State Route 8 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by VDOT | ||||
Length: | 55.88 mi (89.93 km) | |||
Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | NC 8 near Palmetto | |||
US 58 in Stuart |
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North end: | US 11 in Christiansburg | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Patrick, Floyd, Montgomery | |||
Highway system | ||||
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US 58 in Stuart
SR 40 in Woolwine
US 221 in Floyd
State Route 8 (SR 8) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 55.88 miles (89.93 km) from the North Carolina state line near Palmetto, where the highway continues south as North Carolina Highway 8 (NC 8), north to U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in Christiansburg. SR 8 is part of a 151 mile two-state highway 8 system and is the main north–south highway of Patrick County, Floyd County, and southern Montgomery County, connecting their respective county seats of Stuart, Floyd, and Christiansburg with each other and with the Blue Ridge Parkway. The state highway also links the New River Valley region of Virginia with Southside Virginia via US 58 and the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina via NC 8.