​45.473.1 RM 2775 north – Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
HudspethCornudas81.5131.2 RM 2317 south
​88.3142.1 RM 1111 south – Sierra Blanca
​98.3158.2 FM 1437 north – Dell City
Salt Flat106.4171.2 FM 1576 north – Dell City
Culberson​120.5193.9 SH 54 south – Van Horn
​148.3238.7 RM 652 east – Orla
​148.4238.8 US 62 / US 180 east – CarlsbadNew Mexico state line
US 180 crosses through New Mexico
Gaines​0.000.00 US 62 / US 180 west – HobbsNew Mexico state line
​3.04.8 FM 3306 north
​15.725.3 FM 1757 north
Seminole24.138.8 SH 214 north – Denver City, Plains
24.539.4 US 62 east / US 385 – Brownfield, AndrewsEast end of US 62 overlap
​31.049.9 FM 1429 – Seagraves
​37.961.0 FM 303 north – Loop
Dawson​58.193.5 FM 829 northWest end of FM 829 overlap
​58.894.6 FM 829 southEast end of FM 829 overlap
Lamesa64.7104.1
 SH 137 to SH 349		Access to Medical Arts Hospital
65.3105.1
 US 87 Bus. (Dallas Avenue)
65.4105.3 US 87 northWest end of US 87 overlap
see US 87
​68.5110.2 US 87 south / FM 2052 west – MidlandInterchange; east end of US 87 overlap
75.7121.8 FM 178 –
Borden​84.9136.6 FM 1054 south – VealmoorWest end of FM 1054 overlap
​89.3143.7 FM 1054 north – O'DonnellEast end of FM 1054 overlap
Gail97.0156.1 FM 669 – Post, Big Spring
​106.6171.6 FM 612 north – Fluvanna
​111.4179.3 FM 1610 south – Lake J.B. Thomas
Scurry​115.8186.4 FM 1269 north – Fluvanna
​120.6194.1 FM 1606 south – Ira
​123.8199.2 FM 1609 south – Ira
​125.5202.0 FM 1611
Snyder128.7207.1
 US 84 Bus. west (College Avenue) / SH 208 north / SH 350 west		West end of Bus. US 84/SH 208 overlap
130.9210.7 FM 1605 west (37th Street)Access to Cogdell Memorial Hospital
131.2211.1
 US 84 Bus. east / SH 208 south – Colorado City		East end of Bus. 84/SH 208 overlap
131.7212.0 US 84 – Lubbock, Post, RoscoeInterchange
​134.9217.1 FM 1673 – Price Daniel Unit
​136.8220.2 FM 644 south – Hermleigh
​142.7229.7 FM 1614 east –
Fisher​149.2240.1 FM 611 – Hobbs, Rotan
​154.3248.3 FM 1657 north – , Crossroads
​157.4253.3 FM 2832 north – Rotan
Roby160.0257.5 FM 419 south
160.5258.3 SH 70 – Rotan, Sweetwater
​164.5264.7 FM 1085 south – Sylvester
​165.3266.0 FM 1224 north – Royston
​170.2273.9 FM 57 – McCaulley, SylvesterInterchange
​171.3275.7 FM 1812 south – McCaulley CemeteryAccess to McCaulley Cemetery via County Road 283 north
Jones​178.3286.9 FM 126 – Hamlin, Merkel
​185.6298.7 FM 3116 south
Anson189.5305.0 US 83 / US 277 – Stamford, Abilene
195.0313.8 FM 1226 – Stamford, Hawley
​200.0321.9 FM 600 – Avoca, Nugent, Lake Fort Phantom
Shackelford​207.4333.8 SH 6 north – Lueders, Big Country Baptist AssemblyWest end of SH 6 overlap
​218.0350.8 SH 351 west – AbileneInterchange
Albany225.6363.1 US 283 south – BairdWest end of US 283 overlap
225.9363.6 SH 6 south / FM 1084 north – CiscoEast end of SH 6 overlap
226.8365.0 US 283 north – ThrockmortonEast end of US 283 overlap
​232.2373.7 FM 2482 west – Fort Griffin State Historic Site
Stephens​242.7390.6 FM 3201 south
​245.5395.1 FM 2231 east
Breckenridge247.3398.0 FM 3099 north
247.4398.2 FM 3099 south
249.7401.9 US 183 (Breckenridge Avenue) – Woodson, Cisco
250.7403.5 FM 287 north (Graham Avenue)
252.4406.2 SH 67 north – Graham
​253.6408.1 FM 207 south
​262.9423.1 FM 717 northWest end of FM 717 overlap
​263.2423.6 Loop 252 east – Caddo
​264.1425.0 PR 33 north / FM 717 south – Caddo, Ranger, Possum Kingdom LakeEast end of FM 717 overlap
​264.6425.8 Loop 252 west – Caddo
Palo Pinto274.2441.3 SH 16 north – Possum Kingdom LakeWest end of SH 16 overlap
279.0449.0 SH 16 south – StrawnEast end of SH 16 overlap
​283.3455.9 FM 919 south – Gordon
Palo Pinto288.0463.5 FM 4 south – Santo, Lake Palo PintoWest end of FM 4 overlap
288.5464.3 FM 4 north – , GrafordEast end of FM 4 overlap
Mineral Wells297.3478.5
 SH 337 north to SH 254 – Graham, Possum Kingdom Lake
299.8482.5 US 281 (Oak Avenue)
301.5485.2 FM 1821 (Garret Morris Parkway) – Jacksboro, Municipal Airport
302.6487.0 FM 1195 south – Municipal Airport
Parker303.8488.9 PR 71 north – Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Cool306.7493.6 FM 113 south – MillsapWest end of FM 113 overlap
​307.3494.6 FM 113 north – GarnerEast end of FM 113 overlap
Weatherford317.9511.6 Spur 312 west (Ranger Highway) – AbileneNo left turn from Spur 312 to US 180; Spur 312 is former US 80
319.0513.4 SH 171 south / FM 51 (Main Street)Traffic circle
319.3513.9Business accessInterchange; westbound entrance only
319.5514.2Mill StreetInterchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
319.7514.5Jack Borden Drive (FM 2552 south)
322.4518.9 FM 730 north – Azle
Hudson Oaks324.8522.7 I-20 east – Fort WorthInterchange; no access to I-20 WB; I-20 west exit 414
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Unopened

References[]

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  1. ^ "Interstate 10, Anthony, TX 79821 to U.S. 180, Carlsbad, TX 88220 - Google Maps". Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "5599 E Seminole Hwy, Hobbs, NM - Google Maps". Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 180". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Overview Map of US 180 West". Google Maps. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Highway Overview Map of US 180 East". Google Maps. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Kolenc, Vic (January 3, 2019). "TxDOT's El Paso Montana Avenue freeway project will cost $370 million". El Paso Times. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Ross, Mark (August 21, 2020). "El Paso' newest freeway under construction on the eastside". . Retrieved October 15, 2021.
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