California State Route 180

State Route 180 marker
State Route 180
Map
SR 180 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans
Length112.31 mi[1] (180.75 km)
(via old route in Fresno)
Existed1934 [2]–present
Tourist
routes
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
RestrictionsThe segment from Hume Road east to Kings Canyon National Park closed in winter
Major junctions
West end SR 33 in Mendota
Major intersections
East endKings Canyon National Park west boundary (state maintenance)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesFresno, Tulare
Highway system
SR 178 SR 182

State Route 180 (SR 180) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from State Route 33 in Mendota through Fresno, and then east towards the Sierra Nevada to Kings Canyon National Park.

An unbuilt segment of SR 180 is defined west to Paicines. Nearly the entire 24-mile (39 km) stretch from the Kings River crossing to Cedar Grove is eligible for the State Scenic Highway System, and nearly the entire route from Paicines to Cedar Grove is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System. Two segments travel through national parks, so are not state maintained and are thus exceptions to the above: a segment through the General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park, and the far eastern end of the road inside of Kings Canyon National Park. The freeway through Fresno has the distinction of having the most heavily traveled section of road in the San Joaquin Valley. Major plans include an extension west from Mendota to Interstate 5.

  1. ^ California Department of Transportation (July 2007). "Log of Bridges on State Highways". Sacramento: California Department of Transportation.
  2. ^ "California Highways (www.cahighways.org): Routes 177 through 184". cahighways.org.