New Mexico State Road 8 is a primarily north–south road from Route 62

U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...

/Route 180

U.S. Route 180

U.S. Route 180 is an east–west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 10. The highway's eastern terminus is in Hudson Oaks,...

 west of Hobbs

Hobbs, New Mexico

Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 28,657 at the 2000 census.Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lea County.-Geography:...

 to its junction with State Road 207 in Eunice

Eunice, New Mexico

Eunice is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,562 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Eunice, as of April 2007, is Matt White. Ground was broken for construction of a National Enrichment Facility, which uses Zippe-type centrifuge technology, to enrich uranium in...

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Route description

State Road 8 begins at its junction with State Route 207 in Eunice. It runs due west as Avenue O and then northeast past the Eunice Airport before turning north, traveling through largely rural land until its northern terminus with US Routes 62 and 180 west of Hobbs.

Junctions

• State Road 314 (southern terminus)
• State Road 176
• State Road 175
• State Road 322
• U.S. Route 62
  U.S. Route 62
  U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York, near the United States-Canada border. It is the only east-west US Route that connects Mexico and Canada.Parts of U.S...
  
  /U.S. Route 180
  U.S. Route 180
  U.S. Route 180 is an east–west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 10. The highway's eastern terminus is in Hudson Oaks,...
  
  (northern terminus)