Oregon Route 8

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For the unsigned Highway 8, see Oregon-Washington Highway.

Oregon Route 8

Length:

19.20 mi (30.90 km)

Formed:

1957

West end:

OR 47 in Forest Grove

Major
junctions:

OR 219 in Hillsboro

OR 217 in Beaverton

East end:

US 26 in Beaverton

Oregon highways (lists: Routes - Highways)
< OR 7		OR 10 >

Oregon Route 8 is an Oregon state highway which serves the western suburbs of Portland.

1 Route description
- 1.1 Cities and towns along the route
2 Major intersections
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Route description

The eastern terminus of OR 8 is an interchange with U.S. Route 26 (which is, at that point, the Sunset Highway) just west of the Portland city limits and the Washington-Multnomah county line. Initially, it is also known as Canyon Road, since it comes out of the gulch in which the Sunset Highway runs. The official designation, beginning from the eastern terminus, is the Tualatin Valley Highway No. 29 (see Oregon highways and routes).[1]

Continuing west, OR 8 enters the suburb of Beaverton, and after its interchange with Oregon Route 217, a freeway, its posted name changes to the TV Highway. It comes within one block of Oregon Route 10, running parallel but never intersecting, although commuters often use surface streets to change between the highways.

TV Highway continues west as an expressway, out of Beaverton, through unincorporated urban Washington County (running right next to some of the chipmaker Intel's facilities) and into the suburb of Hillsboro.

After passing through downtown Hillsboro, OR 8 moves westward through the adjoined towns of Cornelius and Forest Grove, passing next to Pacific University. In Forest Grove, it intersects with Oregon Route 47, where it becomes part of the Nehalem Highway No. 102. West of Forest Grove, OR 8 is known as Gales Creek Road, which is not actually a state highway; after passing though some farmland west of Forest Grove, OR 8 reaches its western terminus in an intersection with Oregon Route 6 near the community of Glenwood.

[edit] Cities and towns along the route

Portland
Beaverton
Aloha
Reedville
Hillsboro
Cornelius
Forest Grove
Gales Creek
Glenwood

[edit] Major intersections

Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments.

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Destinations	Notes
Washington			OR 6 – Banks, Portland, Glenwood, Tillamook
	Forest Grove	17.88	OR 47 – Banks, Seaside, Yamhill, McMinnville
	Hillsboro	13.21	OR 219 – Scholls, Newberg
	Hillsboro	8.32	Cornelius Pass Road	Northbound only
	Beaverton	4.02	Hocken Avenue to Cedar Hills Boulevard / Farmington Road (OR 10)
		3.60	Watson Avenue – Progress, Farmington	Former OR 217 south
		2.89	OR 217 / to Sunset Highway (US 26) – Cedar Hills, Tigard, Salem	Interchange
Multnomah		0.00	Sylvan	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
Multnomah		0.00	US 26 east – Portland	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance