Interstate 180 (Illinois)

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Interstate 180 marker

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
South end: IL 26 / IL 71 in Hennepin
  US 6 in Princeton
North end: I-80 in Princeton
Highway system
IL 178 IL 180

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
Putnam Hennepin 0.0 0.0 IL 71 / IL 26 – Hennepin, Lacon Southern terminus
South end of IL 26 concurrency
1.0 1.6 Illinois River
Bureau Bureau Junction 2.5 4.0 IL 26 north to IL 29 north – Bureau Junction Northbound exit and southbound entrance
North end of IL 26 concurrency
3.5 5.6 To IL 29 south – Peoria Indirect access via unnamed connector expressway
8.0 12.9 IL 26 – Princeton
Princeton 12.0 19.3 US 6 – Princeton, Spring Valley
13.2 21.2 I-80 – Davenport, Joliet Northern terminus; I-80 exit 61.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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External links

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