Wisconsin Highway 80

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State Trunk Highway 80 (abbreviated as Highway 80, STH-80 or WIS 80) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in southwest and west central Wisconsin from just south of Marshfield, near the geographic center of the state to the Illinois border near Hazel Green.

State Trunk Highway 80 marker
State Trunk Highway 80
Map
WIS 80 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length175.73 mi (282.81 km)
Major junctions
South end IL 84 in Hazel Green
Major intersections
North end US 10 in Marshfield
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesGrant, Iowa, Richland, Vernon, Juneau, Wood
Highway system
WIS 79 WIS 81

Route description

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WIS 80 begins at the Illinois state line as a continuation of Illinois Route 84. It enters Hazel Green, where WIS 11 joins for a few miles. North of the end of the concurrency, WIS 80 passes through Cuba City. Occasionally the highway aligns itself with the Grant-Lafayette county line. The highway enters Platteville, where it meets US 151 south of town and WIS 81 in town. As WIS 80 leaves Platteville it heads north along the Iowa-Grant county line past Livingston and into Montfort. At Montfort, the highway joins with US 18 for 8 miles before heading north from Cobb, where the land becomes more forested. WIS 80 heads through Highland. WIS 133 joins WIS 80 west for five miles before WIS 80 heads north again from Muscoda, where it crosses the Wisconsin River.

North of Muscoda, the highway passes through Richland Center and Hub City before entering Hillsboro and joins with WIS 33/WIS 82. The three-way concurrency leaves Hillsboro and enters Union Center, where WIS 33 leaves the concurrency and WIS 80/WIS 82 go north to the southern trailhead of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, the northern trailhead of the 400 State Trail, and Elroy. In Elroy, WIS 82 leaves the concurrency with WIS 80. WIS 80 continues north and leaves the Driftless Area before entering New Lisbon. North of New Lisbon it passes the junction with Interstate 90/Interstate 94 (I-90/94). North of New Lisbon the highway passes through the center of Necedah, and the terrain is flat as it passes along the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and enters Pittsville, where it merges with WIS 73 and heading west for 2.5 miles. As it leaves the concurrency, it runs north through the farmlands of Wood County, Wisconsin. WIS 80 ends at a roundabout junction with US 10 just south of Marshfield.[1]

 
WIS 80/WIS 82 junction north of Elroy

WIS 80 crosses the Wisconsin River into Muscoda,[1] which bills itself as the "Morel mushroom capital of Wisconsin".[citation needed] WIS 133 joins WIS 80 east five miles (8.0 km) before WIS 80 heads south again to Highland and Cobb, where the land continues to be hilly but becomes less forested and more rolling farmland. At Cobb, WIS 80 follows US 18 west for five miles (8.0 km) before heading south along the Iowa–Grant county line past Livingston and into Platteville, where it meets WIS 81 in town and US 151 south of town at the freeway bypass. South of Platteville, WIS 80 occasionally aligns itself along the Grant–Lafayette county line as it heads through Cuba City and Hazel Green, where WIS 11 joins for a few miles. South of Hazel Green, WIS 80 ends at the Illinois state line, where it meets Illinois Route 84 (IL 84) one-half mile (0.80 km) west of the state's "Point of Beginning",[1] the location from which most public land surveys in Wisconsin originated.[citation needed]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
GrantTown of Hazel Green0.000.00 
 
IL 84 south – Galena
Continuation into Illinois
Hazel Green1.82.9 
 
WIS 11 west – Dubuque
Southern end of WIS 11 concurrency
Town of Hazel Green4.77.6 
 
WIS 11 east – Benton
Northern end of WIS 11 concurrency
Town of Smelser11.318.2 
 
WIS 81 east – Darlington
Southern end of WIS 81 concurrency
Platteville14.924.0  US 151 – Dubuque, Madison
16.326.2 
 
Bus. US 151 (Dubuque Road)
16.626.7 
 
WIS 81 west – Lancaster
Northern end of WIS 81 concurrency
GrantIowa
county line
Montfort34.555.5 
 
US 18 west – Fennimore
Western end of US 18 concurrency
IowaCobb39.563.6 
 
US 18 east – Dodgeville
Eastern end of US 18 concurrency
Town of Pulaski57.091.7 
 
WIS 133 north – Avoca, Lone Rock
Eastern end of WIS 133 concurrency
GrantMuscoda61.899.5 
 
WIS 133 south – Blue River, Boscobel
Western end of WIS 133 concurrency
RichlandTown of Eagle63.1101.5  WIS 60 – Gotham, Wauzeka
65.1104.8 
 
WIS 193 south
Richland Center73.7118.6  US 14 – La Crosse, Madison
Town of Rockbridge78.1125.7 
 
WIS 56 west – Viola
VernonHillsboro98.1157.9 
 
 
 
WIS 33 west / WIS 82 west – Ontario, La Farge
Southern end of WIS 33/WIS 82 concurrency
JuneauUnion Center103.0165.8 
 
WIS 33 east – Wonewoc
Northern end of WIS 33 concurrency
Elroy107.3172.7 
 
WIS 71 west – Kendall
108.6174.8 
 
WIS 82 east – Mauston
Northern end of WIS 82 concurrency
New Lisbon119.0191.5 
 
 
 
US 12 east / WIS 16 east – Mauston
Southern end of US 12/WIS 16 concurrency
119.5192.3 
 
 
 
US 12 west / WIS 16 west – Camp Douglas
Northern end of US 12/WIS 16 concurrency
120.6194.1   I-90 / I-94 – Tomah, Madison
Town of Clearfield127.7205.5 
 
WIS 58 south – Mauston
Necedah131.7212.0  WIS 21 – Tomah, Coloma
WoodTown of Remington151.1243.2 
 
WIS 173 south – Mather
Southern end of WIS 173 concurrency
Babcock152.5245.4 
 
WIS 173 north – Nekoosa
Northern end of WIS 173 concurrency
Town of Dexter156.6252.0 
 
WIS 54 east – Port Edwards
Southern end of WIS 54 concurrency
Dexterville157.4253.3 
 
WIS 54 west – Black River Falls
Northern end of WIS 54 concurrency
Pittsville163.1262.5 
 
WIS 73 east – Wisconsin Rapids
Eastern end of WIS 73 concurrency
Town of Wood165.5266.3 
 
WIS 73 west – Neillsville
Western end of WIS 73 concurrency
Town of Cameron175.73282.81  US 10 – Marshfield, Neillsville, Stevens PointRoundabout
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Wisconsin Department of Transportation (2019). Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (2019–2020 ed.). 1:823,680. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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