Federal Highway 80 (''Carretera Federal 80'') connects
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fif ...
,
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities.
It is located in nor ...
, to
San Patricio,
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
. Federal Highway 80 connects the city of
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...
to the south coast in
Jalisco
Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
. The highway runs through the towns of
Acatlán de Juárez,
Villa Corona
Villa Corona is a town and municipalities of Jalisco, municipality, in Jalisco in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 318.2 km².
In 1160, several families left Aztlán, forming two large migrant groups. One group went ...
,
Cocula,
Tecolotlán,
Unión de Tula,
Autlán,
La Huerta,
Casimiro Castillo, and San Patricio (Melaque).
Federal Highway 80 is interrupted in two different sections (as outlined by the SCT) of the otherwise contiguous route: Along
Mexican Federal Highway 57 for 109.62 km from
San Luis Potosí City to
El Huizache in
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
It ...
and along
Mexican Federal Highway 85 for 31.1 km from
Antiguo Morelos to
Ciudad Mante in Tamaulipas.
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