Indiana State Road 8 (west)
- Indiana State Road 8 (west)
Infobox road
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route=8
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length_mi=42
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length_ref=[ [http://illi-indi.com/EndsPage.php?id=1008§ion=1 Indiana Highway Ends - SR 8] ] ]
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direction_a=West
starting_terminus=
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junction= near Knox
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, Marshall
cities=Hebron, Kouts, LaCrosse, Knox
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browse=in browse|previous_type=IN|previous_route=7|route=click-fixed|
|next_type=IN|next_route=9The western State Road 8 connects State Road 2 and U.S. Route 231 in Hebron with State Road 17 near Plymouth. It is 42 miles long.
Major Intersections
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county=Lake
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location=Lake County
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road=Exchange Street
notes=Illinois state line. Western terminus of SR 8 in the early 1940s.INint
location=St. John
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street=Wicker Boulevard
notes=Current northern terminus of US 231. Western terminus of SR 8 until the 1970s.INint
location=Crown Point
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street=Main Street
notes=Northern/western terminus of concurrency.INint
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street=Indiana Avenue
notes=Southern/eastern terminus of concurrency.INint
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street=Broadway
notes=Southern terminus of SR 53.INint
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notes=Interchange.INint
county=Porter
cspan=2
location=Hebron
mile=0.00
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street=Main Street
notes=Current western terminus of SR 8.INint
location=Kouts
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street=Main Street
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county=LaPorte
location=LaCrosse
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street=Washington Street
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county=Starke
cspan=4
location=Starke County
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notes= Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area INint
location=Knox
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street=Heaton Street
notes=INint
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street=Heaton Street
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location=Starke County
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county=Marshall
location=Marshall County
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History
In the early 1940s, SR 8's western terminus was at the Illinois state line, becoming Exchange Street. Later, in the 1970s, it was truncated to US 41, concurrent with US 231. Now, it terminates at US 231 and SR 2, eliminating the concurrency.
See also
* Indiana State Road 8 (east)
References
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