Missouri Route 80
state highway in New Madrid and Mississippi counties in Missouri, United States
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.
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