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 State Route 8 | ||||
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| Length | 186 mi[1] (299 km) | |||
| Existed | 1919[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 78 /SR 4 at theAlabama state line west ofTallapoosa | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  US 29 at theSouth Carolina state line at the south end ofLake Hartwell | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Haralson,Carroll,Douglas,Cobb,Fulton,DeKalb,Gwinnett,Barrow,Clarke,Oconee,Madison,Franklin,Hart | |||
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State Route 8 (SR 8) is a 183-mile-long (295 km)state highway that travels west-to-east through portions ofHaralson,Carroll,Douglas,Cobb,Fulton,DeKalb,Gwinnett,Barrow,Clarke,Oconee,Madison,Franklin, andHart counties, bisecting the northern part of the U.S. state ofGeorgia. The highway travels from its western terminus atUS 78 andSR 4 at theAlabama state line west ofTallapoosa to its eastern terminus atUS 29 at theSouth Carolina state line at the south end ofLake Hartwell. This was also the proposedState Route 808 (SR 808).[citation needed] The highway isconcurrent with eitherUS 29 orUS 78 for its entire length.
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SR 8 starts at theAlabama state line west ofTallapoosa inHaralson County, and closely parallelsI-20 from there intoAtlanta. SR 8 heads throughBremen and crosses throughCarroll County andVilla Rica and on throughDouglasville inDouglas County. The highway continues throughAustell inCobb County before it reaches the City ofAtlanta andFulton County, crossing theDowntown Connector on its way intoDecatur inDeKalb County.
In Decatur, SR 8 turns northeast, crossingI-285 inTucker, and parallelingI-85 throughLilburn andLawrenceville inGwinnett County toAuburn inBarrow County, where the highway turns southeast and heads intoWinder. Continuing southeast, SR 8 makes a southern half-circle aroundAthens inClarke County, just briefly touchingOconee County, before turning sharply northeast and heading throughDanielsville inMadison County toFranklin Springs inFranklin County. There, the highway turns east, travels throughRoyston, and heads to its eastern terminus after heading throughHartwell.
The following portions of SR 8 are included as part of theNational Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility:
SR 8 was established at least as early as 1919 on its current path, except for the Lawrenceville–Athens segment going through Winder, and the segment from Hartwell to the South Carolina state line traveling to the east-northeast. At this time,SR 34 was established fromCarrollton toVilla Rica.[2] By the end of September 1921,SR 16 was established from the Alabama state line to Carrollton.[2][6] By October 1926, US 78 was designated on the path of SR 8 from the Alabama state line to Decatur and a segment west-southwest of Athens. US 29 was designated on SR 8 from Atlanta to the South Carolina state line. SR 16 from Alabama and Carrollton and SR 34 from Carrollton to Villa Rica were redesignated as a southern branch of SR 8. An unnumbered road was established from US 29/SR 8 in Hartwell east-southeast to the South Carolina state line, at a point just south-southeast of the current eastern terminus of SR 8. Four segments had a "completed hard surface": from northwest of Atlanta to Decatur, the eastern two-thirds of the Gwinnett County portion of the Decatur–Lawrenceville segment, from northwest ofWatkinsville to the northeast part of Athens, and the eastern part of the Royston–Hartwell segment.[6][7] By October 1929, US 19 was designated on the Atlanta–Lawrenceville segment. The Decatur–Lawrenceville segment had a completed hard surface.[7][8]
By the middle of 1930, US 78 was split into twodivided U.S. Routes:US 78N was designated on the original path of SR 8 from Alabama to Villa Rica, andUS 78S was designated on the southern branch of SR 8.[8][9] Later that year, the Austell–Atlanta segment, as well as the entire Clarke County segment, had a completed hard surface.[9][10] By the beginning of 1932, four segments were also completed: the entire Carrollton–Villa Rica segment (except for its eastern end), from west-southwest of Douglasville to Austell, the Lawrenceville–Athens segment, and from the Madison–Franklin county line to the South Carolina state line.[10][11] In February 1932, US 19 was shifted off of SR 8 to the north; US 23 was designated on the Atlanta–Lawrenceville segment instead. The eastern part of the Carrollton–Villa Rica segment of US 78S and the southern branch of SR 8 had a completed hard surface.[12][13] Between May and August, the Villa Rica–Douglasville segment was completed.[14][15] In August, two segments were completed: the Athens–Danielsville segment and a segment just south of the Madison–Franklin county line.[15][16] Between November 1932 and May 1933, two segments were completed: the Bremen–Villa Rica and Danielsville–Royston segments.[17][18] In May, the entire Alabama–Bremen segment (except for the western end) was also completed.[18][19] The next month, the western terminus was also completed.[19][20] The next year, another southern branch of SR 8 was established from Hartwell to the South Carolina state line on the previously unnumbered road in the area. The western terminus of the original southern branch had a completed hard surface.[21][22] About two years later, the segment of the southern branch from the Alabama state line to Carrollton was completed.[23][24] In 1938, US 78S was redesignated asUS 78 Alt., and US 78N was redesignated as the mainline US 78.[25][26] By the middle of 1939, US 23 was shifted off of SR 8, to the north.[26][27]
In 1942, the southern branch of SR 8 from Hartwell to the South Carolina state line wasdecommissioned.[28][29] Between November 1946 and February 1948, the southern branch of SR 8 from Alabama to Villa Rica was redesignated asSR 8 Alt. US 29 in the Decatur area was split into two paths: the original was a direct path from Atlanta to Lawrenceville; the northern branchbypassed the city withSR 8 Spur; both branches were designated US 29.[30][31] In 1952, US 78 Alt., as well as the northern branch of US 29, was decommissioned.[32][33] The next year, the northern branch of US 29 was reinstated.[33][34] Between September 1953 and June 1954, the original branch of US 29 in the Decatur area was redesignated asUS 29 Bus.[34][35] By June 1955, US 278 was designated on SR 8 from Austell to southeast ofAvondale Estates.[35][36]
Between the beginning of 1956 and the beginning of 1961, US 29's path between Hartwell to the South Carolina state line was shifted southeast, off of SR 8 and ontoSR 181; the formation ofLake Hartwell truncated SR 8.[37][38] Between June 1960 and June 1963, a bypass of the northern part of Athens, designated asSR 350, was established and paved as a divided highway from US 129/SR 15 in the north-central part of the city to US 29/SR 8 in the northeastern part.[39][40] By the beginning of 1966, SR 8 was routed on US 29 Bus. in the Decatur area. SR 350 was upgraded to a freeway. It was under construction on a path southwest to US 29/US 78/SR 8/SR 10 in the western part of the city. US 29 was shifted northward, onto SR 350, from theUS 29 Temp./US 129/US 441 Temp./SR 15 interchange to the Madison Avenue interchange. US 441 Temp. was designated on SR 350 from the US 29 Temp./US 129/US 441 Temp./SR 15 interchange to the US 441/SR 15 Alt. interchange. US 29/US 78/SR 8/SR 10 entereddowntown Athens on Broad Street. At Milledge Avenue, US 29 temporarily ended, and US 29 Temp./US 129/US 441 Temp./SR 15 traveled to the north-northwest. At Pulaski Street, SR 8 split off US 78/SR 10 to the north-northwest. At Dougherty Street, it intersected the southern terminus ofSR 15 Conn. and traveled east-northeast to SR 15 Alt. (Thomas Street). SR 8/SR 15 Alt. traveled concurrently to the north-northwest and curved to the north-northeast on Madison Avenue. SR 15 Alt. split off at Hobson Avenue, and SR 8 continued to its interchange with US 29/SR 350.[40][41] In 1966, SR 350 was decommissioned. US 29/SR 8 was shifted northwest, onto the western part of the freeway. The former path through downtown, on US 78/SR 10, was redesignated asSR 8 Bus. US 29 Temp. was decommissioned. The freeway was extended eastward one exit. SR 8 was extended on this freeway to the new exit and resumed its northeastern path. SR 106 was extended on US 29 to the Athens freeway, at the US 29/SR 8/SR 8 Bus. interchange.[41][42] The next year, US 29 and SR 72 were both shifted onto the new path of SR 8 in the northeastern part of Athens to the freeway.[42][43]
In 1976, SR 72 was proposed to be extended south-southeast and then south-southwest to US 78/SR 10 in the southeast part of Athens and then southwest and west-southwest to US 129/US 441/SR 15 in the southern part of the city.[44][45] The next year, SR 8 east-northeast of Hartwell was shifted southeast, onto US 29/SR 181. Its former path was redesignated asSR 8 Spur.[45][46] In 1980, the freeway in Athens was completed on the eastern, southeastern, and southern parts of the city, with US 129/US 441/SR 15 designated on these segments.[47][48] The next year, the eastern part of the freeway, north of US 78/SR 10, was downgraded to a divided highway.[48][49] In 1983, the southwestern part of the freeway, designated asSR 732, was proposed to connect both ends of it.[50][51] In 1985, US 29 Bus. in the Decatur area was decommissioned, with SR 8 shifted northwest, onto the US 29 mainline. US 441 Temp. in Athens was decommissioned. SR 72's western terminus was truncated to its current location in the far northeastern part of Athens.[51][52] In 1987, the Athens freeway was completed, with SR 10 on the southern part; its former path through downtown was redesignated as SR 10 Bus. SR 72 was re-extended to the freeway's northeastern interchange.[53][54] The next year, SR 10 was shifted off of the Athens freeway through downtown, replacing SR 10 Bus. The entire freeway was designated as SR 10 Loop. US 78 was shifted from downtown to the southern part of the freeway; its former path became US 78 Bus.[54][55] In 1989, a southern bypass of the Dacula–Athens area, designated asSR 817, was proposed from US 29/SR 8/SR 316 west-southwest of Dacula to the southwest corner of the Athens freeway.[55][56]
In 1990, SR 181's western terminus was truncated to its current location, an intersection with US 29/SR 8 east-southeast of Hartwell, and off of US 29/SR 8.[56][57] The next year, SR 817's path from west-southwest of Dacula to SR 11 north ofBethlehem was completed as an eastern extension of SR 316. In the Athens area, the paths of SR 15 and SR 15 Alt. were swapped.[57][58] In 1993, SR 817's path from north of Bethlehem to US 78/SR 10 southeast of Bogart was also completed as an eastern extension of SR 316, with US 29 shifted onto the entire length. SR 8 was shifted onto US 29/SR 316 from southeast of Russell to southeast of Bogart.[59][60] In 1995, US 29/SR 8 was shifted to southern part of the Athens freeway. SR 72 was again truncated to its current western terminus.[61][62] The next year, SR 817's path in the southwestern part of Athens was completed as an eastern extension of SR 316, with US 29/US 78/SR 8 concurrent with it.[62][63] In 2001, US 129/US 441/SR 15 was shifted onto the freeway, in the south-central part of its path, for a concurrency with the freeway for less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km). They split off onto Macon Highway.[64][65] The next year, US 129/US 441/SR 15 was shifted off of Macon Highway and onto the Athens freeway.[65][66] In 2004, theunsigned state highway designationSR 422 was applied to the freeway.[67][68]
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| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Haralson | | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 78 west (SR 4) –Heflin | Western end of US 78 concurrency; western terminus;Alabama state line |
| | 1.3 | 2.1 | Bently Bridge overTallapoosa River | ||
| Tallapoosa | 4.0 | 6.4 |   SR 100 north (Robertson Avenue) –Buchanan,Cedartown | West end of SR 100 concurrency | |
| 4.1 | 6.6 |    SR 100 south (Head Avenue) toI-20 –Bowdon | East end of SR 100 concurrency | ||
| 5.0 | 8.0 |  SR 100 Spur south toI-20 | Northern terminus of SR 100 Spur | ||
| Bremen | 12.3 | 19.8 |   US 27 /SR 1 toI-20 –Cedartown,Carrollton | ||
| 13.4 | 21.6 |   US 27 Bus. /SR 1 Bus. (Hamilton Avenue / Alabama Avenue) toI-20 –Buchanan,Carrollton | |||
| Carroll | Temple | 20.0 | 32.2 |   SR 274 east (James Street) | Western terminus of SR 274 |
| 20.4 | 32.8 |  SR 113 (Carrollton Street) toI-20 –Temple,Carrollton | |||
| 20.7 | 33.3 | SR 274 west (Sage Street) | Eastern terminus of SR 274 | ||
| Villa Rica | 25.7 | 41.4 |   SR 61 south /SR 101 (Industrial Boulevard) toI-20 –Rockmart,Carrollton | Western end of SR 61 concurrency; formerUS 78S west,US 78 Alt. west, andSR 8 Alt. west | |
| 27.0 | 43.5 | SR 61 north (North Carroll Road) –Dallas | Eastern end of SR 61 concurrency | ||
| Douglas | 28.2 | 45.4 |  SR 8 Conn. south (Mirror Lake Road) toI-20 | Northern terminus of SR 8 Conn. | |
| Winston | Post Road toI-20 | ||||
| Douglasville | 35.8 | 57.6 |  SR 5 south (Bill Arp Road) toI-20 | Western end of SR 5 concurrency | |
| 38.0 | 61.2 |  SR 92 south (Fairburn Road) toI-20 / to Chapel Hill Road | Western end of SR 92 concurrency | ||
| 38.1 | 61.3 | SR 92 north (Mozley Road) –Hiram,Dallas | Eastern end of SR 92 concurrency | ||
| Lithia Springs | 44.9 | 72.3 |   US 278 west /SR 6 (Thornton Road) toI-20 –Powder Springs,Dallas | Western end of US 278 concurrency | |
| Cobb | Austell | 46.9 | 75.5 | Dr. J.A. Griffith Bridge overSweetwater Creek | |
| 47.2 | 76.0 | SR 5 north (Austell Road) / Maxham Road –Marietta | Eastern end of SR 5 concurrency; interchange | ||
| Mableton | 49.6 | 79.8 |  SR 139 east (Mableton Parkway) toI-20 | Western terminus of SR 139 | |
| 53.1 | 85.5 | Coogan Ray Bleodow Memorial Bridge overNickajack Creek | |||
| Fulton | Atlanta | 54.9 | 88.4 |  SR 70 south (Fulton Industrial Boulevard Northwest) –Fulton County Airport | Northern terminus of SR 70 |
| 55.1 | 88.7 |  I-285 (SR 407 / Atlanta Bypass) | I-285 exit 12 | ||
| 56.5 | 90.9 |  SR 280 (James Jackson Parkway Northwest / Hamilton E. Holmes Drive Northwest) | No left turn westbound | ||
| 60.4 | 97.2 |    US 19 north /US 41 north /SR 3 north (Northside Drive Northwest) | Western end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency | ||
| 60.7 | 97.7 | US 19 south /US 41 south /SR 3 south /US 29 south (Northside Drive Northwest) | Eastern end of US 19/US 41/SR 3 concurrency; western end of US 29 concurrency | ||
  ToI-75 /I-85 (SR 401 /SR 403) / Spring Street Northwest | I-75 exit 249D | ||||
| 63.4 | 102.0 |  SR 10 west (Freedom Parkway Northeast) –Carter Center | Western end of SR 10 concurrency | ||
| Fulton–DeKalb county line | 64.0 | 103.0 |   US 23 south (Briarcliff Road Northeast / Moreland Avenue Northeast) /SR 42 | Western end of US 23 concurrency | |
| DeKalb | Druid Hills | 65.7 | 105.7 | US 278 east /SR 10 east (East Lake Road) | Eastern end of US 278 and SR 10 concurrencies |
| Decatur | 67.2 | 108.1 |  US 23 north /SR 155 (Clairemont Avenue) –Atlanta VA Medical Center,Agnes Scott College | Eastern end of US 23 concurrency | |
| Scottdale–North Decatur line | 69.4 | 111.7 |  US 78 east /SR 410 east (Stone Mountain Freeway) –Stone Mountain,Snellville,Monroe,Athens | Eastern end of US 78 concurrency; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus ofSR 410; interchange | |
| Tucker | 71.4 | 114.9 | I-285 (SR 407 / Atlanta Bypass) | I-285 exit 38 | |
| 74.6 | 120.1 | Hugh Howell Road | Former segment of SR 236 that was removed in 2024 | ||
| 74.9 | 120.5 |  SR 236 west (LaVista Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 236 | ||
| Gwinnett | Lilburn | 81.2 | 130.7 |  SR 378 west (Beaver Ruin Road/Arcado Road N.W.) | Eastern terminus of SR 378 |
| Lawrenceville | 89.8 | 144.5 |  SR 120 west (West Pike Street) | Eastern terminus of SR 120 | |
| 90.1 | 145.0 |  SR 20 south (South Perry Street) | Western end of SR 20 concurrency | ||
| 90.3 | 145.3 |  SR 20 north /SR 124 north (Buford Drive N.E./Jackson Street) | Eastern end of SR 20 concurrency; western end of SR 124 concurrency | ||
| 90.7 | 146.0 | SR 124 south (Scenic Highway) –Snellville | Eastern end of SR 124 concurrency | ||
| | 94.3 | 151.8 |   US 29 north (Winder Highway) /US 29 Bus. /SR 316 (University Parkway) | Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; western end of US 29 Bus. concurrency | |
| Barrow | Auburn | 99.3 | 159.8 |  SR 324 west (Hill's Shop Road) | Eastern terminus of SR 324 |
| Winder | 107 | 172 |    SR 11 north /SR 53 north /SR 81 south (S. Broad Street) | Western end of SR 11 and SR 53 concurrencies | |
| Russell | 108 | 174 | SR 11 south (Monroe Highway) | Eastern end of SR 11 concurrency | |
| | US 29 west (University Parkway) /SR 316 west /SR 53 east (Hog Mountain Road) –Lawrenceville | Eastern end of US 29 Bus. and SR 53 concurrencies; western end of US 29 and SR 316 concurrencies | |||
| Statham |  SR 211 north –Statham | Southern terminus of SR 211 | |||
| Oconee | |  US 78 west (Moina Michael Highway) /US 78 Bus. east /SR 10 east –Monroe,Bogart | Western end of US 78 concurrency; western terminus of US 78 Bus. | ||
| |  SR 10 Loop inner (SR 422 / Athens Perimeter) –Jefferson | Eastern end of SR 316 concurrency; western end of SR 10 Loop concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 316; southern terminus of Epps Bridge Parkway | |||
| Clarke | Athens |    US 129 south /US 441 south /SR 15 south (Timothy Road) –Watkinsville,Madison | Western end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 concurrency | ||
 SR 15 Alt. north (Milledge Av) | Southern terminus of SR 15 Alt. | ||||
| US 78 east (Lexington Road) /US 78 Bus. west (Oconee Street) /SR 10 –Lexington | Eastern end of US 78 concurrency; eastern terminus of US 78 Bus. | ||||
| 135 | 217 | US 129 north /US 441 north /SR 10 Loop outer /SR 15 north (SR 422 / Athens Perimeter) –Commerce,Jefferson | Eastern end of US 129/US 441/SR 15 and SR 10 Loop concurrencies | ||
| 136 | 219 |  SR 72 east (Hull Road) –Elberton | Western terminus of SR 72 | ||
| Madison | | 139 | 224 |  SR 106 north (Fortson Store Road) –Ila | Southern terminus of SR 106 |
| Danielsville | 149 | 240 |  SR 98 (Ila–Comer Road) –Commerce,Comer | Former southern terminus ofSR 8 Conn.; formerSR 98 Conn. | |
| | 150 | 240 |  SR 281 north (Wildcat Bridge Road) | Southern terminus of SR 281 | |
| | 152 | 245 |  SR 191 south –Comer | Northern terminus of SR 191 | |
| | 156 | 251 |  SR 174 south –Ila | Western end of SR 174 concurrency | |
| Franklin | | 157 | 253 | SR 174 north (Salem Road) toI-85 –Sandy Cross | Eastern end of SR 174 concurrency |
| Franklin Springs | 160 | 260 |  SR 145 west (Toccoa–Carnesville Road) toI-85 –Carnesville | Eastern terminus of SR 145 | |
| 160 | 260 |  SR 327 north (Bryant Park Road) –Victoria Bryant State Park, Highland Walk Golf Course | Southern terminus of SR 327 | ||
| Royston | 163 | 262 |  SR 17 Bus. (Church Street) toI-85 –Lavonia,Toccoa | ||
| Hart | 164 | 264 |  SR 17 (Royston Bypass) –Elberton,Lavonia | ||
| Hartwell | 175 | 282 |   SR 51 south /SR 77 north –Bowersville,Lavonia | Western end of SR 51/SR 77 concurrency | |
| 175 | 282 | SR 51 east (Chandler Street) | Eastern end of SR 51 concurrency | ||
| 176 | 283 |  SR 172 south (Webb Street) –Bowman | Northern terminus of SR 172 | ||
| 176 | 283 | SR 77 south (Carter Street) | Eastern end of SR 77 concurrency | ||
| Old Hwy. 29 north | Former US 29 north/SR 8 east; formerSR 8 Spur north | ||||
| | 182 | 293 |  SR 181 south –Starr, SC | Northern terminus of SR 181 | |
| Savannah River | 183 | 295 | Eastern end of US 29 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 8;South Carolina state line | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 .svg) State Route 8 Alternate | |
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| Location | Carroll County |
| Existed | 1948[30][31]–1954[34][35] |
State Route 8 Alternate (SR 8 Alt.) was analternate route of SR 8 that existed completely withinCarroll County. The roadway that would eventually become SR 8 Alt. was established at least as early as 1919 asSR 34 fromCarrollton toVilla Rica.[2] By the end of September 1921,SR 16 was established from theAlabama state line to Carrollton.[2][6] By October 1926, SR 16 from Alabama to Carrollton and SR 34 from Carrollton to Villa Rica were redesignated as a southern branch of SR 8.[6][7] By the middle of 1930,US 78 was split into twoDivided U.S. Routes:US 78S was designated on the southern branch of SR 8.[8][9] By the beginning of 1932, the entire Carrollton–Villa Rica segment (except for its eastern end) had a "completed hard surface".[10][11] In February 1932, the eastern part of the Carrollton–Villa Rica segment of US 78S and the southern branch of SR 8 also had a completed hard surface.[12][13] In 1934, the western terminus was completed.[21][22] About two years later, from the Alabama state line to Carrollton was completed.[23][24] In 1938, US 78S was redesignated asUS 78 Alt.[25][26] Between November 1946 and February 1948, the southern branch of SR 8 from Alabama to Villa Rica was redesignated as SR 8 Alt.[30][31] In 1952, US 78 Alt. was decommissioned.[32][33] Between September 1953 and June 1954, SR 8 Alt. wasdecommissioned[34][35]
The entire route was inCarroll County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  SR 46 west | Western terminus of SR 8 Alt. at theAlabama state line; formerUS 78S west/US 78 Alt. west | |||
| Bowdon |  SR 100 | ||||
| Carrollton |      US 27 /SR 1 /US 27 Alt. begins /SR 16 begins | West end of US 27 Alt./SR 16 concurrency | |||
| US 27 Alt. south /SR 16 east | East end of US 27 Alt./SR 16 concurrency | ||||
| |  SR 166 east | Western terminus of SR 166 | |||
| Villa Rica |    US 78 / SR 8 /SR 61 north | Eastern terminus of SR 8 Alt.; southern terminus of SR 61 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 State Route 8 Connector | |
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| Location | Villa Rica |
| Length | 0.2 mi[69] (320 m) |
| Existed | 2008[70][71]–present |
State Route 8 Connector (SR 8 Conn.) is a 0.2-mile-long (0.32 km)connector route for SR 8 that exists entirely within thecity limits ofVilla Rica. It is known asLiberty Road for its entire length. It begins at aninterchange withInterstate 20 (I-20) in the eastern part of the city. Here, Liberty Road continues to the south-southeast. It travels to the north-northeast and curves to a nearly due-north direction. Almost immediately, it intersects the southern terminus of Mirror Lake Boulevard. Here, the connector turns right. It travels to the east-northeast and curves to the north-northwest. It then meets its northern terminus, anintersection withUS 78/SR 8 (Bankhead Highway).[69] Between the beginning of 1995 and the beginning of 2009, SR 8 Conn. was established from I-20 to US 78/SR 8, at the location of the currentColonel R. H. Burson Bridge.[70][71] By 2013, the northern terminus of the connector route was shifted eastward on a curve.[71][72]
The entire route is inVilla Rica,Douglas County.
| mi[69] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | I-20 (SR 402) / Liberty Road south –Birmingham,Atlanta | Southern terminus; I-20 exit 26 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.32 |  US 78 / SR 8 (Bankhead Highway) –Villa Rica,Douglasville, Villa Rica Historic District, Pine Mountain Gold Museum at Stockmar Park | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 State Route 8 Spur | |
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| Location | Decatur |
| Existed | 1946[73][30]–1954[34][35] |
State Route 8 Spur (SR 8 Spur) was a short-livedspur route of SR 8 that existed almost entirely within thecity limits ofDecatur. Between the beginning of 1945 and November 1946, it was established on a northern branch ofUS 29 (Scott Boulevard) between twointersections with US 29/SR 8 west-southwest of the city and north-northeast of it.[73][30] In 1952, the northern branch of US 29 wasdecommissioned.[32][33] The next year, this branch route was reinstated.[33][34] Between September 1953 and June 1954, SR 8 Spur was decommissioned.[34][35]
The entire route was inDeKalb County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| |   US 29 /US 29 begins / SR 8 | Western terminus of SR 8 Spur; southern terminus of northern branch of US 29; south end of US 29 concurrency | |||
| |  US 29 /US 29 ends / SR 8 | Eastern terminus of SR 8 Spur; northern terminus of northern branch of US 29; north end of US 29 concurrency | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 State Route 8 Business | |
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| Location | Athens |
| Existed | 1966[41][42]–1978[46][74] |
State Route 8 Business (SR 8 Bus.) was abusiness route of SR 8 that existed entirely within thecity limits ofAthens. It traveled along the route of what is nowUS 78 Bus./SR 10.
Between 1963 and 1966, a freeway around the northern side of Athens (present-daySR 10 Loop) was partially designated asSR 350. At this time,US 29,US 78, SR 8, and SR 10 traveled on what is now US 78 Bus. At Milledge Avenue, US 29 temporarily ended. at this intersection,US 29 Temp. turned off ontoUS 129/US 441 Temp./SR 15. US 78, SR 8, and SR 10 continued to the northeast. At Lumpkin Street,SR 15 Alt. joined the concurrency. At Thomas Street, SR 8 and SR 15 Alt. turned left and curved to the northeast onto Madison Avenue. At Hobson Avenue, SR 15 Alt. turned off, and SR 8 continued to the northeast to the interchange with US 29 and SR 350. There, SR 8 rejoined US 29.[40][41] In 1966, SR 350 was completed. It was redesignated as part of US 29 and SR 8 and was extended to the east for one exit. At this time, SR 8's former path through downtown Athens was redesignated as SR 8 Bus.[41][42] In 1978, SR 8 Bus. wasdecommissioned.[46][74]
The entire route was inAthens,Clarke County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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   US 29 /US 78 west / SR 8 /SR 10 west | Western terminus; west end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency; interchange | ||||
 US 129 /SR 15 (Milledge Avenue /US 441 Temp.) | |||||
 US 78 east /SR 10 east (Broad Street) | East end of US 78/SR 10 concurrency | ||||
 SR 15 Conn. north (Prince Avenue) | Southern terminus of SR 15 Conn. | ||||
| SR 15 Alt. south (Thomas Street) | South end of SR 15 Alt. concurrency | ||||
| SR 15 Alt. north (Hobson Avenue) | North end of SR 15 Alt. concurrency | ||||
 US 29 / SR 8 /SR 106 north | Eastern terminus of SR 8 Bus.; southern terminus of SR 106; interchange | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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 State Route 8 Connector | |
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| Location | Danielsville |
| Existed | 1946[73][30]–1949[31][75] |
State Route 8 Connector (SR 8 Conn.) was a short-livedconnector route of SR 8 that partially existed inDanielsville. The highway that would eventually become SR 8 Conn. was established at least as early as 1919 as part ofSR 36 betweenIla and an intersection with SR 8 in Danielsville.[2] In 1940, this segment had a "completed hard surface".[76][77] By the end of 1946, SR 98 through Danielsville had been moved to a westernbypass of the city. Its former path through the city was redesignated as SR 8 Conn. northwest of the city.[73][30] Between February 1948 and April 1949, SR 98 Conn. was extended through the city of Danielsville, absorbing the entire length of SR 8 Conn.[31][75]
The entire route was inMadison County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielsville | US 29 / SR 8 | Southern terminus | |||
| |  SR 98 | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 State Route 8 Spur | |
|---|---|
| Location | Royston |
| Existed | 1949[78][79]–1985[51][52] |
State Route 8 Spur (SR 8 Spur) was aspur route of SR 8 that existed entirely within thecity limits ofRoyston. Between 1939 and 1950, it was established fromUS 29/SR 8 toSR 17.[78][79] In 1985, it wasdecommissioned.[51][52]
The entire route was inRoyston,Franklin County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 29 / SR 8 | Western terminus | ||||
| SR 17 | Eastern terminus | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
State Route 8 Spur | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hartwell |
| Existed | 1977[45][46]–1983[50][51] |
State Route 8 Spur (SR 8 Spur) was a short-livedspur route of SR 8 that partially existed inHartwell. In 1977, SR 8's path east of Hartwell was shifted southeast onto the path ofUS 29/SR 181, between Hartwell and theSouth Carolina state line. Its former path became SR 8 Spur.[45][46] In 1983, the spur route wasdecommissioned.[50][51]
The entire route was inHart County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell |  US 29 / SR 8 /SR 181 | Southern terminus | |||
| | Shore ofLake Hartwell | Northern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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