Highway Designation File

Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority


Certified Mileage (Open to Traffic)
86.312 2010

STATE HIGHWAY NO. 80

Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939

From Wimberley via San Marcos, Martindale, Luling, Nixon, and Karnes City westward to the Atascosa/Karnes County Line on the Karnes City/Campbellton Road.  General redescription of Highway System.



Minute Order 017080, dated 02/20/1940

From Wimberley via San Marcos, Martindale, Luling, and Nixon to Karnes City.  Cancellation section Karnes City to Atascosa/Karnes Co line.



Minute Order 019247, dated 03/26/1942

From San Marcos via Martindale, Luling, and Nixon to Karnes City. Cancellation section Wimberley to San Marcos.



Adm. Auth., dated 12/04/1952

From San Marcos via Martindale, Luling and Nixon to US 181 southeast of Karnes City.  Extended over section of old route of US 181.



Minute Order 090522, dated 06/21/1990; Adm. Ltr. 001-1991, dated 01/14/1991

From San Marcos southeastward and southward via Martindale, Luling, and Nixon to junction of BU 181-D and BU 181-E in Karnes City, a distance of approximately 84.0 miles.  (Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Wilson, and Karnes Counties)  New description; section of approximately 1.4 miles from junction of SH 80 and BU 181-D in Karnes City southward to south of US 181 Karnes City transferred to BU 181-E.


Minute Order 112297, dated 06/24/2010

From RM 12 northwest of San Marcos southeastward and southward via Martindale, Luling, and Nixon to junction of BU 181-D and BU 181-E in Karnes City, a distance of approximately 88.5 miles. (Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Wilson, and Kames Counties) A section of RM 12 redesignated as SH 80.


Minute Order 114831, dated 01/26/2017

In the city of San Marcos, a segment of SH 80 was removed from the state highway system from RM 12 (Wonder World Drive) southeastward along Old RM 12, Smith Street, Moore Street, and West Hopkins Street to SL 82, a distance of approximately 3.2 miles. Control, jurisdiction, and maintenance were transferred to the city of San Marcos. (Hays County) Removal of Designation (Partial Route)