Kentucky Route 80 (KY 80) is a 464.936 mile (748.242 km) long state highway in southern Kentucky. The route originates on the state's western border at Columbus in Hickman County, and stretches across the southern portion of the state, terminating southeast of Elkhorn City on the border with Virginia. It is the longest Kentucky State Highway, though the official distance as listed in route logs is much less due to multiple concurrencies with U.S. Route 68 and U.S. Route 23.
The route was split into two segments from 2003 to November 2009. Construction and relocation of Kentucky 80 in Graves, Calloway and Marshall counties during this time caused the route to be split. A new, four-laned 8.5-mile section of Kentucky 80 opened in Calloway County on November 25, 2009. The route is now four-lanes from Mayfield to Aurora with plans to complete the four-laning from Aurora to Cadiz over the next few years.
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