U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Southern United States, much of which was once part of the early auto trail known as the Dixie Overland Highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates, it was originally a cross-country route, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

Redesignating US 80 is part of AASHTO's nationwide program to redesignate roadways identified by more than one route number. The program is intended to lessen drivers' confusion and to cut the cost of duplicate signs and maintenance.

U.S. Route 80 (US 80) is a former U.S. highway in California that continued east across the country to Georgia. The western terminus of US 80 was in San Diego, California, and it continued east through the city on several different alignments through the years.

Jul 26, 2024 · Originally called the “Mother of Arizona Highways” because of its economic impacts to cities and towns it passed through, US 80 was completely paved or surfaced with oil by the spring of 1939. Before long, traffic on US 80 became as crowded as US 66, its famous northern highway cousin.

U.S. numbered highway 80 stretches between Savannah, Georgia (later Tybee Island) on the Atlantic and San Diego, California on the Pacific. Much of U.S. 80 was along the path of the earlier Dixie Overland Highway.

From deserts to bayou swamps and Tex-Mex to barbecue, this route offers a full-flavored taste of America. Following old US-80 and its contemporary equivalents across the nation’s southern tier takes you through more varied cultural and physical landscapes than you’ll find along any other cross-country route.

Apr 7, 2025 · While crews were repairing the second sinkhole, a third 15-by-15-foot sinkhole opened in the median on March 19, shutting down parts of Route 80 between Exit 34 and the bridge over Route 15. Gov. Gov.

U.S. Route 80 (also known as U.S. Highway 80 and US 80) is a U.S. highway that begins in the state of Texas in Dallas at an interchange with I-30. US 80 runs in an east–west direction for most of its length from Dallas to Louisiana.

U.S. Route 80 or U.S. Highway 80 (US 80) is an east–west United States highway in the Southern United States. Its western end is at Interstate 30/US 67 in Dallas, Texas. Its eastern end is at Georgia State Route 26 in Tybee Island, Georgia near the Atlantic Ocean. [2] The highway is 1,035 miles (1,666 km) long.

Jul 3, 2017 · Route 80 in San Diego connects with United States Highway 101, running northward along the coast through Los Angeles and San Francisco to Puget Sound, and southward to Tia Juana, in Mexico.