Interstate 180 (Illinois)
Interstate 180 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by IDOT | ||||
Length: | 13.19 mi (21.23 km) | |||
Existed: | 1967 – present | |||
History: | Completed in 1969[1] | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 180 (abbreviated I-180) is a north–south spur highway that runs from Princeton, Illinois to the small town of Hennepin, Illinois on its southern terminus. It is 13.19 miles (21.23 km) long.[2]
Route description
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History
Construction of I-180 was completed in 1969.[1] The freeway was built primarily to connect Interstate 80 to a new Jones & Laughlin steel plant built in 1965 at Hennepin, IL.[3] However, the steel plant closed soon after I-180 was built, and did not re-open until August 2002. I-180 is one of the least traveled interstates in the nation, serving 1,950–3,600 vehicles per day as of 2013.[4]
Exit list
The Illinois Department of Transportation does not provide exit numbers for any exits on I-180.
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Putnam | Hennepin | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() |
Southern terminus South end of IL 26 concurrency |
1.0 | 1.6 | Illinois River | |||
Bureau | Bureau Junction | 2.5 | 4.0 | ![]() ![]() |
Northbound exit and southbound entrance North end of IL 26 concurrency |
3.5 | 5.6 | ![]() |
Indirect access via unnamed connector expressway | ||
8.0 | 12.9 | ![]() |
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Princeton | 12.0 | 19.3 | ![]() |
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13.2 | 21.2 | ![]() |
Northern terminus; I-80 exit 61. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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