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

Route 80 marker
Route 80
Map
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length27.302 mi[1] (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 description

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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

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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.[2][3][4] The toll ferry service was discontinued in 1984.[5][6]

Major intersections

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Route 80 in East Prairie
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
New Madrid0.0000.000    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 MadridMississippi
county line
8.05812.968  Route B – BertrandSouthern terminus of Route B
Mississippi10.05216.177  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[7][2][3]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former

References

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  1. ^ a b Missouri Department of Transportation (January 2, 2018). MoDOT HPMAPS (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.