Guam Highway 8

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Guam route marker 8.svg

Guam Highway 8
Purple Heart Highway
Route information
Maintained by Guam Department of Public Works
Major junctions
West endGuam route marker 1.svg GH-1 in Hagåtña
 

Guam route marker 33.svg GH-33 in Mongmong-Toto-Maite
Guam route marker 10.svg GH-10 in Barrigada

Guam route marker 16.svg GH-16 in Barrigada
East end Unnumbered road in Barrigada
Highway system

Guam Highways

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Guam Highway 8 (GH-8) is one of the primary automobile highways in the United States territory of Guam.

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Guam Island territory of the United States of America

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Route description

The route is one of the more important highways in the island and is designated the Purple Heart Highway. The primary means of traversing the plateaued central part of the island, the route begins running south from a junction with GH-1 and almost immediately curves eastward into Mongmong-Toto-Maite. It shortly intersects the east end of GH-33, which provides a route into downtown Hagåtña. From there, the route continues eastward into the community of Barrigada. A significant amount of the land north of the road was once Naval Air Station Agana, and GH-8 used to be the primary route to the base, but after the Base Realignment and Closure Commission chose to have its operations relocated, the base was closed and the land has been returned to the local government, which has restored the area's original name of Tiyan. Most of the land has been used to expand the adjacent Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport and support industrial operations, so the main road in Tiyan remains an important though unnumbered highway junction. Towards its east end, GH-8 junctions two other important routes: GH-10 towards Mangilao and the south coast and GH-16 back north towards Tamuning and Dededo. Traffic at the latter junction defaults to GH-16 for travel towards GH-1. GH-8 then curves east-northeast through undeveloped land before emerging at the US Naval Communication Station, Barrigada, a Naval facility dominated by the Admiral Nimitz Golf Course. The route itself ends at an unremarkable T-intersection within the grounds. [1]

Plateau An area of a highland, usually of relatively flat terrain

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Guam Highway 1 highway in Guam

Guam Highway 1 (GH-1), also known as Marine Corps Drive, is one of the primary automobile routes in the United States territory of Guam. It runs in a southwest-to-northeast direction, from the main gate of Naval Base Guam in the western community of Santa Rita in a general northeasterly direction to the main gate of Andersen Air Force Base in the community of Yigo. It passes through Guam's capital, Hagåtña, as well as intersecting various other territorial highways. Along its route, the highway runs through tropical forest areas, urbanized commercial areas, and residential neighborhoods. The US Military built the road starting in 1941. Construction ceased with the Japanese invasion in December 1941 and resumed in 1944. The highway was formally dedicated to the US Marines by the territorial governor in 2004.

Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Guam Village in Guam, United States

Mongmong-Toto-Maite is a municipality in the United States territory of Guam composed of three separate villages east of Hagåtña that experienced development after the Second World War.

Major intersections

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Hagåtña Guam route marker 1.svg GH-1 Western terminus
Mongmong-Toto-Maite Guam route marker 33.svg GH-33
Barrigada Guam route marker 10.svg GH-10
Guam route marker 16.svg GH-16
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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Barrigada Village in Guam, United States

Barrigada is a village in the United States territory of Guam. A largely residential municipality, its main village is located south of the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport near the intersections of Routes 8, 10, and 16. The community east of the airport known as Barrigada Heights is considered an affluent neighborhood on the island, where homes have excellent views overlooking much of Guam including the island's airport and hotels along Tumon Bay. Another significant location is Mount Barrigada, nearly 200 meters above sea level. Its location in the center of the island means it houses most of the island's radio masts and towers; the position and height make it easier for radio signals to reach the entire island.

References

  1. ↑ Map of Guam U.S.A. (Map). Franko's Maps, Ltd., Guam Visitors Bureau. 2007.

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