Georgia State Route 8

State Route 8
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length: 171 mi[1] (275 km)
Major junctions
West end: US-78 / SR-4 at the Georgia-Alabama state line
  Atlanta, Athens, Hartwell
East end: US 29 at the Georgia-South Carolina state line at the south end of Lake Hartwell.
Highway system

Georgia State Routes
Former SR

SR 7 SR 9

State Route 8 is a west–east route located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The route is cosigned with either U.S. 29 or U.S. 78 for much of its entire length.

Major intersections

County Location Roads intersected Notes
Haralson Tallapoosa SR 100 north (Bowden Street) SR 100 South joins SR 8/US 78 East.
SR 100 south (Alewine Road) SR 100 South separates from SR 8/US 78 East.
Bremen Atlantic Avenue To I-20 / SR 402
US 27 / SR 1
US 27 / SR 1 Business
Temple Road
Carroll Temple SR 274 (James Street)
SR 113 (Carrollton Street) To I-20 / SR 402
SR 274 (Sage Street)
Villa Rica SR 61 south / SR 101 (Industrial Boulevard) GA 61 North joins US 78/SR 8 East.
To I-20 / SR 402
SR 61 north (Main Street) GA 61 North diverges from US 78/SR 8 East.
Douglas Liberty Road To I-20 / SR 402
Winston Post Road To I-20 / SR 402
Douglasville SR 5 south (Bill Arp Road) To I-20 / SR 402
SR 5 North joins US 78/SR 8 East.
Rose Avenue / Chicago Avenue To SR 5 south
SR 92 west (Dallas Highway) SR 92 East joins US 78/SR 8 East/SR 5 North.
SR 92 east (Fairburn Road) SR 92 East leaves US 78/SR 8 East/SR 5 North.
Lithia Springs US 278 west (Thornton Road) / SR 6 US 278 East joins SR 8/US 78 East/SR 5 North.
Cobb Austell SR 5 north (Maxham Road) Interchange
SR 5 North leaves SR 8/US 78 East.
Mableton SR 139 east (Mableton Parkway) To I-20 / SR 402
Fulton Atlanta SR 70 west (Fulton Industrial Boulevard) To Newnan
I-285 / SR 407 Interchange
SR 280 (James Jackson Parkway) North to Smyrna; South to SR 139
SR 3 north (Northside Drive) / US 19 north / US 41 north / US 29 north US 29 North joins GA 8 East.
SR 10 west (Freedom Parkway) SR 10 East joins SR 8/US 29 North/US 78/US 278 East
US 23 south (Moreland Avenue) / SR 42 (Briarcliff Road) US 23 North joins SR 8/US 29 North/US 78/US 278/SR 10 East.
DeKalb SR 10 east (East Lake Road)
Decatur SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) North to Chamblee; South to Decatur
US 78 east (Stone Mountain Freeway) / SR 410 east
Tucker I-285 / SR 407 Interchange
SR 236 east (Hugh Howell Road) SR 236 West joins US 29/SR 8 North.
To Stone Mountain Park
SR 236 west (LaVista Road) SR 236 West leaves US 29/SR 8 North.