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Minnesota State Highway 80

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Existed:
  
1949 – present

Counties:
  
Fillmore

Constructed
  
1949

East end:
  
U.S. 52 at Fountain

Length
  
13.57 km

West end:
  
MN 16 at Fillmore Township, near Wykoff

County
  
Fill County, Minnesota

Minnesota State Highway 80 (MN 80) is a two lane highway in southeast Minnesota, which 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.

Contents

Map of MN-80, Minnesota, USA

Highway 80 is 8 miles (13 km) in length.

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. It is not marked with this number.

History

Highway 80 was established in 1949. 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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Fillmore County.

References

Minnesota State Highway 80 Wikipedia