Oklahoma State Highway 8
| North end |  K-8 at the Kansas state line | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 8, also abbreviated as SH-8 or OK-8, is a highway maintained by the
Highway 8 dates from the creation of the state highway system in 1924. Initially a border-to-border route, it was shortened to its current extent due to encroaching U.S. highways. SH-8 has followed its current route since 1966.
Route description
The highway begins in Cyril, at US-277 (which at the time is
US-281 and SH-8 continue northward to meet
North of Watonga, SH-8 generally runs parallel to
After swapping places with SH-58, Highway 8 continues north, overlapping
After six miles (9.7 km), SH-58 splits off to the northeast. SH-11 and SH-8 remain overlapped for seven more miles (11.3 km)
History
SH-8 was one of the original thirty-one state highways created on 1924-08-24.[4] When it was created, it was a border-to-border highway, stretching from Texas to Kansas. It began at the Red River near Burkburnett, Texas. It then passed through Randlett and had a short concurrency with SH-5 west of Walters. The highway then ran through Lawton—concurring with the original SH-29—en route to Anadarko via Apache. In Anadarko, SH-8 linked up with the present highway. The remainder of the route was mostly the same as it is today.[5]
In November 1926, AASHTO officially approved the
By 1936, several U.S. highways had been added to the system that took over parts of State Highway 8's route.
By the end of 1937, however, the highway's southern terminus had changed once again. On 1937-10-19, SH-8 had been truncated to Anadarko.[4][8] However, on 1938-10-18, the route was extended back to the former southern terminus at Randlett;[4] this change did not appear on the state map until the April 1941 edition. On 1941-04-14, the route was realigned to run through Cyril once again.[4]
On 1955-09-12, SH-8 underwent a small realignment.[4] Previously, the highway went due north from Carmen, then turned due east, running through Lambert before connecting to US-64 south of Cherokee.[9] As a result of the 1955 realignment, SH-8 cut northeast to connect to US-64 directly, bypassing Lambert.[10]
All of SH-8 between Randlett and Cyril was once again dropped on 1966-05-09,[4] restoring the route to its current southern terminus at US-277/SH-19 in Cyril. No major changes to the highway have occurred since 1966.
Spurs
- SH-8A runs from SH-8 to SH-51A, north of Watonga. Along the way, it provides access to Roman Nose State Park.
- A former SH-8A connected the highway to the town of SH-281A.
- SH-8B is a spur route from SH-8 to Aline.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US 277 / SH-19 | Southern terminus | ||||
| Anadarko | 13.1 | 21.1 |   US 62 / SH-9 | Eastern end of US-62/SH-9 concurrency | |
| 13.7 | 22.0 |  US 62 / US 281 / SH-9 | Western end of US-62/SH-9 concurrency, southern end of US-281 concurrency | ||
| | 29.3 | 47.2 |  SH-152 | Eastern end of SH-152 concurrency | |
| Binger | 33.9 | 54.6 | SH-152 | Western end of SH-152 concurrency | |
| Hinton | 46.1 | 74.2 |  SH-37 | Western terminus of SH-37 | |
| | 50.2 | 80.8 |  I-40 | Diamond interchange | |
| Canadian | | 55.1 | 88.7 |  US-281 Spur | Northern terminus of US-281 Spur |
US 270 | Southern end of US-270 concurrency | ||||
| Watonga | 76.1 | 122.5 |    US 270 / US 281 / SH-3 / SH-33 | Northern end of US-270/US-281 concurrency | |
| | 79.8 | 128.4 |  SH-51A | Southern terminus of SH-51A | |
| | 80.3 | 129.2 |  SH-8A | Southern terminus of SH-8A | |
| Okeene | 99.4 | 160.0 |  SH-51 | ||
| Major | | 110.4 | 177.7 |  SH-58 | Eastern end of SH-58 concurrency |
| Fairview | 119.4 | 192.2 |  US 60 / SH-58 | Western end of SH-58 concurrency, southern end of US-60 concurrency | |
| Orienta | 125.4 | 201.8 |  US 412 | Western end of US-412 concurrency | |
| Cleo Springs | 119.4 | 192.2 | US 60 / US 412 | Northern end of US-60 concurrency, eastern end of US-412 concurrency | |
| Alfalfa | | 136.7 | 220.0 |  SH-8B | Eastern terminus of SH-8B |
| | 138.7 | 223.2 |  SH-45 | Southern end of SH-45 concurrency | |
| | 141.7 | 228.0 | SH-45 | Northern end of SH-45 concurrency | |
| | 149.0 | 239.8 |  US 64 / SH-58 | Southern end of US-64/SH-58 concurrency | |
| | 158.2 | 254.6 |  US 64 / SH-11 | Northern end of US-64 concurrency, southern end of SH-11 concurrency | |
| Driftwood | 165.2 | 265.9 | SH-58 | Northern end of SH-58 concurrency | |
| | 172.2 | 277.1 | SH-11 | Northern end of SH-11 concurrency | |
| Oklahoma–Kansas state line | 179.1 | 288.2 | K-8 continues north into Kansas | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
U.S. Roads portal
Oklahoma portal
References
- ^ a b c Google (2012-09-18). "Oklahoma State Highway 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g Official State Highway Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ Official State Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (2013–2014 ed.). Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH-8". Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1925 ed.). Oklahoma State Highway Department. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1927 ed.). Oklahoma State Highway Department. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1937 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1938 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ^ Highways of Oklahoma (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. 1954. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ^ Oklahoma's Highways 1956 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
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