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State highway in Missouri
Route 80 markerRoute 80
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length27.302 mi (43.938 km)
Major junctions
West end US 61 / US 62 / Route H near Matthews
Major intersections I-55 near Matthews
East endDead End at the Mississippi River in Belmont
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
Highway system
← Route 79→ Route 81

Route 80 is a state highway in southeastern Missouri. The route is located in northern New Madrid and central Mississippi Counties.

Route description

Route 80's western terminus is at U.S. Route 61/62 near Matthews, which is located midway between Sikeston and New Madrid, with a junction with I-55 located about a mile (1.6 km) to the east. East Prairie is the only other town on the highway. Its eastern terminus is a dead end at the Mississippi River in Belmont.

History

At Belmont, there used to be a ferry connecting Route 80 to Kentucky Route 80, which is a major east–west thoroughfare across southern Kentucky, continuing into Virginia, as Virginia State Route 80. The toll ferry service was discontinued in 1984.

Major intersections

Route 80 in East Prairie
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
New Madrid​0.0000.000 US 61 / US 62 / Route H – Matthews, New Madrid, SikestonWestern terminus; Eastern terminus of Route H
​1.505–
1.596		2.422–
2.569		 I-55 – Sikeston, Blytheville, ARDiamond interchange
​1.6342.630 Route VNorthern terminus of Route V
​2.5664.130 Route AA – MinerSouthern terminus of Route AA
New Madrid–Mississippi
county line		​8.05812.968 Route B – BertrandSouthern terminus of Route B
Mississippi​10.05216.177 Route BBNorthern terminus of Route BB
East Prairie11.17117.978 Route 105 – CharlestonSouthern terminus of Route 105
​13.23621.301 Route 102 – Charleston
​15.26324.563 Route 75 – AnnistonSouthern terminus of Route 75
​17.81728.674 Route AANorthern terminus of Route AA
​21.31234.298 Route 77 – Wyatt, Wolf Island
​27.30243.938 Belmont–Columbus FerryFormer ferry, currently a dead end
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

References

KML file (edit • help) Template:Attached KML/Missouri Route 80KML is not from Wikidata
  1. ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (January 2, 2018). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
  3. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1964). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ A6–B6.
  4. Missouri State Highway Commission (1968). Missouri 1968 Official Highway Map (Map). Scale not given. Jefferson City, MO: Missouri State Highway Commission. § J7 – via Internet Archive.
  5. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1984). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § A6.
  6. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1985). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § A6.
  7. Baughn, James (August 16, 2010). "Belmont, Missouri: Where the pavement really ends". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
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