State highway in Missouri
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 .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] The toll ferry service was discontinued in 1984.[ 5] [ 6]
Major intersections
Route 80 in East Prairie
References
KML 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 .