State Road 8 in the
U.S. State
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of
Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.
Route description
No part of SR 8 in Indiana is included as a part of the
National Highway System (NHS).
The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.
Western segment
The western terminus of the western segment is at
U.S. Route 231
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) is a north-south U.S highway that is a parallel route of US 31. It runs for from St. John, Indiana, at US 41 to south of US 98 in downtown Panama City, Florida.
One of its most notable landmarks i ...
(US 231) and
SR 2 in
Hebron. The highway goes due east leaving Hebron and heading toward
Knox. It passes through rural farmland, having a
four-way stop
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at
SR 49 in
Kouts. The route enters
La Crosse
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having a four-way stop at
US 421. North of Knox it begins a concurrency with
US 35; this ends in downtown Knox with SR 8 heading due east. The road leaves Knox passing through the east side of town. The eastern terminus of the western segment is at
SR 17.
Eastern segment
The western terminus of the eastern segment begins at
SR 9. The road heads east from
Albion
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toward
SR 3. On the way to SR 3 the highway passes through rural farmland. The road begins a concurrency with SR 3 at a traffics light north of
Avilla; this ends at an intersection with SR 3 on the east side of Avilla. The road then goes due east towards
Auburn. It has a
four-way stop
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at
SR 327 north of
Garrett. The route enters Auburn on the west side of town and has an interchange with
Interstate 69
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of 10 unconnected segments with an original continuous segment from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, ...
(I-69). The road now passes through commercial areas before entering downtown Auburn where it has an intersection with Old
SR 427. The roadway now leaves Auburn, returning to rural farmland. The highway has a short concurrency with
SR 1. The route turns southeast towards
Hicksville, OH. SR 8 ends at the Ohio state line; which then continues into the western terminus of
Ohio State Route 18
State Route 18 (SR 18) is an east–west highway in northern Ohio. It is the sixth longest state route in the state. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, where the route continues in Indiana as State Road ...
.
History
Western section
In the early 1940s, the road's western terminus was at the
Illinois state line, becoming Exchange Street. It was truncated eastward to
US 41 in
St. John in the 1970s. From St. John to
Hebron, it was
concurrent
Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to:
Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
to
US 231. SR 8 was later truncated to its junction with US 231 in Hebron, eliminating the concurrency.
Central section
In 1951, SR 8 started in
Lake Wawasee
Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake wholly contained within Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.
History
La ...
at
SR 13 and continued east to
US 33 south of
Kimmell. This section was deleted in 1971.
Major intersections
References
External links
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Transportation in DeKalb County, Indiana
Transportation in Porter County, Indiana
Transportation in Lake County, Indiana
Transportation in Starke County, Indiana
Transportation in Marshall County, Indiana
Transportation in Noble County, Indiana