State Route 180 (SR-180) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in the U.S. state of
Utah. Spanning just , it serves as a
connector
Connector may refer to:
Hardware
*Plumbing
* Electrical connector, a device for joining electrical circuits together (sometimes known as ports, plugs, or interfaces)
** Gender of connectors and fasteners
** AC power plugs and sockets, devices tha ...
between
Interstate 15 and
US-89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
(State Street) in the city of
American Fork.
Route description
State Route 180, a
minor arterial connector
Connector may refer to:
Hardware
*Plumbing
* Electrical connector, a device for joining electrical circuits together (sometimes known as ports, plugs, or interfaces)
** Gender of connectors and fasteners
** AC power plugs and sockets, devices tha ...
starts at Interstate 15's southbound
ramp for exit 276, a
diamond interchange. The route proceeds north on 500 East, crossing the interchange via an
overpass
An overpass (called an overbridge or flyover in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries) is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. An ''overpass'' and ''underpass'' together form ...
, and continues through American Fork for until terminating at US-89, known locally as State Street.
History
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Interstate 15 was being constructed in
Utah County, parallel to the main north-south thoroughfare,
US-89
U.S. Route 89 (US 89) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The northern section ...
/
US-91 (designated as Route 1 by the state legislature).
State Route 180 was established in 1961 to serve as a connector between the new interstate and Route 1. The route has remained unchanged since then, undergoing only wording changes in the description to accommodate the realignment of Route 1 to the interstate, and its
subsequent renumbering.
Major intersections
References
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American Fork, Utah
Streets in Utah