Indiana State Road 8
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State Road 8 in the U.S. State
of Indiana
consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.
state line, becoming Exchange Street. It was truncated eastward to US 41 in St. John
in the 1970s. From St. John to Hebron
, it was concurrent to US 231. SR 8 was later truncated to its junction with US 231 in Hebron, eliminating the concurrency.
at State Road 13 Alternate and continued east to the Ohio state line. That later formed another discontinuous section of SR 8, until that section was deleted in the 1970s.
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U.S. state
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of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.
Western segment
The western segment of State Road 8 connects State Road 2 and U.S. Route 231 in Hebron with State Road 17 near Plymouth. It is 42 miles (67.6 km) long.Eastern segment
The eastern segment of State Road 8 is 34 miles (54.7 km) long, and it connects State Road 9 in Albion to the Ohio state line at Ohio State Route 18.Western section
In the early 1940s, the road's western terminus was at the IllinoisIllinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
state line, becoming Exchange Street. It was truncated eastward to US 41 in St. John
St. John, Indiana
-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 14,850 people and 5,047 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 93.50% White, 1.30% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.30% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 2.40% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races...
in the 1970s. From St. John to Hebron
Hebron, Illinois
Hebron is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census the village population was 1,216, up from 1,038 at the 2000 census....
, it was concurrent to US 231. SR 8 was later truncated to its junction with US 231 in Hebron, eliminating the concurrency.
Eastern section
In the 1950s, SR 8 started in Lake WawaseeLake Wawasee
Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. It is the largest natural lake in Indiana. It is located just east of Indiana State Road 13.-History:...
at State Road 13 Alternate and continued east to the Ohio state line. That later formed another discontinuous section of SR 8, until that section was deleted in the 1970s.
Major intersections
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