U.S. Route 8

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U.S. Route 8

Length:

281 mi^[1] (452 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

West end:

I-35 in Forest Lake, MN

Major
junctions:

US 53 at Cameron, WI

US 51 near Bradley, WI

East end:

US 2 in Norway, MI

United States Numbered Highways
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 8 is a United States highway that runs primarily east-west for 281 miles (452 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. Its eastern terminus is in Norway, Michigan at U.S. Highway 2 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan near the border with Wisconsin. The western terminus is in Forest Lake, Minnesota at Interstate 35.^[2]

Except for the short freeway segment near Forest Lake, Minnesota, and a section between the eastern junction of WIS 35 and the St. Croix River bridge, it is all undivided surface road.

All 22 miles (35 km) of U.S. Highway 8 in Minnesota is officially designated the Moberg Trail.^{[citation needed]}

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major Intersections
- 3.1 Minnesota
- 3.2 Wisconsin
4 See also
- 4.1 Related U.S. Routes
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] Minnesota

US 8 begins at a southbound-exit/northbound entry interchange with Interstate 35 in Forest Lake. The first one-mile (1.6 km) segment of the route - to US 61 is a freeway. East of there the route follows Lake Boulevard North in a northeast direction to Chisago City. where it meets up with County Road 22 - which was formerly Trunk Highway 98. US 8 then heads east around South Lindstrom Lake and passes through Lindstrom and Shafer before collecting Trunk Highway 95 two miles (3 km) southwest of Taylors Falls. The two routes concurrently turn northeast along the St. Croix River into Taylors Falls where TH 95 continues north along the river while US 8 turns east into Wisconsin.^[2]

[edit] State Law

The Minnesota section of U.S. 8 is defined as Routes 98 and 46 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.115(29)^[3] and 161.114(2)^[4].

[edit] Wisconsin

[edit] St. Croix Falls to Ladysmith

US 8 enters Polk County from Minnesota at St. Croix Falls and briefly is a multilane highway in the St Croix Falls area. The highway collects WIS 35 north at a diamond interchange located approximately one mile from the state line. The two highways run concurrently for four miles (6 km) before WIS 35 splits off to the north. Four miles east from that junction, WIS 46 joins the highway from the north for four mile (6 km) conconcurrency before splitting off to the south. US 8 passes through Range and crosses into Barron County at Turtle Lake^[5] U.S. Route 63 joins US 8 from the south west of Turtle Lake and departs to the north in the downtown area. US 8 passes through Poskin and junctions with WIS 25 in Barron. East of Barron, the highway meets U.S. Route 53 at a mixed diamond/cloverleaf interchange and turns north into Cameron, then turns east in downtown to leave Cameron. after a straight nine miles (14 km), the highway crosses into Rusk County^[6]

US 8 continues due east for five miles (8 km) before turning northeast and passing through Weyerhaeuser and crossing WIS 40 in Bruce. US 8 meets WIS 27 in downtown Ladysmith^[7]

[edit] Ladysmith to Rhinelander

Upon leaving Ladysmith, US 8 passes through the communities of Tony, Glen Flora, Ingram (where it meets the northern terminus of WIS 73 and Hawkins on its way out of Rusk county.^[7] in Price County, US 8 passes through Kennan and Catawba. WIS 111 terminates at its south end on US 8 just east of Catawba. US 8 meets WIS 13 at a diamond interchange northwest of Prentice and passes north of the city. The highway passes through Brantwood and enters Lincoln County at Clifford^[8] US 8 passes through Tripoli and McCord and passes north of Tomahawk as it passes through the Lake Nokomis area. U.S. Route 51 crosses US 8 northeast of Tomahawk.^[9] US 8 turns northeast into Oneida County and on a twisting northeastward road passes through Woodboro and expands to a divided highway into Rhinelander. It collects WIS 47 south on the southwest side of Rhinelander. WIS 17 north joins the highways a half of a mile to the southeast, creating a wrong-way concurrency with WIS 47. WIS 17 turns to the north two miles (3 km) southeast of there and US 8 and WIS 47 head eastbound out of the Rhinelander area. ^[10]

[edit] Rhinelander to US 141

US 8 junctions with U.S. Route 45 south in Monico and WIS 47 follows US 45 south while US 45 North follows US 8 for 1-mile (1.6 km) before splitting north. US 8 enters Forest County five miles (8 km) east of Monico.^[10] Seven miles in, the highway collects WIS 32 from the north in Crandon and the two routes head east to Laona where US 8 turns north and WIS 32 turns south. US 8 turns east again at Cavour and passes through Armstrong Creek one mile (1.6 km) from the Marinette County line.^[11] The highway passes through Goodman and Dunbar as it meanders through the county and joins U.S. Route 141 at Pembine. The two routes split ten miles (16 km) north near Niagara, and with US 8 heading east. the highway takes a northward turn and heads across the Menominee River into Michigan near Pier's Gorge Park ^[12]

[edit] Michigan

US 8 enters Michigan about two miles (3 km) south of Norway and proceeds north into the city where it ends at U.S. Route 2. US 8 in Michigan is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) long.^[13]

[edit] History

The original western terminus was at U.S. Route 61 in Wyoming, Minnesota. From Chisago City US 8 followed what is now Chisago County Route 22 to Wyoming. In 1931 the highway was extended into downtown Minneapolis at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and Washington Avenue. At the time US 12 and 52 ran along Washington Avenue and US 65 ran on the other side of 3rd Avenue and also ended at this intersection. In 1978, with ongoing construction and completion of Interstate 35W, US 8 was truncated to the I-35W/New Brighton Blvd interchange. In 1981 it was truncated again to its current terminus in Forest Lake.^[14]

One business route existed for US 8 until c.2004-05 in Rhinelander.^[15]

From Minnesota to Armstrong Creek, US 8 was originally STH 14^[15]

The original eastern terminus was to be in Powers, Michigan, at the junction of US 2 and US 41. The route originally was co-signed with US 141 north from Pembine, Wisconsin, to US 2 between Iron Mountain and Quinnesec, Michigan. It is unclear if it was ever co-signed with US 2 east to Powers. US 8 was shifted to its current terminus in Norway, MI in 1929.^[16]

[edit] Major Intersections

[edit] Minnesota

County	Location	Roads intersected	Notes
Washington	Forest Lake	I-35	Route accessible from Northbound I-35 only. Westbound US 8 only accesses Southbound I-35.
Washington	Forest Lake	US 61
Chisago	Chisago City	CR 22
	Shafer	CR 21
	Taylors Falls	TH 95 South
	Taylors Falls	TH 95 North

[edit] Wisconsin

County	Location	Roads intersected	Notes
Polk	St. Croix Falls	WIS 87
		WIS 35 South	WIS 35 North follow US 8 East, Diamond interchange
		WIS 35 North	WIS 35 South follow US 8 West
	Balsam Lake	WIS 65
		WIS 46 North	WIS 46 South follow US 8 East
		WIS 46 South	WIS 46 North follow US 8 West
	Turtle Lake	US 63 South	US 63 North follow US 8 East
Barron	Turtle Lake	US 63 North	US 63 South follow US 8 West
	Almena	CTH P
	Barron	WIS 25
	Cameron	US 53
Rusk	Weyerhaeuser	CTH F
	Bruce	WIS 40
	Ladysmith	WIS 27
	Tony	CTH I
	Ingram	WIS 73
Price	Catawba	WIS 111
	Prentice	WIS 13
	Brantwood	CTH D
Lincoln	Tripoli	CTH T
	Bradley	CTH L
	Bradley	US 51
Oneida	Woodboro	CTH N
	Rhinelander	WIS 47 North	WIS 47 South follow US 8 East
		WIS 17 South	WIS 17 North follow US 8 East
		CTH G
		WIS 17 North	WIS 17 South follow US 8 West
	Monico	US 45 South / WIS 47 South	US 45 North follow US 8 East, WIS 47 North follow US 8 West
	Monico	US 45 North	US 45 South follow US 8 West
Forest	Crandon	WIS 32 North	WIS 32 South follow US 8 East
	Laona	WIS 32 South	WIS 32 North follow US 8 West
	Cavour	WIS 139
	Armstrong Creek	WIS 101
Marinette	Goodman	CTH I
	Pembine	US 141 South	US 8 East follow US 141 North
	Niagara	US 141 North	US 8 West follow US 141 South

[edit] See also

[edit] Related U.S. Routes

U.S. Highway 208

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b US Highways From US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
^ ^a ^b Minnesota Department of Transportation. Mn/DOT Interactive Basemap [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ 161.115, Minnesota Satutes 2006. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ 161.114, Minnesota Satutes 2006. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Polk Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Barron Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Rusk Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Price Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Lincoln Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Oneida Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Forest Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Marinette Co [map]. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Google. from:US-8 to Brown Ave/US-8 - Google Maps [map]. Cartography by NAVTEQ. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ U.S. Highway 8
^ ^a ^b Bessert, Chris. Wisconsin Highways: Highways 10-19 (U.S. Highway 8). Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.
^ Bessert, Chris. Michigan Highways: Highways 10-19 (U.S. Highway 8). Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2007-12-27.

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