Nebraska Highway 8
State Highway 8 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 148.88 mi[1] (239.60 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  N-14 in Superior | |||
 US 81 in Chester N-15 in Fairbury | ||||
| East end |  US 73 in Falls City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nebraska | |||
| Counties | Nuckolls, Thayer, Jefferson, Gage, Pawnee, Richardson | |||
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Nebraska Highway 8 is a highway in southern and southeastern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at Nebraska Highway 14 in Superior and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 73 in Falls City. It runs through the southern tier of counties in Nebraska and is always within 10 miles (16 km) of the Kansas border.
Route description
Nebraska Highway 8 begins at Nebraska Highway 14 in Superior and goes east through farmland until it meets U.S. Highway 81 in Chester. When the highway reaches Hubbell, it begins a segment where it goes northeasterly towards Fairbury until it meets Nebraska Highway 15. It goes north with NE 15 into Fairbury, crosses the Little Blue River, then turns southeast towards Steele City. It goes straight east through Odell and Barneston, passing U.S. Highway 77 between those two villages. At Nebraska Highway 99, the highway turns north, overlapping NE 99 for 5 miles (8.0 km). It then turns east towards Pawnee City. At Pawnee City, it meets Nebraska Highway 50 and goes east and then south with it, separating just before Du Bois. It turns east, meets U.S. Highway 75 south of Dawson and ends in downtown Falls City at an intersection with U.S. Highway 73.[1][2]
History
Route 8 was previously Route 3S. Route 8 was created in about 1960.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nuckolls | Superior | 0.00 | 0.00 | N-14 (East 3rd Street/North Idaho Street) | |
| Thayer | Byron | 16.01 | 25.77 |   S-85A south | |
| Chester | 24.10 | 38.79 | US 81 | ||
| Hubbell | 30.17 | 48.55 |  S-85B south | ||
| Jefferson | Fairbury | 50.99 | 82.06 | N-15 south | West end of N-15 overlap |
| 52.70 | 84.81 |  N-15 north (K Street) | East end of N-15 overlap | ||
| Steele City | 62.62 | 100.78 |  S-48A south (South Railroad Street) | ||
| | 67.55 | 108.71 |  N-103 north (581st Avenue) | ||
| Gage | | 71.56 | 115.16 |  N-112 south (West 103 Road) | West end of N-112 overlap |
| | 77.60 | 124.89 | N-112 north | East end of N-112 overlap | |
| | 82.58 | 132.90 |  US 77 | ||
| Liberty | 91.56 | 147.35 |  S-34A north | ||
| Pawnee | | 98.60 | 158.68 |  N-99 south | West end of N-99 overlap |
| | 103.23 | 166.13 | N-99 north | East end of N-99 overlap | |
| Pawnee City | 113.29 | 182.32 |  N-65 south (A Street) | West end of N-65 overlap | |
| 113.66 | 182.92 |  N-50 / N-65 north (Sherman Street) | East end of N-65 overlap; west end of N-50 overlap | ||
| | 123.12 | 198.14 | N-50 south | East end of N-50 overlap | |
| Richardson | | 128.26 | 206.41 |  N-105 north | |
| | 135.25 | 217.66 |  US 75 | ||
| Falls City | 148.88 | 239.60 | US 73 (Harlan Street) | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Nebraska Highway Reference Log Book
- ^ Google (2010-11-08). "overview of Nebraska Highway 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-11-08.