State Route 80 is a primary
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in the southwest part of the
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of
Virginia
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. It runs from the
Kentucky
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state line at
Breaks Interstate Park
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east to
U.S. Route 11 near
Meadowview.
Kentucky Route 80
Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, ...
and
Missouri
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's
Route 80 continue the number west to
Matthews, Missouri
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History
A post office called Matthews has been in operation since 1903. The community has the name of C. D. Matthews, a pioneer citizen. ...
. The entire length of SR 80 is part of
U.S. Bicycle Route 76.
Route description
Buchanan and Dickenson counties
Kentucky Route 80
Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County and stretches across the southern portion of the state, ...
runs alongside the
Russell Fork
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from
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to just shy of the Virginia state line. There it turns northeasterly along the west bank of Grassy Creek, which lies inside Virginia and forms the line between Buchanan and Dickenson Counties, in order to avoid the deep gorge through
Breaks Interstate Park
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. Route 80 soon crosses into Virginia, and continues to parallel Grassy Creek until the split with Hunts Creek, where it (and the county line) turns southeast to follow that creek. About halfway to the community of
Breaks
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, SR 80 crosses the creek and county line.
SR 80 passes the community of Breaks, leaving Hunts Creek there and running past the entrance to
Breaks Interstate Park
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. It runs south through
Camp Branch Gap, and then continues in a general southerly direction alongside small creeks and over two summits to
State Route 83 east of
Haysi. SR 80 and SR 83
overlap
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west alongside
Russell Prater Creek into Haysi, where they meet
State Route 63 at the point where Russell Prater Creek empties into the
Russell Fork
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. The two routes turn south, but SR 83 soon splits to the west to follow the
McClure River
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. SR 80 continues southeasterly along the Russell Fork past
Martha Gap and
Birchleaf to the point where the Russell Fork turns east; SR 80 continues next to
Fryingpan Creek past
Colley, then alongside
Priest Fork to
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and through
Abner Gap to the
Abner Branch, rejoining the
Russell Fork
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at
Bee.
SR 80 and the Russell Fork continue past
Davenport and
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. The fork ends as the road approaches
Sandy Ridge and the
Tennessee Valley Divide
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, which it climbs Big A Mountain via a series of
hairpin curves.
Russell County
SR 80 descends from Big A Mountain into a relatively flat area, where it runs cross-country and next to small creeks via
Honaker, the junction with
State Route 67, and a bridge over the
Clinch River
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at
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to
U.S. Route 19
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The highway's southern ...
at
Rosedale. There it turns southwest with US 19, alongside
Elk Garden Creek, to
Smithfield, where it splits to the south. SR 80 again runs cross-country past
Rockdell, where it begins to climb
Clinch Mountain
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, which it crosses (into Washington County) at
Hayters Gap.
Washington County
SR 80 descends from Hayters Gap to the
East Fork Wolf Creek. There it turns southwest, following the creek to the community of
Hayters Gap, and then following
Wolf Creek through a gap in
Little Mountain to the
North Fork Holston River
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at the community of
River Bridge. It crosses the river and follows
Logan Creek uphill to
Lindell, where the land levels out. It continues to follow Logan Creek past
Yellow Springs and
Giesley Mill, then crossing a low summit to
Meadow View. SR 80 crosses
Interstate 81
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at a
Diamond interchange
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Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
southeast of Meadowview, providing access on I-81, and then ends at
U.S. Route 11 at
Cedarville.
State Route 803, formerly part of SR 80, continues southeast from Cedarville to
Lodi.
History
The road from
Lodi to
Cedarville, now
State Route 803, was planned as part of
State Route 12, the predecessor to
U.S. Route 58, in 1923. The next year, however, SR 12 was realigned to pass through
Damascus
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, and the road from
State Route 10
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(now
U.S. Route 11) at Cedarville towards Lodi for five miles (8 km) was added to the state highway system as State Route 125, a spur of SR 12. The next year it was extended southeast the rest of the way to SR 12 at Lodi and northwest 1.1 miles (1.8 km) to
Meadowview.
Five miles (8 km) of road northwest from Meadowview and three miles (5 km) southeast from
State Route 11 (now
U.S. Route 19
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The highway's southern ...
) near
Rosedale were added to the state highway system in 1928 as State Route 111, and SR 125 was renumbered as part of SR 111 that same year. The gap was closed in 1930 and 1931.
Major intersections
References
External links
Virginia Highways Project: VA 80
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