County Route S80 (California)

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County Route S80

Evan Hewes Highway
Length	25 miles
Direction	West/East
From	Imperial County Route S2
Major junctions	SR 86/ BUS 8 in El Centro S31 east of El Centro SR 111 east of El Centro
To	California State Route 115
Major cities	El Centro, California
Established	1964
System	County Road

Imperial County Route S80 runs through Imperial County along the former route of US 80 which has been completely decommissioned in California. S80 travels through Imperial County for 34.46 miles to the vicinity of the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona.

1 Route Summary
2 Route History & Legislative Status
3 Major Cities
4 See also

[edit] Route Summary

S80 looking west at the SR 86 split in El Centro

S80 begins in the west at the junction of S80 and Imperial County Route S2 as the Evan Hewes Highway roughly paralleling the route of Interstate 8. This portion of the highway travels 25 miles east to El Centro, California.

In downtown El Centro S80 becomes Adams Avenue. At Imperial Avenue S80 junctions with California State Route 86 from the north and Business Loop I-8 from the south. The roads run concurrent down Adams Ave and all three turn south along 4th Street. S80 then turns to the east along Main Street which takes it out of El Centro while CA-86 and Bus I-8 continue south. Outside of El Centro after its junction with Imperial Country Route S31, S80 resumes being called the Evan Hewes Highway. S80 also intersects California State Route 111 along this stretch. S80 continues east until it reaches its terminus at the junction with California State Route 115. CA-115 continues along the Evan Hewes Hwy and old US 80.

[edit] Route History & Legislative Status

US 80 was deleted from California legislatively in 1964, however it took 10 years before all the U.S. Highway signage was removed from the route. S80 was defined in 1973 shortly before the last US 80 signs had been taken down along this section of old US 80. S80 is currently signed along its entire designated route.

For the short time S80 runs concurrent with CA-86 it is part of the Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail. This trail runs along the route Juan Bautista De Anza took along his expedition into California from 1775-76.