Highway Designation File
Transportation Planning and Programming Division
Current Description-Effective Date-Authority
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U. S. HIGHWAY NO. 80
(See separate designations for US 80 alternate routes at Breckenridge
and El Paso.)
New Description per Administrative Circular No. 016-1944
1927 - Beginning at the Louisiana/Texas State Line east of Waskom via Marshall, Longview, Mineola, Dallas, Fort Worth, Eastland, Abilene, Big Spring, Pecos, San Martine, Van Horn, El Paso, to the Texas-New Mexico State Line south of Anthony.
1929 - Waskom 20, Marshall 23, Longview 40, Mineola 88, Dallas 34, Fort Worth 113, Eastland 62, Abilene 113, Big Spring 139, Pecos 93, Van Horn 124, El Paso 21.
07/01/32 - Waskom 21, Marshall 23, Longview 50, Mineola 82, Dallas 33, Fort Worth 113, Eastland 58, Abilene 113, Big Spring 134, Pecos 91 Van Horn 123, El Paso 20.
US 80 N (US 80 Alternate) Beginning at Metcalf Gap 35, Breckenridge 25, Albany 36, Abilene.
03/01/1935 - Waskom 21, Marshall 23, Longview 50, Mineola 82, Dallas 33, Fort Worth 113, Eastland 58, Abilene 113, Big Spring 134, Pecos 91, Van Horn 123, El Paso 20.
01/01/1939 - Waskom 21, Marshall 23, Longview 113, Big Spring 134, Pecos 91, Van Horn 123, El Paso 20.
05/01/1942 - Waskom 19, Marshall 22, Longview 46, Mineola 80, Dallas 32, Fort Worth 95, Eastland 58, Abilene 108, Big Spring 132, Pecos 89, Van Horn 119, El Paso 20.
Minute Order 016701, dated 09/26/1939
From the Texas-Louisiana State Line near Waskom via Waskom, Longview, Gladewater, Mineola, Wills Point, Terrell, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Weatherford, Ranger, Eastland, Cisco, Baird, Abilene, Sweetwater, Roscoe, Colorado City, Big Spring, Midland, Odessa, Monahans, Pecos, Toyah, Kent, Van Horn, Sierra Blanca, and El Paso to the Texas/New Mexico State Line near Anthony with alternate route through El Paso, following present route over Alameda St and Texas St to Oregon St, thence southward to San Antonio St, thence westward on San Antonio St to Davis St, over Davis St to the Smelter Rd, and thence to a point on the present US. 80; and an alternate route through the City of Ft. Worth, from a point on US 80 at the intersection of Camp Bowie Blvd and Montgomery St via Lancaster Ave to a point on US 80 at Commerce St. (Dallas, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Smith, Wood, Upshur, Gregg and Harrison Counties) General redescription of Highway System.
07/06/1943, Letter of 08/04/1943 from AASHTO in Washington
From the Texas/Louisiana State Line near Waskom via Waskom, Longview, Gladewater, Mineola, Wills Point, Terrell, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Weatherford, Ranger, Eastland, Cisco, Baird, Abilene, Sweetwater, Roscoe, Colorado City, Big Spring, Midland, Odessa, Monahans, Pecos, Toyah, Kent, Von Horn, Sierra Blanca, and El Paso to the Texas/New Mexico State Line near Anthony. Eliminating "Alternate Route " through. Ft. Worth until route constructed. Eliminating "Alternate Route" through El Paso from description of US 80 and separate file made for US 80 Alt (El Paso)--see Minute Order 032159.
Minute Order 091933, dated 08/28/1991; Adm. Ltr. 004-1991, dated 10/28/1991
From the IH 30/US 67 Interchange in Dallas, eastward via Mesquite, Terrell,
Wills Point, Edgewood, Grand Saline, Mineola, Hawkins, Big Sandy, Gladewater,
Longview, Hallsville, Marshall, Waskom to the Texas/Louisiana S/L, a distance
of approximately 161.0 miles. (Dallas, Kaufman, Van Zandt, Smith, Wood,
Upshur, Gregg and Harrison Counties) Section of approximately
659.0 miles, from the New Mexico State Line east of Anthony southward and
eastward to the IH 30, US 80 Interchange in Dallas, cancelled and removed
from the State Highway System.
[Veterans of World War II Highway--US 80, from the New Mexico
State Line north of El Paso to the Louisiana State Line east of Marshall.
Designated by Minute Order 020774, 08/01/1944]
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