State Route 180A (SR 180A) is a highway in
Apache County, Arizona
Apache County is in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. Shaped in a long rectangle running north to south, as of the 2020 census, its population was 66,021. The county seat is St. Johns.
Most of the county is occupied by part ...
, that runs from its junction with
US 180
U.S. Route 180 is an east–west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 10 ...
to
SR 61 west of
St. Johns. It is an east–west route for the entirety of its length, though its true direction is more north–south.
Route description
SR 180A follows the original alignment of US 180 before the more direct route from St. Johns to its current junction with SR 180A was built. It heads southeasterly from its western terminus at a junction with US 180 northwest of St. Johns. The eastern terminus of the highway is located at a junction with SR 61 near the community of Concho. SR 180A now serves as a bypass route for eastbound traffic wishing to avoid St. Johns. SR 180A has no junctions with any highways aside from its endpoints.
History
The route was established by the
Arizona Department of Transportation
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT, pronounced "A-Dot") is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. In addition to managing the state's state highways, highway system, the agency is also i ...
in 1974. Since then, the route remains as defined.
Junction list
References
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180A
Transportation in Apache County, Arizona