State Highway 180 (SH 180) is a highway that runs through

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and Dallas County in

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) between Interstate 35W in

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, running east to Loop 12 in

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. 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

The entire route runs no more than a few miles south parallel of the former

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(now

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), but does not intersect with it at any point. The highway begins as Lancaster Avenue from Interstate 35W just southeast of downtown

. Entering

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, it becomes Division Street, and passes just south of

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and

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. After entering

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, it becomes Main Street, passing through mainly older commercial buildings and the city's downtown area. When it enters

, it becomes Davis Street to Loop 12.

History

SH 180 was previously designated on November 30, 1932 from

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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. SH 180 was decommissioned on January 25, 1938. This was redesignated as SH 5 Spur on February 20, 1939, 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

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was decommissioned west of

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. 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

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Transportation in Tarrant County, Texas Transportation in Dallas County, Texas U.S. Route 80