Missouri Route 8

"MO 8" redirects here. MO 8 may also refer to Missouri's 8th congressional district.

Route 8 marker

Route 8
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length: 69 mi (111 km)
Major junctions
West end: I-44 / Route 68 in St. James
East end:
US 67 / US 67 Bus. in Desloge
Location
Counties: Phelps, Crawford, Washington, St. Francois
Highway system
← Route 7Route 9 →

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 is two lanes for most of its length, except a small 4-lane portion on the Crawford–Phelps county line. 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 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 Missouri, then take Route 32 to Ste. Genevieve. There have supposedly been plans to extend Route 8 to Ste. Genevieve. So far, those plans have not been put into effect.

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.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
PhelpsSt. James I-44 / Route 68 west / Historic US 66 west – St. Louis, RollaI-44 exit 195; west end of Route 68 / Historic US 66 overlap
Route KK / Historic US 66 east (James Boulevard) – Rosatieast end of Historic US 66 overlap
​ Route 68 east – Salemeast end of Route 68 overlap
CrawfordSteelville Route 19 north – Cubawest end of Route 19 overlap
Route 19 southeast end of Route 19 overlap
WashingtonPotosi Route 185 north – Sullivan
Route 21 – St. Louis, Caledonia
St. FrancoisPark Hills–Desloge line
US 67 Bus. south		west end of US 67 Bus. overlap
Desloge US 67interchange; east end of US 67 Bus. overlap
Cedar Falls Roadeast end of state maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

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