Route 80 is a state highway in southeastern Missouri. The route is located in northern New Madrid and central Mississippi Counties.
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 27.302 mi[1] (43.938 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ||||
East end | Dead End at the Mississippi River in Belmont | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editRoute 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
editAt 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.[2][3][4] The toll ferry service was discontinued in 1984.[5][6]
Major intersections
editCounty | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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New Madrid | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Western terminus; Eastern terminus of Route H | |
| 1.505– 1.596 | 2.422– 2.569 | Diamond interchange | ||
| 1.634 | 2.630 | Northern terminus of Route V | ||
| 2.566 | 4.130 | Southern terminus of Route AA | ||
New Madrid–Mississippi county line | | 8.058 | 12.968 | Southern terminus of Route B | |
Mississippi | | 10.052 | 16.177 | Northern terminus of Route BB | |
East Prairie | 11.171 | 17.978 | Southern terminus of Route 105 | ||
| 13.236 | 21.301 | |||
| 15.263 | 24.563 | Southern terminus of Route 75 | ||
| 17.817 | 28.674 | Northern terminus of Route AA | ||
| 21.312 | 34.298 | |||
| 27.302 | 43.938 | Former ferry, currently a dead end[7][2][3] | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
editKML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (January 2, 2018). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Kentucky Department of State Highways (September 15, 1939). Road Map of Kentucky (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of State Highways.
- ^ a b Kentucky Department of Highways (1964). Kentucky Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. §§ A6–B6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1984). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § A6.
- ^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1985). Kentucky Official Highway Map and Vacation Guide (PDF) (Map). c. 1:760,320. Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. § A6.
- ^ Baughn, James (August 16, 2010). "Belmont, Missouri: Where the pavement really ends". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved January 2, 2018.