Minnesota State Highway 80
 Trunk Highway 80 | ||||
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 MN 80 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.431 mi (13.568 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   MN 16 / CSAH 5 near Wykoff | |||
| East end |  US 52 at Fountain | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Fillmore | |||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The entire route is in Fillmore County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fillmore Township | 0.000 | 0.000 |   MN 16 / CR 5 south – Spring Valley, Preston
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| Wykoff | 1.030 | 1.658 | CR 117 (South Street) | ||
| 1.346 | 2.166 | CR 5 (Gold Street) north | |||
| Fountain Township | 5.241 | 8.435 |  CR 7 | ||
| Fountain | 8.443 | 13.588 | US 52 – Chatfield, Preston | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Riner, Steve. "Details of Routes 76-100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved October 15, 2006.
- ^ Minnesota State Legislature (2010). "§ 161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved November 3, 2010.