California State Route 180
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- For the never-signed Interstate Highway, see Interstate 180 (California).
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| State Route 180 |
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| Length: | 112.31 mi[1] (180.75 km) (via old route in Fresno) |
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| Formed: | 1934 [2] | ||||||||||||
| West end: |  SR 33 in Mendota |
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| Major junctions: |
 SR 99 in Fresno SR 41 in Fresno |
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| East end: | Kings Canyon National Park | ||||||||||||
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California State Route 180 is a state highway in California, United States, which runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Mendota through Fresno to Kings Canyon National Park. A short piece near the eastern end, through the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, is not state-maintained. The part east of unbuilt State Route 65 near Minkler is part of the State Scenic Highway System.
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[edit] Route description
The western terminus of SR 180 is at State Route 33 in Mendota. An unconstructed portion of SR 180 is defined from SR 33 west across Interstate 5 to State Route 25; there are current plans to build the route to I-5 to provide better access to communities along the route.[3] Panoche Road, Little Panoche Road, Shields Avenue, Fairfax Avenue and Belmont Avenue provides a locally-maintained route along the proposed corridor from SR 25 to SR 33, and is signed as County Route J1.
In Fresno, SR 180 is the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Freeway, named for its destinations to the east in the Sierra Nevada - Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. It has full interchanges with three other freeways - State Route 99, State Route 41 and State Route 168. The SR 180 freeway presently runs from Hughes-West Diagonal west of SR 99 to Clovis Avenue east of SR 168; those local streets are temporarily designated SR 180 south to the old surface alignment. The freeway is officially State Route 180S (supplemental) until the rest of it is completed, rejoining the old route on both ends.[4][5] The majority of SR 180, from SR 25 to the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, but only the piece in Fresno has actually been constructed to freeway standards.
[edit] Major intersections
Miles are derived from [1].
| County | Location | Mile | Road(s) | Notes |
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| San Benito |  SR 25 |
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| Fresno |  I-5 |
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| Mendota | FRE 23.50 | SR 33 Derrick Ave |
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| W Panoche Rd | ||||
| Kerman | FRE 42.64 |  SR 145Madera Ave |
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| Dickenson Ave | ||||
| Fresno | Hughes-West Diagonal | |||
| Freeway, see exit list below. | ||||
| Clovis Avenue | ||||
| Kings Canyon Rd | ||||
| FRE 87.70 |  SR 63Hills Valley Rd |
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| FRE 108.13 |  SR 245 |
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| Tulare | Kings Canyon NP | Generals Hwy | ||
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency termini | Decommissioned | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] Exit list
Postmiles are derived from[1]and exit numbers derived from[6].
| Location | Postmile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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End/Begin Freeway.  SR 180 approaches on surface streets from Kerman. |
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| Fresno | Hughes-West Diagonal | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance (at-grade intersection); SR-180 currently exits westbound to, and enters eastbound from, Hughes-West Diagonal |
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| FRE R56.30 | 57A | SR 99 - Bakersfield; Sacramento |
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| FRE 57.24 FRE 57.24 |
57B | Fulton Street; Van Ness Avenue | ||
| FRE 57.84 FRE 57.92 |
58 | Abby Street; Blackstone Avenue | ||
| FRE 58.70 | 59 | SR 41 - Lemoore; Paso Robles; Yosemite |
Split into Exit 59A (south) and Exit 59B (north) westbound | |
| 60A |  SR 168 East - Clovis; Huntington Lake |
Exit 60 westbound | ||
| FRE 59.90 | 60B | Cedar Avenue | Westbound exit is combined with Exit 61 | |
| FRE 60.90 | 61 | Chestnut Avenue; Cedar Avenue | ||
| 62 | Peach Avenue | |||
| 63 | Clovis Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; SR-180 currently exits eastbound to, and enters westbound from, Clovis Ave |
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| End/Begin Freeway. SR 180 continues on surface streets east to Kings Canyon National Park |
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[edit] Scenes along SR180
 Rolinda Store, Fresno County |
 East extent of Kerman along SR180. |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
- ^ California Highways: State Route 180
- ^ State Route 180 Westside Expressway Route Adoption Study (PDF)
- ^ Truck Networks on California State Highways - Routes 101 to 980, last updated June 20, 2005
- ^ Truck Networks on California State Highways - District 6 map (PDF), last revised June 20, 2005 ("NOTE: 180s currently runs from Hughes/West Diagonal to Chestnut Ave., PM 55.3 to 60.9. 180s will soon replace the segment of 180 that runs through downtown Fresno.")
- ^ Cal-NExUS Interchange Exit Numbering
