North Carolina Highway 80

NC 80
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	34 mi (55 km)
Existed:	1940[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 70 in Pleasant Garden Blue Ridge Parkway US 19E near Micaville
North end:	NC 226A near Bandana
Location
Counties:	McDowell, Yancey, Mitchell
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 75 NC 82 →

North Carolina route 80 goes from U.S. Route 70, just west of Marion, at 1300' above sea level, to NC Route 226A, a bit west of Bakersville, 2360'. It passes by Lake Tahoma at about 1500'. It crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Eastern Continental Divide at about 3320', and U.S Route 19E at about 2520'. It crosses the South Toe River twice, once at 2700' and once at 2520'. It crosses the North Toe River at 2400'. It crosses Buck Creek five times.

References

1. ^ NCRoads.com: N.C. 80