Indiana State Road 8

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State Road 8

Indiana State Road 8
SR 8 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length77.476 mi [1]  (124.686 km)
Existed1932 [2] –present
Western segment
Length42.845 mi [1]  (68.952 km)
West endUS 231.svgIndiana 2.svg US 231  / SR 2 in Hebron
Major intersectionsUS 421.svg US 421 in LaCrosse
US 35.svg US 35 in Knox
East endIndiana 17.svg SR 17 near Plymouth
Eastern segment
Length34.631 mi [1]  (55.733 km)
West endIndiana 9.svg SR 9 in Albion
Major intersectionsIndiana 3.svg SR 3 in Avilla
I-69.svg I-69 in Auburn
East endOH-18.svg SR 18 near Hicksville, OH
Location
Country United States
State Indiana
Counties Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall, Noble, DeKalb
Highway system
  • Indiana State Highway System
Indiana 7.svg SR 7 Indiana 9.svg SR 9

State Road 8 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.

Contents

Route description

No part of SR 8 in Indiana is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS). [3] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation. [4]

Western segment

The western terminus of the western segment is at U.S. Route 231(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 at SR 49 in Kouts. The route enters La Crosse 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. [5] [6]

Eastern segment

The western terminus of the eastern segment begins at SR 9. The road heads east from Albion 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 at SR 327 north of Garrett. The route enters Auburn on the west side of town and has an interchange with Interstate 69(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. [7] [6]

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 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 at SR 13 and continued east to US 33 south of Kimmell. This section was deleted in 1971.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Porter Hebron 0.0000.000US 231.svgIndiana 2.svg US 231 (Main Street) / SR 2 Western end of SR 8
Kouts 9.05914.579Indiana 49.svg SR 49 (Main Street)
LaPorte LaCrosse 16.05325.835US 421.svg US 421 (Washington Street)
Starke Jackson Township 24.06038.721Indiana 39.svg SR 39  North Judson, La Porte Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area
Center Township 30.13148.491North plate.svg
US 35.svg
US 35 north Michigan City
northern end of US 35 concurrency
Knox 32.13451.715South plate.svg
US 35.svg
US 35 south (Heaton Street) Winamac
Southern end of US 35 concurrency
Washington Township 37.14459.777Indiana 23.svg SR 23  Ober
Marshall West Township 42.84568.952Indiana 17.svg SR 17 Eastern end of the western segment of SR 8
Gap in route
Noble Albion 42.92169.075Indiana 9.svg SR 9 (Orange Street)Western end of the eastern segment of SR 8
Allen Township 52.11283.866North plate.svg
Indiana 3.svg
SR 3 north Kendallville
Western end of SR 3 concurrency
Avilla 54.83388.245South plate.svg
Indiana 3.svg
SR 3 south Fort Wayne
Eastern end of SR 3 concurrency
DeKalb Garrett 59.26495.376Indiana 327.svg SR 327  Garrett, Corunna
Auburn 57.249–
57.381
92.133–
92.346
I-69.svg I-69  Fort Wayne, Lansing Interchange
Concord Township 72.436116.574South plate.svg
Indiana 1.svg
SR 1 south St. Joe
Western end of SR 1 concurrency
73.379118.092North plate.svg
Indiana 1.svg
South plate.svg
Indiana 101.svg
SR 1 north / SR 101 south Butler, Woodburn
Eastern end of SR 1 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 101
Newville Township 77.552124.808OH-18.svg SR 18  Hicksville Ohio state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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