Oklahoma State Highway 8
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| Length: | 179.2 mi (288.4 km) | ||||||
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| North end: |  K-8 at the Kansas state line |
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| South end: |   U.S. Route 277/OK-19 in Cyril, Oklahoma |
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State Highway 8, also abbreviated as OK-8 or SH-8, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Because it runs mainly north-south, it has an even number (which is normal for Oklahoma state highways, but opposite from federal highways). Highway 8 runs from U.S. Route 277 in Cyril, Oklahoma to the state line south of Kiowa, Kansas, for a total length of 179.2 miles[1] (288.4 km).
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[edit] Route description
The highway begins in Cyril, at U.S. 277 (which at the time is duplexed with State Highway 19), and immediately heads northward. Fourteen miles later, the highway passes through Anadarko, sharing a brief duplex with U.S. 62/OK-9. It also becomes duplexed with U.S. 281 here, which it remains duplexed with after passing through Anadarko.
U.S. 281 and OK-8 continue northward to meet OK-152, which they triplex with for 5 miles (8 km). OK-152 splits off to the west at Binger, and U.S. 281/OK-8 go northward through Lookeba to meet OK-37 at its western terminus in Hinton. Four miles to the north, the two highways have an interchange with Interstate 40 at milemarker 101. After this U.S. 281/OK-8 cross the Canadian River and begin a triplex with U.S. Route 270 in Geary. OK-8 splits off by itself after passing through Watonga, 16 miles to the north.
North of Watonga, OK-8 generally runs parallel to OK-51A and, after intersecting OK-51 in Okeene, it runs parallel to OK-58. 11 miles north of Okeene, OK-58 and OK-8 switch places (through a 9-mile duplex), with OK-8 ending up running to the west through Fairview and OK-58 running to the east to Ringwood, Oklahoma.
After swapping places with OK-58, Highway 8 continues north, duplexing with U.S. 60 for 9 miles (14½ km), spending the last 3 miles (4.8 km) also signed concurrently with U.S. 412. Eleven miles north of this, OK-8 has a 3-mile duplex with OK-45 southeast of Carmen. Through Cherokee, the Alfalfa County seat, it is duplexed with U.S. Route 64 and OK-58. After U.S. 64 splits off to the west OK-11 joins the triplex.
After six miles, OK-58 splits off to the northeast. OK-11 and OK-8 remain duplexed for seven more miles before splitting off to the north. OK-8 ends seven miles to the north of this at the Kansas state line. After crossing the state line, it becomes K-8, which soon ends at K-2 in Kiowa, Kansas.
[edit] Spurs
- OK-8A (North) runs from OK-8 to OK-51A, north of Watonga. Along the way, it provides access to Roman Nose State Park.[1]
- OK-8B is a spur route from OK-8 to Aline.[2]
