County Route S80 (California)

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County Route S80

Evan Hewes Highway

Length:

34.46 mi (55 km)

Formed:

1973

West end:

CR S2

Major
junctions:

I-8 Bus. / SR 86 in El Centro

CR S31

SR 111

East end:

SR 115

State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

County Route S80 runs through Imperial County along the former route of US 80, which no longer enters California. S80 travels through Imperial County for 34.46 miles to the vicinity of the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Notes
4 See also

[edit] Route description

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 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 SR 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 State Route 111 along this stretch. S80 continues east until it reaches its terminus at the junction with State Route 115. SR 115 continues along the Evan Hewes Hwy and old US 80.

[edit] History

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.

In 2006, the California legislature, as part of concurrent resolution ACR 123, made County Route S80 (and the rest of US 80 in California) an historic route.^[1]

For the short time S80 runs concurrent with SR 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.

[edit] Notes

^ California State Legislature. "ACR 123 Assembly Concurrent Resolution." Official California Legislative Information. Legislative Council of California. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2008.