US 180

U.S. Route 180 (US 180) is an east–west US Highway crossing 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 US 191 in 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. Upon reaching Springerville, the route turns south alongside US 191, and another gap in the route begins.

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 United States Border Patrol 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)

• Valle

• Flagstaff
• Holbrook

• St. Johns
• Springerville

• Clifton (via US 191)

New Mexico (Southwest)

• Akela

• Las Cruces

Texas (Trans-Pecos)

• Anthony

• El Paso

New Mexico (Southeast)

• Carlsbad
• Hobbs

Texas (Northwest)

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

• Seminole
• Lamesa

Junction list

Arizona

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Valle	0	0	AZ64 SR 64 North – Grand Canyon Village AZ64 SR 64 South – Williams		Western terminus according to the AASHTO U.S. Highway logs; signage of US 180 continues concurrently with SR 64 to the north
Flagstaff	30	48	Plaster & Sons building construction site
	30	49	NAF gas station
	31	49	Motel
	31	50	Cherry Avenue
	31	50	Aspen Street
	31	50	BU40 US66AZ I-40 BL / Historic US 66 West – Phoenix, Los Angeles		TOTSO; western terminus of I-40 BL concurrency
	31	51	Minor road
	32	51	Leroux Street
	32	52	US89 US 89 North – Page Verde Street		TOTSO
	33	53	ISAZ40 I-40 West – Los Angeles, Phoenix		TOTSO; eastern terminus of I-40 BL concurrency; western terminus of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 201
Holbrook	120	193	ISAZ40 I-40 East – Albuquerque Navajo Boulevard		TOTSO; eastern terminus of I-40 concurrency; western terminus of I-40 BL and SR 77 concurrencies; I-40 exit 286
	123	198	Florida Street
	124	200	West Buffalo Street
	124	200	Minor road
	124	200	AZ77 SR 77 South – Show Low BU40 I-40 BL West (Hopi Drive)		TOTSO; eastern terminus of I-40 BL and SR 77 concurrencies; US 180 continues east inaccessibly
End of first section; start of second section
St. Johns	124	200	Gallon Oil gas station		Western terminus of SR 61 concurrency; US 180 continues west inaccessibly
	126	203	US191 AZ61 US 191 / SR 61 North – Sanders		TOTSO; eastern terminus of SR 61 concurrency; western terminus of US 191 concurrency
	148	238	US60 US 60 West – Show Low		TOTSO; western terminus of US 60 concurrency
Springerville	156	251	Weigh station		Westbound only
	163	262	US191 US 191 South – Clifton US60 US 60 East – Socorro		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 60 amd US 191 concurrencies; road continues as US 191
End of second section

New Mexico (Southwest)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	163	262	NM418 NM 418 East – Deming ISNM10 US70 I-10 / US 70 West – Lordsburg		Western terminus in the New Mexico DLC; TOTSO; western terminus of I-10 and US 70 concurrencies; I-10 exit 68; US 180 continues west inaccessibly
Akela	178	286	Akela		Westbound only; I-10 exit 102
	195	314	United States Border Patrol Checkpoint		Westbound only; inaccessible
Las Cruces	203	327	US70 US 70 (West Picacho Avenue)		Eastern terminus of US 70 concurrency; I-10 exit 135
	210	338	Rest stop		Eastbound only
	222	357	NM292 NM 292 (Motel Boulevard)		I-10 exit 139
	224	360	University Avenue		Eastbound only; I-10 exit 143
	225	362	ISNM25 US85 I-25 / US 85 North – Albuquerque		Eastern terminus in the New Mexico DLC; western terminus of US 85 concurrency; I-10 exit 144

Texas (Trans-Pecos)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Anthony	240	386	TXFM1905 FM 1905 – Anthony		Western terminus in the Texas DLC; eastern terminus of US 85 concurrency; I-10 exit 0
El Paso	257	414	Schuster Avenue, University of Texas at El Paso		I-10 exit 18; inaccessible
	270	435	Santa Fe Street, Downtown		I-10 exit 19; inaccessible
	285	459	ISTX10 I-10 East – San Antonio US54 US 54 East – Alamogordo US54 US 54 West – Loop 375, Juarez, Mexico		Eastern terminus of I-10 concurrency; road continues as I-10; I-10 exit 22B; US 54 westbound is inaccessible
End of third section; start of fourth section
El Paso	285	459	Airway Boulevard – I-10		Western terminus of US 62 concurrency; US 180 continues west inaccessibly
	286	460	Venture warehouse
	286	460	Hawkins Boulevard		Inaccessible
	287	462	Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough Drive		Access to El Paso Freight depot; Yarbrough Drive is inaccessible
	315	507	United States Border Patrol Checkpoint		Eastbound only; inaccessible
	330	531	Rest stop
	334	538	Viewpoint
	364	586	Rest stop
	385	620	Rest stop
	389	626	Rest stop

New Mexico (Southeast)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	420	676	Carlsbad Caverns National Park		Inaccessible
Carlsbad	438	705	US285 US 285 South – Pecos TX		Western terminus of US 285 concurrency
	445	716	Lea Street
	446	718	Rest stop
	446	718	US285 US 285 North (Canal Street) – Artesia		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 285 concurrency
	446	718	Canyon Street
	447	719	Tidbit market
	447	719	Relief Route
	479	771	NM529 NM 529 West – Artesia
Hobbs	488	785	Grimes Street
	489	787	Turner Street – Artesia
	490	789	NM18 NM 18 North (Dal Paso Street)
	497	800	NM218 NM 218 West (Bender Boulevard) – Artesia		Eastern terminus in the New Mexico DLC

Texas (Northwest)

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	504	811	Mary's Cotton plant
Seminole	518	834	US385 US 385 South – Odessa, McCamey US62 US 62 East – Lubbock		Eastern terminus of US 62 concurrency
Lamesa	562	904	US87 US 87 North – Lubbock, Amarillo US87 US 87 South – Big Spring
	563	906	Aron truck stop		Eastern terminus in American Truck Simulator; US 180 continues east inaccessibly

Release History

• In the initial version of the Arizona map expansion DLC, the sections of US 180 from SR 64 in Valle (along with the unofficial extension to Grand Canyon Village) to SR 77 in Holbrook was added.
• 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 Interstate 10, and from Carlsbad to NM 218 in Hobbs, mostly concurrent with US 62, were 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 were 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.

See also

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

References