Indiana State Road 8

"IN 8" redirects here. For the congressional district, see Indiana's 8th congressional district.

State Road 8 marker

State Road 8
Route information
Maintained by INDOT
Length: 77.49 mi[1] (124.71 km)
Western segment
Length: 42.85 mi[1] (68.96 km)
West end: US 231 / SR 2 in Hebron
Major
junctions:

US 421 in LaCrosse

US 35 in Knox
East end: SR 17 near Plymouth
Eastern segment
Length: 34.64 mi[1] (55.75 km)
West end: SR 9 in Albion
Major
junctions:

SR 3 in Avilla

I-69 in Auburn
East end: SR 18 near Hicksville, OH
Location
Counties: Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall, Noble, DeKalb
Highway system
SR 7SR 9

State Road 8 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.

Route description

No part of SR 8 in Indiana is included as a part of the National Highway System (NHS).[2] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.[3]

Western segment

The western terminus of the western segment is at U.S. Route 231(US 231) and SR 2 in Hebron. The highway goes due east leaving Hebron and heading toward Knox. It passes through rural farmland, having a four-way stop at SR 49 in Kouts. The route enters La Crosse having a four-way stop at US 421. North of Knox it begins a concurrency with US 35; this ends in downtown Knox with SR 8 heading due east. The road leaves Knox passing through the east side of town. The eastern terminus of the western segment is at SR 17.[4][5]

Eastern segment

The western terminus of the eastern segment begins at SR 9. The road heads east from Albion toward SR 3. On the way to SR 3 the highway passes through rural farmland. The road begins a concurrency with SR 3 at a traffice light north of Avilla; this ends at an intersection with SR 3 on the east side of Avilla. The road then goes due east towards Auburn. It has a four-way stop at SR 327 north of Garrett. The route enters Auburn on the west side of town and has an interchange with Interstate 69(I-69). The road now passes through commercial areas before entering downtown Auburn where it has an intersection with Old SR 427. The roadway now leaves Auburn, returning to rural farmland. The highway has a short concurrency with SR 1. The route turns southeast towards Hicksville, OH. SR 8 ends at the Ohio state line; this is the western terminus of Ohio State Route 18.[6][5]

History

Western section

In the early 1940s, the road's western terminus was at the Illinois state line, becoming Exchange Street. It was truncated eastward to US 41 in St. John in the 1970s. From St. John to Hebron, it was concurrent to US 231. SR 8 was later truncated to its junction with US 231 in Hebron, eliminating the concurrency.

Eastern section

In the 1950s, SR 8 started in Lake Wawasee at State Road 13 Alternate and continued east to the Ohio state line. That later formed another discontinuous section of SR 8, until that section was deleted in the 1970s.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
PorterHebron0.000.00 US 231 (Main Street) / SR 2 Lafayette, Crown Point
Kouts9.0614.58 SR 49 (Main Street) Porter
LaPorteLaCrosse16.0525.83 US 421 (Washington Street) Indianapolis, Michigan City
StarkeJackson Township24.0938.77 SR 39 North Judson, La PorteKankakee Fish and Wildlife Area
Knox30.1448.51 US 35 north (Heaton Street) La Porte, Michigan Citynorthern end of US 35 concurrency
32.1551.74 US 35 south (Heaton Street) LogansportSouthern end of US 35 concurrency
Washington Township37.1459.77 SR 23 South Bend
MarshallWest Township42.8568.96 SR 17 Culver, Plymouth
Gap in route
NobleAlbion42.8568.96 SR 9 Columbia City, Lagrange
Avilla52.1183.86 SR 3 north KendallvilleWestern end of SR 3 concurrency
54.8088.19 SR 3 south Fort WayneEastern end of SR 3 concurrency
DeKalbGarrett59.2495.34 SR 327 Garrett, Fort Wayne, Orland
Auburn62.0499.84 I-69 Fort Wayne, LansingInterchange.
63.41102.05 CR 427 (Main Street) Fort Wayne, Waterloo
Concord Township72.42116.55 SR 1 south Fort WayneWestern end of SR 1 concurrency
73.43118.17 SR 1 north / SR 101 south Butler, WoodburnEastern end of SR 1 concurrency; northern terminus of SR 101
Newville Township77.49124.71 SR 18 HicksvilleOhio state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "INDOT Roadway Referencing System" (PDF). staff.
  2. National Highway System: Indiana (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. December 2003. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. "National Highway System". Federal Highway Administration. August 26, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  4. Google (April 24, 2012). "overview map of SR 8 from Hebron to SR 17" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Indiana Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Indiana Department of Transportation. 2011–2012. § C4-C6 & B9-C12. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  6. Google (April 24, 2012). "overview map of SR 8 from Albion to Ohio" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 24, 2012.


External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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