Missouri Route 8
State highway in Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Route 8 is a 69-mile-long (111 km) state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. It travels from Interstate 44 (I-44) in St. James to U.S. Route 67 (US 67) and US 67 Business in Desloge. It acts as a bypass, from I-44 in St. James, to US 67 in Desloge. Travelers on I-44 can use it to avoid the traffic problems[clarification needed] in St. Louis, to US 67 in Desloge, & vice versa. Those who want to go to Ste. Genevieve can take US 67 Bus. through Park Hills to US 67, to Farmington, then take Route 32 to Ste. Genevieve. There have supposedly[clarification needed] been plans to extend Route 8 to Ste. Genevieve. So far, those plans have not been put into effect.
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Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 72.061 mi[1] (115.971 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-44 / Route 68 in St. James | |||
East end | US 67 / US 67 Bus. in Desloge | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
Counties | Phelps, Crawford, Washington, St. Francois | |||
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Between Steelville and Potosi, Route 8 was initially Route 62 from 1922 to 1926. The route was renumbered because US 60 had been planned as US 62.