U.S. Bicycle Route 8 is the northern most U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route

United States Numbered Bicycle Routes

United States numbered bicycle routes are regional bicycle routes in the United States. They are the bicycle equivalent to the system of United States numbered highways. The system consisted of only two routes from its inception in 1982, until its first major expansion in 2011. Currently seven...

 which runs between Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks is a home rule city in and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska, and second largest in the state behind Anchorage...

 and the Canadian border in the State of Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. The route lies entirely within Alaska, and much of it follows the Alaskan Highway. It has two spur route

Spur route

A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...

s, U.S. Bicycle Route 108 and U.S. Bicycle Route 208. Bike Route 108 starts in Tok

Tok, Alaska

Tok is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and ends in Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...

. Bike Route 208 follows the Haines Highway

Haines Highway

The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off is a highway that connects Haines, Alaska, in the United States, with Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, passing through the province of British Columbia. It follows the route of the old Dalton Trail from the port of Haines inland for about to Klukshu, Yukon, and...

 from the Alaska Marine Highway

Alaska Marine Highway

The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System is a ferry service operated by the government of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Ketchikan, Alaska....

 terminal in Haines

Haines, Alaska

Haines is a census-designated place in Haines Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the area was 1,811. Haines was formerly a city but no longer has a municipal government...

 to the Canadian border; it is planned to connect to its parent route in Haines Junction, Yukon

Haines Junction, Yukon

Haines Junction is a village in the Yukon, Canada. It is located at Kilometre 1,632 of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2006 Census the population was 589. It is next to Kluane National Park and Reserve...

. The routes were approved by AASHTO in early May 2011, making them one of the first expansions of the U.S. Bike Route system since 1982. Bike Route 8 has connections to U.S. Bicycle Route 97

U.S. Bicycle Route 97

U.S. Bicycle Route 97 is the western most U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route which runs between Fairbanks and Seward in the State of Alaska. The route lies entirely within Alaska, and it passes through Anchorage. Much of the route follows the Parks Highway, and it passes the entrance of Denali National...

 in Fairbanks, U.S. Bicycle Route 95

U.S. Bicycle Route 95

U.S. Bicycle Route 95 is a U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route which runs between Delta Junction and Valdez in the State of Alaska. It is planned to eventually follow the Alaska Marine Highway from Valdez to Bellingham, Washington, and then it will go south to San Diego, California. It will be the...

 in Delta Junction

Delta Junction, Alaska

Delta Junction is a city in the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 897. The city is located a short distance south of the confluence of the Delta River with the Tanana River, which is at Big Delta...

, and U.S. Bicycle Route 108 in Tok. Bike Route 108 connects to U.S. Bicycle Route 95 in Anchorage.