Virginia State Route 8

State Route 8
State Route 8
Route information
	Maintained by VDOT
Length	55.91 mi (89.98 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 8 near Lawsonville, NC
	SR 103 east of Peters Creek; ; US 58 BUS in Stuart; SR 743 in Stuart; ; US 58/US 58 BUS near Stuart; US 58 north of Stuart; SR 57 near Buffalo Ridge; SR 40 in Woolwine; Blue Ridge Parkway via SR 716]] in Tuggle Gap; US 221 in Floyd; SR 730 east of Wangle Junction; I-81 near Christiansburg
North end	US 11 in Christiansburg
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Highway system
	Virginia Routes; Interstate; US; Primary; Secondary; Byways; History; HOT lanes;

State Route 8 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. It runs from North Carolina Highway 8 through Stuart and Floyd to end at U.S. Route 11 in Christiansburg.

SR 8 was included in the initial 1918 state highway system as part of State Route 23, which continued north to West Virginia via present U.S. Route 460.^[4] In the 1933 renumbering, SR 23 was renumbered State Route 8 because the number was used by U.S. Route 23. The short piece west from Rich Creek to West Virginia became part of U.S. Route 219 by 1937,^[5] and U.S. Route 460 replaced the entire route north of Christiansburg by 1947.^[6]

SR 8 descends from an elevation of 2,150 feet at Christiansburg down to Stuart at 1,360 feet. There are over 125 curves in the road, which gradually makes this descent, between Christiansburg and Stuart.

References

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^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 5, 1922). "Minutes of the First Meeting of the State Highway Commission Created Under the Acts of 1922" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January, 1918
^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (November 9, 1937). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., page 18
^ State Highway Commission of Virginia (October 30, 1947). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., page 5

External links

Virginia Highways Project: VA 8

< SR 22	Two‑digit State Routes 1923-1933	SR 24 >

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[4] State Highway Commission of Virginia (July 5, 1922). "Minutes of the First Meeting of the State Highway Commission Created Under the Acts of 1922" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., Proposed "State Highway System" for Virginia, as Recommended by the State Roads Committee, January, 1918

[5] State Highway Commission of Virginia (November 9, 1937). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., page 18

[6] State Highway Commission of Virginia (October 30, 1947). "Minutes of Meeting" (PDF) (Report). Richmond: Commonwealth of Virginia., page 5

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