Minnesota State Highway 80

Trunk Highway 80 marker
Trunk Highway 80
Map
MN 80 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length8.431 mi (13.568 km)
Existed1949[1]–present
Major junctions
West end MN 16 / CSAH 5 near Wykoff
East end US 52 at Fountain
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesFillmore
Highway system
  • Minnesota Trunk Highway System
← MN 79→ MN 83

Minnesota State Highway 80 (MN 80) is a two-lane 8.431-mile-long (13.568 km) highway in southeast Minnesota that 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.

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.[2] However, 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.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Fillmore Township0.0000.000
 MN 16 / CR 5 south – Spring Valley, Preston
Wykoff1.0301.658CR 117 (South Street)
1.3462.166 CR 5 (Gold Street) north
Fountain Township5.2418.435 CR 7
Fountain8.44313.588 US 52 – Chatfield, Preston
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
US-52 and MN-80 junction in Fountain, MN

References

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  1. ^ a b c Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
  2. ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved November 3, 2010.