Texas State Highway 180
 State Highway 180 | ||||
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 SH 180, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 30.4 mi[1] (48.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1991[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-35W in Fort Worth | |||
 US 287 in Fort Worth I-820 in Fort Worth SH 360 in Arlington | ||||
| East end |  Loop 12 in Dallas[2] | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Counties | Tarrant, Dallas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 180 (SH 180) is a highway that runs through Tarrant County and Dallas County in Texas (USA) between Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, running east to Loop 12 in Dallas. From Loop 12 in Dallas to Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, State Highway 180 follows the old routing of U.S. Route 80. Signage still shows the part from Loop 12 to Beckley Boulevard as SH-180 although it had been removed from the state system in 2014.
Route description
[edit]The entire route runs no more than a few miles south parallel of the former Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (now Interstate 30), but does not intersect with it at any point.
The highway begins as Lancaster Avenue from Interstate 35W just southeast of downtown Fort Worth.
Entering Arlington, it becomes Division Street, and passes just south of AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field.
After entering Grand Prairie, it becomes Main Street, passing through mainly older commercial buildings and the city's downtown area.
When it enters Dallas, it becomes Davis Street to Loop 12.[1]
History
[edit]SH 180 was previously designated on November 30, 1932 from Annona north to then-SH 5. This highway was SH 5A before March 19, 1930, and was erroneously omitted from the March 19, 1930 state highway log.[3] SH 180 was decommissioned on January 25, 1938. This was redesignated as SH 5 Spur on February 20, 1939,[4] which was redesignated as Spur 23 on September 26, 1939, and FM 44 on May 19, 1942.
The current SH 180 was designated on August 28, 1991 when US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite.[5] On October 30, 2014, the section of SH 180 from Loop 12 to Interstate 35E was removed from the state highway system and returned to the city of Dallas.
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | Fort Worth | 0.0 | 0.0 | I-35W – Fort Worth, Waco | |
| 0.7 | 1.1 |    US 287 to I-30 west – Downtown | Interchange | ||
| 1.8 | 2.9 | Beach Street | Interchange | ||
| 5.6– 5.8 | 9.0– 9.3 | I-820 | I-820 exits 30A-B | ||
| 8.3 | 13.4 | Dottie Lynn Parkway / Green Oaks Boulevard, Cooks Lane | Interchange | ||
| Arlington | 11.3 | 18.2 | Fielder Road | Interchange | |
| 15.2– 15.5 | 24.5– 24.9 | SH 360 | Interchange | ||
| Dallas | Grand Prairie | 17.9 | 28.8 |  Pres. George Bush Turnpike | |
| 19.4– 19.5 | 31.2– 31.4 |   FM 1382 south (Belt Line Road) to I-30 / SE 9th Street | Interchange | ||
| Dallas | 23.8– 24.0 | 38.3– 38.6 | Loop 12 (Walton Walker Boulevard) | Interchange | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 180". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- ^ "TXDOT October 2014 Meeting" (PDF). dot.state.tx.us. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 28, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 24, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 80". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Route of SH 180" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Texas State Highway 180 at Wikimedia Commons