Virginia State Route 80
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Maintained by Virginia DOT | ||||
Length | 67.37 mi[1][2][3][4] (108.42 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1933[5]–present | |||
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Counties | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Washington | |||
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State Route 80 is a primary state highway in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from the Kentucky state line at Breaks Interstate Park east to U.S. Route 11 near Meadowview. Kentucky Route 80 and Missouri's Route 80 continue the number west to Matthews, Missouri. The entire length of SR 80 is part of U.S. Bicycle Route 76.
Route description[]
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Buchanan and Dickenson counties[]
Kentucky Route 80 runs alongside the Russell Fork from 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. 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, 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. It runs south through , 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 west alongside into Haysi, where they meet State Route 63 at the point where Russell Prater Creek empties into the Russell Fork. The two routes turn south, but SR 83 soon splits to the west to follow the McClure River. SR 80 continues southeasterly along the Russell Fork past and Birchleaf to the point where the Russell Fork turns east; SR 80 continues next to past Colley, then alongside to Sportsman Lake and through to the , rejoining the Russell Fork at Bee.
SR 80 and the Russell Fork continue past Davenport and Council. The fork ends as the road approaches and the Tennessee Valley Divide, 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 at to U.S. Route 19 at Rosedale. There it turns southwest with US 19, alongside , to Smithfield, where it splits to the south. SR 80 again runs cross-country past , where it begins to climb Clinch Mountain, which it crosses (into Washington County) at .
Washington County[]
SR 80 descends from Hayters Gap to the . There it turns southwest, following the creek to the community of , and then following through a gap in to the North Fork Holston River at the community of . It crosses the river and follows uphill to Lindell, where the land levels out. It continues to follow Logan Creek past and , then crossing a low summit to Meadow View. SR 80 crosses Interstate 81 at a Diamond interchange southeast of Meadowview, providing access on I-81, and then ends at U.S. Route 11 at . , formerly part of SR 80, continues southeast from Cedarville to Lodi.
History[]
The road from Lodi to , now , was planned as part of State Route 12, the predecessor to U.S. Route 58, in 1923.[6] The next year, however, SR 12 was realigned to pass through Damascus,[7] and the road from State Route 10 (now U.S. Route 11) at Cedarville towards Lodi for five miles (8 km) was added to the state highway system[8] 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.[9]
Five miles (8 km) of road northwest from Meadowview and three miles (5 km) southeast from (now U.S. Route 19) near Rosedale were added to the state highway system in 1928 as State Route 111,[10] and SR 125 was renumbered as part of SR 111 that same year. The gap was closed in 1930 and 1931.[11]
Major intersections[]
County | Location | mi[1][2][3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Buchanan | Breaks Interstate Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Kentucky state line; western terminus |
Dickenson | | ![]() | Proposed junction[12] | ||
Haysi | 10.09 | 16.24 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with SR 83 | |
11.18 | 17.99 | ![]() | Northern terminus of SR 63 | ||
11.52 | 18.54 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with SR 83 | ||
Russell | Honaker | 39.09 | 62.91 | ![]() | Southern terminus of SR 67 |
Rosedale | 43.59 | 70.15 | ![]() | West end of concurrency with US 19 | |
Smithfield | 46.16 | 74.29 | ![]() | East end of concurrency with US 19 | |
Washington | Meadowview | 66.54 | 107.09 | ![]() | I-81 exit 24 |
67.37 | 108.42 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[]
- ^ a b "2010 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Buchanan County" (PDF). (129 KiB)
- ^ a b "2010 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Dickenson County" (PDF). (146 KiB)
- ^ a b "2010 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Russell County" (PDF). (356 KiB)
- ^ a b "2010 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Washington County" (PDF). (356 KiB)
- ^ "New Numbers of Va. Highways Effective July 1". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 10, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved January 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 11–12, 1923). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 13.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (May 14, 1924). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 2.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 9, 1924). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. p. 7.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 14, 1925). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Woodstock, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp. 5 and 6.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (August 9–10, 1928). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Richmond, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp. 12 and 13.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (December 18, 1930). Minutes of Meeting (PDF) (Report). Lynchburg, VA: Commonwealth of Virginia. pp. 4 and 5.
- ^ "Coalfields Expressway conceptual map" (GIF). Virginia Department of Transportation. VDOT. March 26, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
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- State highways in Virginia
- Transportation in Buchanan County, Virginia
- Transportation in Dickenson County, Virginia
- Transportation in Russell County, Virginia
- Transportation in Washington County, Virginia