US 180

U.S. Route 180
Game	American Truck Simulator: Arizona New Mexico Texas
State	Arizona, New Mexico, Texas
Length	573 mi (922 km)
Speed Limit	25–75 mph (40–121 km/h)
Route
	0 mi (0 km) SR 64 in Valle
	AZ 0–176 mi (0–283 km) I-40 US 60, US 89, US 191 SR 61, SR 77
	NM (Southwest) 176–250 mi (283–403 km) I-10, I-25 US 70 NM 292, NM 418
	TX (Trans-Pecos) 250–418 (403–673 km) I-10 US 54, US 62 FM 1905
	NM (Southeast) 418–513 (673–826 km) US 285 NM 18, NM 218, NM 529
	TX (Northwest) 513–573 (826–922 km) US 62, US 385
	573 mi (922 km) US 180 in Lamesa
Map
Map of the route in ATS, with the official designation in red and the unofficial extension in green
Highway System
Previous	← US 163
	AZ
Next	US 191 →
← US 160
NM
NM 209 →
← SH 149
TX
SH 180 →

U.S. Route 180 (US 180) is an east–west United States Highway in central Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, western Texas, southeastern New Mexico, and northwestern Texas in American Truck Simulator. The route is separated into four sections: The beginning of the first section is uncertain and ends at Interstate 40 Business and SR 77 in Holbrook, mostly concurrent with Interstate 40. The second section runs from St. Johns to a rest stop on US 191 south of Springerville, concurrent with US 191. The third section runs from NM 418 in Deming to US 54 in El Paso, concurrent with Interstate 10. The fourth section runs from El Paso, northeast of the junction with Interstate 10 and US 54, to US 87 in Lamesa, mostly concurrent with US 62. The highway also travels through two portions of New Mexico and Texas respectively. It is one of few routes, along with US 54 and US 62, to have two portions in at least one state.

In real life, US 180 spans at least 1,000 mi (1,609 km). Due to its uncertainty of its western terminus between Valle and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the exact length of the highway is completely unknown; however, the measurement as of 2020 yielded 1,111.6 miles (1,788.9 km) according to US Ends.com. The eastern terminus of US 180 is at Interstate 20 in Hudson Oaks, Texas.

Course

According to the AASHTO U.S. Highway logs, US 180 begins at SR 64 in Valle. Although the highway shows that it continues north to Grand Canyon Village, this portion of highway is not certain whether it follows a concurrency with SR 64 to the south rim of the Grand Canyon, or it simply ends in Valle. The highway runs southeast and passes through the San Francisco Peaks, the highest peaks in Arizona, as it enters Flagstaff, where it runs concurrent with Interstate 40 Business and the Historic US 66. It intersects the southern terminus of US 89; soon afterwards, US 180 overlaps with Interstate 40 until it branches off in Holbrook; here, it overlaps with SR 77 and Interstate 40 Business (Navajo Boulevard) until it reaches a gap at the intersection with Hopi Drive. The highway resumes in St. Johns and follows a small portion of SR 61, and then it turns south, overlapping US 191; soon afterwards, US 180 turns to the east and overlaps with US 60 while it continues to run a concurrency with US 191 into Springerville, where a weigh station is passed. The highway turns south once again as it continues to follow the 191 until another gap in the route begins at a rest stop south of Springerville.

US 180 resumes at exit 68 of Interstate 10 and US 70 in Deming and runs concurrent with the highways throughout southwestern New Mexico. The only city between the state boundaries is Las Cruces, where the 70 branches off of I-10 and US 180 and intersects Interstate 25.

The highway in Texas continues to overlap with I-10 as it runs through the El Paso metropolitan area. It serves the border town of Anthony, where a truck stop and a viewpoint are presented via FM 1905. In El Paso, a third gap in the route is presented, starting at the interchange with US 54 and resuming its course at Airway Boulevard. At this point, the highway begins its concurrency with US 62 across the Trans-Pecos region. A Border Patrol Interior Checkpoint is passed, and soon afterwards, two viewpoints are presented at the salt flats and in the Guadalupe Mountains respectively. The highway winds through the mountains as it makes its way back into New Mexico.

For a second time, US 180 reenters New Mexico in the southeast. It continues to overlap with US 62, passes by Carlsbad Caverns National Park, until entering the city of Carlsbad, where it follows a short concurrency with US 285 through the city. As the highway traverses east across the Chihuahuan Desert, it intersects NM 529; soon afterwards, it enters Hobbs, where it intersects NM 18 and NM 218.

US 180 reenters Texas in the northwest and passes by a cotton field, operated by Mary's Cotton as part of Odessa, and intersects US 385 in Seminole. It is also here that US 62 branches off of the 180 and heads northeast towards Lubbock. US 180 continues to head east across several more cotton fields until it reaches its eastern terminus at US 87 in Lamesa.

Cities

Arizona

• Grand Canyon Village (via SR 64)
• Flagstaff
• Holbrook
• Show Low (via US 60 or SR 77)
• Clifton (via US 191)

Scenery Towns

• Valle
• St. Johns
• Springerville

New Mexico (Southwest)

• Las Cruces

Scenery Towns

• Deming
• Akela

Texas (Trans-Pecos)

• El Paso

Scenery towns

• Anthony

New Mexico (Southeast)

• Carlsbad
• Hobbs

Scenery towns

• Whites City

Texas (Northwest)

• Lubbock (via US 62 or US 87)
• Odessa (via US 385)

Scenery towns

• Seminole
• Lamesa

Junction list

Arizona

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Valle	0	0	SR 64 – Williams, Grand Canyon Village		Western terminus according to the AASHTO U.S. Highway logs; signage of US 180 continues concurrently with SR 64 to the north
	0	0	Minor road
Flagstaff	30	48	Flagstaff Plaster & Sons Construction Site
	30	49	NAF Gas Station
	31	49	Motel
	31	50	Cherry Avenue
	31	50	Aspen Street
	31	50	I-40 BL / Historic US 66 / Humphreys Street to I-17 South / I-40 / US 89 North – Page, Albuquerque, Phoenix, Los Angeles		TOTSO; western terminus of I-40 BL concurrency
	31	51	Minor road
	32	51	Leroux Street
	32	52	US 89 North / Verde Street – Page		TOTSO; southern terminus of US 89
	34	55	I-40 West to I-17 – Los Angeles, Phoenix		TOTSO; eastern terminus of I-40 BL concurrency; western terminus of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 201
Holbrook	122	197	I-40 East / Navajo Boulevard – Albuquerque		TOTSO; western terminus of I-40 BL and SR 77 concurrencies
	124	199	Florida Street
	124	200	West Buffalo Street
	124	200	Minor road
	125	201	SR 77 South / Hopi Drive – Show Low		Eastern terminus of I-40 BL and SR 77 concurrencies; US 180 continues east inaccessibly
End first section; start second section
St. Johns	125	201	Minor road		Western terminus of SR 61 concurrency; US 180 and SR 61 continues west inaccessibly
	125	201	Gallon Oil Gas Station
	125	202	US 191 North / SR 61 North – Sanders		TOTSO; eastern terminus of SR 61 concurrency; western terminus of US 191 concurrency
	144	232	US 60 West – Show Low		TOTSO; western terminus of US 60 concurrency
Springerville	152	245	Weigh Station		Westbound only
	159	257	US 60 East – Socorro		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 60 concurrency
	176	283	Rest Area		Eastern terminus of US 191 concurrency; road continues as US 191
End second section

New Mexico (Southwest)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Start third section
Deming	176	283	NM 418 East – Deming		Western terminus of I-10 concurrency; road continues as I-10; I-10 exit 68
See Interstate 10 for concurrency

Texas (Trans-Pecos)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
See Interstate 10 for concurrency
El Paso	295	476	US 54 East to Loop 375 – Alamogordo, Juarez, Mexico		Western terminus of US 54; eastern terminus of I-10 concurrency; road continues as I-10; I-10 exit 22 B; US 54 westbound is inaccessible
End third section; start fourth section
El Paso	295	476	Airway Boulevard		Western terminus of US 62 concurrency; access to I-10 in-game; US 62 and US 180 continues west inaccessibly
	296	477	El Paso Wallbert Warehouse
	297	478	Hawkins Boulevard to I-10		Inaccessible; I-10 is accessed by Airway Boulevard in-game
	298	480	Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough Drive		Access to El Paso Freight depot; Yarbrough Drive is inaccessible
	326	524	Inspection Station		Eastbound only; closed
	342	550	Picnic Area
	345	556	The Salt Flats
	376	605	Picnic Area, El Capitan
	396	638	Butterfield Stage Station
	400	645	Picnic Area

New Mexico (Southeast)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Whites City	431	695	Carlsbad Caverns National Park		Inaccessible
Carlsbad	449	723	US 285 South – Pecos TX		Western terminus of US 285 concurrency
	457	735	Lea Street
	457	736	Fusion Travel Plaza
	457	736	US 285 North (Canal Street) – Artesia		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 285 concurrency
	457	736	Canyon Street
	457	737	Carlsbad Tidbit Market
	465	748	Relief Route
	491	790	NM 529 West – Artesia		Eastern terminus of NM 529
Hobbs	499	804	Grimes Street
	500	805	Turner Street
	500	806	NM 18 North (Dal Paso Street)		Southern terminus of NM 18
	508	818	NM 218 West (Bender Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of NM 218

Texas (Northwest)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	515	830	Odessa Mary's Cotton Plant
Seminole	529	851	US 62 East / US 385 South		Eastern terminus of US 62 concurrency
Lamesa	573	922	US 87		Eastern terminus in-game

History

• In the initial version of the Arizona map expansion DLC, US 180 began at SR 64 in Valle (along with the unofficial extension to Grand Canyon Village) and ended at SR 77 in Holbrook.

• In the initial version of the New Mexico map expansion DLC, the sections of US 180 from Interstate 10 in Deming to Interstate 25 in Las Cruces, concurrent with Intestate 10, and from Carlsbad to NM 218 in Hobbs, mostly concurrent with US 62, was added.

• In update 1.38, the section of US 180 from St. Johns to south of Springerville, mostly concurrent with US 191, was added.

• In the initial version of the Texas map expansion DLC, the sections of US 180 from Interstate 25 in Las Cruces to Interstate 10 and US 54 in El Paso, concurrent with Interstate 10, from US 62 in El Paso to Carlsbad, concurrent with US 62, and from NM 218 in Hobbs to US 87 in Lamesa was added.

Gallery

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  Valle

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  Flagstaff

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  Holbrook

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  St. Johns

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  Springerville

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  Deming

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  Las Cruces

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  El Paso

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  Carlsbad

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  Hobbs

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  Seminole

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  Lamesa

Trivia

• Signage at SR 64 in Valle indicates that US 180 starts here, which is consistent with the AASHTO U.S. Highway logs in real life. Many maps also continue the highway's designation to Grand Canyon Village, which is also presented on the map in ATS. Signage at SR 64 in Valle as of 2021 indicated that US 180 continues north concurrent with the route. However, no signage along the route exists past Valle (and also heading southbound from the Grand Canyon) until SR 64 turns east towards Cameron.
• In real life, US 180 originally terminated at its "parent" route, US 80, until that route was bypassed by several Interstate Highways. Beginning in the 1950s, US 80 was replaced by Interstate 10 from New Mexico to Interstate 20, while the rest was replaced by I-20 and Interstate 30 from Pecos to Louisiana. Replacement by the Interstates made the parent highway obsolete in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas west of Dallas, which was decommissioned between 1964 until 1991, leaving US 180 separate from its auxiliary route.

References

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 180 in real life