U.S. 80 East - Tuskegee to Phenix City

U.S. 29 north and U.S. 80 east combine in Downtown Tuskegee at a square joining the two routes with SR 81 (Main Street) north to Notasulga.

08/22/03

Chappie James Drive forms part of a truck route for SR 81 north from U.S. 29/80 to Moton Field Municipal Airport (06A) and SR 81 south of SR 199.

08/22/03

Erroneous SR 80 shields were posted at one time for U.S. 80 at the intersection with Chappei James Drive (SR 81 Truck) north. U.S. 29/80 advance east from the city of Tuskgee city into Tuskegee National Forest.

08/22/03

Progressing east from Pleasant Hill across Tuskegee National Forest, U.S. 80 branches southeast from U.S. 29 at a parclo interchange with SR 186 west. The grade separation was constructed here in 1973.
Northward, U.S. 29 travels eight miles to combine with I-85 north through the city of Auburn. SR 186 runs 3.82 miles back to the west, connecting with I-85 at Exit 42.

08/22/03

U.S. 80 crosses paths with SR 51 at the rural settlement of Marvyn. The state route travels 15 miles southward to Hurtsboro and north 14 miles to Opelika via the community of Beauregard.

08/22/03

U.S. 80 advances 10.3 miles east from SR 51 to the unincorporated community of Crawford.

08/22/03

Russell County Road 33 angles northeast from Herring Crossroads and Huguley to connect with U.S. 80 opposite the north branch of CR 77 to Meadows Mill via Lee County Road 175.

08/22/03

SR 169 heads 1.23 miles south from the Lee County line to combine with U.S. 80 east through Crawford. Traveling 16.08 miles north to I-85, SR 169 provides an alternate route for U.S. 280/431 between Opelika and Phenix City.

08/22/03

SR 169 accompanies U.S. 80 east for 0.543 miles before resuming a southward heading 9.705 miles to U.S. 431 near Seale.

08/22/03

Progressing east through Ladonia, U.S. 80 (Crawford Road) expands into a five lane commercial boulevard to Phenix City. U.S. 80 turns northward alongside U.S. 280/431 along the Phenix City bypass to circumvent both Downtown Phenix City and Columbus, Georgia.

08/22/03

Crawford Road extends east from U.S. 80-280-431 as the former alignment of U.S. 80 to 13th Street and Downtown Phenix City. U.S. 280 east & 431 arc southeast 1.86 miles to their separation. U.S. 431 joins Phenix City with Seale and Dothan while U.S. 280 crosses the Chattahoochee River toward Fort Benning.

08/22/03

U.S. 80 west, U.S. 280 east and U.S. 431 north combine for 0.947 miles along the Phenix City bypass between Crawford Road (old U.S. 80) and J.R. Allen Parkway. The bypass was constructed by the mid 1960s between the Chattahoochee River and Opelika Road (CR 427).

09/28/10

Opelika Road branches northwest from Crawford Road (old U.S. 80) and intersects U.S. 80-280-431 just south of their separation at J.R. Allen Parkway. Opelika Road (CR 427) is the former alignment of U.S. 280/431 north to Smiths Station.

09/28/10

U.S. 80 joins J.R. Allen Parkway, a freeway completed in 1986 that bypasses Phenix City to the north to the north side of Columbus, Georgia at Interstate 185. U.S. 280/431 continue northwest along a four lane highway 22.37 miles to I-85 at Opelika.

09/28/10

U.S. 80 spans Railroad Street and a Norfolk Southern Railroad line just east of roadway stubs at the end of J.R. Allen Parkway.

09/28/10

The succeeding exit joins U.S. 80 with Summerville Road. The two interchanges along the Alabama portion of J.R. Allen Parkway are unnumbered; exits are numbered sequentially along the Georgia portion of the freeway.

09/28/10

Summerville Road meanders southward from the diamond interchange with U.S. 80 to become Broad Street in Downtown Phenix City. North of the nearby Lee County line, Summerville Road becomes CR 428 en route to Smiths Station.

09/28/10

Summerville Road spans J.R. Allen Parkway at SR 8 milepost 216.6.

09/28/10

Continuing east, U.S. 80 (J.R. Allen Parkway) passes under 13th Avenue on the half mile approach to a folded diamond interchange with River Chase Drive.

09/28/10

Riverchase Drive stems north from Airport Road and 5th Avenue in Phenix City to the intersection of Pierce Road and County Road 248 in Lee County.

09/28/10

Located west of the Chattahoochee River near Oliver Dam, the exchange with Riverchase Drive was constructed in 2008/2009 to open up land for development.

09/28/10

Button copy distance sign posted ahead of the eastbound entrance ramp from Riverchase Drive. Downtown Columbus is a three mile drive via 2nd Avenue south. Macon is the next major city along U.S. 80 at 98 miles out.

09/28/10

Spanning the Chattahoochee River, U.S. 80 (J.R. Allen Parkway) enters the city of Columbus and Muscogee County in the state of Georgia. The state line also doubles as the boundary between Central and Eastern Time Zones.

09/28/10