State Route 80 (SR 80) is a north-south
state highway
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in
Middle Tennessee
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. The -long road traverses portions of
Smith
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and
Macon Counties.
Microsoft
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MapPoint 2006, Retrieved on 2007-8-13[''Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer'' (Map) (2010 ed.). DeLorme.]
Route description
SR 80 begins in
Smith County just west
Carthage
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at an intersection with
SR 25 on the banks of the
Cumberland River
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. It then goes north as a 2-lane country road, having an intersection with
SR 85, about 2 miles west of
Defeated
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, just after passing through
Monoville. It the passes through some rolling hills and farmland before passing through
Pleasant Shade. It then crosses into
Macon County shortly afterwards. It then winds through some more hills before having an intersection with Defeated Creek Road, a back road to Defeated. SR 80 then ends at a 4-way stop intersection with
SR 56 and
SR 262 in
Willette
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.
Major intersections
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See also
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References
080
080
080
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