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Maine State Route 8
North-south state highway in Maine, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"ME 8" redirects here. For the former congressional district, see Maine's 8th congressional district.
State Route 8 (SR 8) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from U.S. Route 201 (US 201) at Memorial Circle in Augusta, to an intersection with US 201 in Solon. SR 8 is 51.6 miles (83.0 km) long.
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Length | 51.60 mi[1] (83.04 km) | |||
Existed | 1955–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Maine | |||
Counties | Kennebec, Somerset | |||
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SR 8 goes north from Augusta through the Belgrade Lakes region, running concurrently with Routes 11 and 27 to Belgrade. The road continues northeast from Belgrade to Norridgewock, where it intersects US 2. The route joins with US 201A and follows the Kennebec River through Madison and Anson to its north end at Solon.