U.S. Route 80 in Texas

U.S. Highway 80 marker
U.S. Highway 80
Map
US 80 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length155.251 mi[1][a] (249.852 km)
Existed1927–present
HistoryContinued into New Mexico prior to 1991.
Major junctions
West end I-30 / US 67 at Dallas-Mesquite border
I-635 in Mesquite
Spur 557 near Terrell
US 69 in Mineola
US 271 in Gladewater
US 259 in Longview

Future I-369 / US 59 in Marshall
I-20 near Waskom
East end US 80 at Louisiana state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesDallas, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Smith, Wood, Upshur, Gregg, Harrison
Highway system
SH 79 SH 80

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. Before the advent of the Interstate Highway System, US 80 through Texas was once a vital link in a major transcontinental highway with the national western terminus being in San Diego, California rather than Dallas. Since 1991, most of US 80 in Texas has been decommissioned in favor of I-10, I-20 and I-30 between the New Mexico state line and its current western terminus.

  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 80". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 25, 2012.


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