Route 80
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	27.302 mi [1] (43.938 km)
Major junctions
West end	US 61 / US 62 / Route H near Matthews
Major intersections	I-55 near Matthews
East end	Dead End at the Mississippi River in Belmont
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 79 → Route 81

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

County	Location	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
New Madrid	​	0.000	0.000	US 61 / US 62 / Route H – Matthews, New Madrid, Sikeston	Western terminus; Eastern terminus of Route H
	​	1.505– 1.596	2.422– 2.569	I-55 – Sikeston, Blytheville, AR	Diamond interchange
	​	1.634	2.630	Route V	Northern terminus of Route V
	​	2.566	4.130	Route AA – Miner	Southern terminus of Route AA
New Madrid– Mississippi county line	​	8.058	12.968	Route B – Bertrand	Southern terminus of Route B
Mississippi	​	10.052	16.177	Route BB	Northern terminus of Route BB
	East Prairie	11.171	17.978	Route 105 – Charleston	Southern terminus of Route 105
	​	13.236	21.301	Route 102 – Charleston
	​	15.263	24.563	Route 75 – Anniston	Southern terminus of Route 75
	​	17.817	28.674	Route AA	Northern terminus of Route AA
	​	21.312	34.298	Route 77 – Wyatt, Wolf Island
	​	27.302	43.938	Belmont–Columbus Ferry	Former 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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