Wisconsin Highway 80

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State Trunk Highway 80 marker

State Trunk Highway 80
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length: 163.23 mi (262.69 km)
Major junctions
South end: IL 84 in Hazel Green
  US 151 in Platteville
US 18 in Montfort
US 18 in Cobb
US 14 in Richland Center
US 12 / WIS 16 in New Lisbon
I-90 / I-94 in New Lisbon
North end: US 10 in Marshfield
Location
Counties: Grant, Iowa, Richland, Vernon, Juneau, Wood
Highway system
  • Interstates
  • U.S.
  • State
WIS 79 WIS 81

State Trunk Highway 80 (abbreviated as Highway 80, STH 80 or WIS 80) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs northsouth in southwest and west central Wisconsin from Pittsville, near the geographic center of the state to the Illinois border near Hazel Green.

Route description

Going south from Pittsville, the terrain is flat until reaching New Lisbon. South of New Lisbon, it enters the driftless area with many rolling hills and curves. The drive is slow, but beautiful. The entire route north of Monfort is largely forested, interspersed with small fields. South of Monfort, the terrain remains hilly, but the land has less forests and more hills.

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