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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Missouri Route 80

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 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
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former