Missouri Route 80

Route 80 is a state highway in southeastern Missouri. The route is located in northern New [Madrid County, Missouri|New Madrid] and central Mississippi Counties.

Route description

Route 80's western terminus is at U.S. [Route 61 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 61]/U.S. [Route 62 (Missouri)|62] near Matthews, which is located midway between Sikeston and New Madrid, with a junction with I-55 located about a mile to the east. East [Prairie, Missouri|East Prairie] is the only other town on the highway. Its eastern terminus is a dead end at the Mississippi River in Belmont.

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.