Minnesota State Highway 80

Trunk Highway 80
Route information
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length: 8.431 mi[2] (13.568 km)
Existed: 1949[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: MN 16 at Fillmore Township,
near Wykoff
East end: U.S. 52 at Fountain
Location
Counties: Fillmore
Highway system

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Minnesota State Highway 80 is a two lane highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 16 near Wykoff and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 52 at Fountain.

Highway 80 is 8 miles (13 km) in length.

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Route description

State Highway 80 serves as an east–west route in southeast Minnesota between Wykoff and Fountain. The route is located near the cities of Spring Valley and Preston.

The roadway passes through the Richard J. Dorer State Forest.

Highway 80 is also known as Gold Street and Front Street in Wykoff.

Legally, it is part of Constitutional Route 9 as defined in the Minnesota Statutes.[3] It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 80 was established in 1949.[1] The route was previously U.S. 16 until that designation was moved to a bypass of Wykoff and Fountain.

The route was paved (as U.S. 16) in 1940.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fillmore County.

Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes
Fillmore Township 0.000 MN 16, CR 5 south  
Wykoff 1.030 CR 117 (South Street)  
1.346 CR 5 (Gold Street) north  
Fountain Township 5.241 CR 7  
Fountain 8.443 US 52  
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r76-100.htm. Retrieved October 15, 2006. 
  2. ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 6" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d6.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2010. 
  3. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114. Retrieved November 3, 2010.