Virginia State Route 8

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For the former State Route 8, see State Route 8 (Virginia 1918-1923).
State Route 8
Length: 55.91 mi[1][2][3] (89.98 km)
Formed: 1933
South end: NC 8 near Lawsonville, NC
Major
junctions:		 US 58 near Stuart
US 221 in Floyd
North end: US 11 in Christiansburg
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State Route 8 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from North Carolina Highway 8 through Stuart and Floyd to end at U.S. Route 11 in Christiansburg.

SR 8 was included in the initial 1918 state highway system as part of State Route 23, which continued north to West Virginia via present U.S. Route 460.[4] In the 1933 renumbering, SR 23 was renumbered State Route 8 because the number was used by U.S. Route 23. The short piece west from Rich Creek to West Virginia became part of U.S. Route 219 by 1937,[5] and U.S. Route 460 replaced the entire route north of Christiansburg by 1947.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Patrick CountyPDF (262 KiB)
  2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Floyd CountyPDF (262 KiB)
  3. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Montgomery CountyPDF (242 KiB)
  4. ^ Minutes of the First Meeting of the State Highway Commission Created Under the Acts of 1922, Held July 5th, 1922, Richmond, Va.PDF, Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January, 1918
  5. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Richmond, November 9, 1937PDF, page 18
  6. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission Held in Lexington, Va., October 30, 1947PDF, page 5

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