Colorado State Highway 8
State Highway 8 | ||||
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SH 8 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by CDOT | ||||
| Length | 8.683 mi[1] (13.974 km) | |||
| Existed | 1923–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 285 in Morrison | |||
| East end |  SH 121 in Lakewood | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Colorado | |||
| Counties | Jefferson | |||
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State Highway 8 (SH 8) is an 8.68-mile (13.97 km) long state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 8's western terminus is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Morrison, and the eastern terminus is at SH 121 in Lakewood.
Route description
From its western terminus at the interchange with the U.S. Highway 285 freeway, SH 8 runs north in the town of Morrison, then east on Morrison Road to its eastern terminus at State Highway 121, also known as Wadsworth Boulevard, in Lakewood. The entire length of this highway is a little less than nine miles (14 km), all within the western suburbs of Denver and entirely within Jefferson County. No part of SH 8 is a freeway.
Within the town of Morrison is a road junction with State Highway 74, also known as Bear Creek Canyon Road, westbound to Evergreen. East of Morrison is an interchange with the SH 470 freeway. East of SH 470 and west of Wadsworth Boulevard is an intersection with State Highway 391 (South Kipling Parkway).
History
Designated in 1923, SH 8 originally ran across the state, running from Antero Junction east to the Kansas border. It followed the corridors of what are now US 285, from Antero Junction to Denver, and US 40, from Denver to Kansas. The entire route was paved by 1946. However, in 1968, the route was truncated on both ends to the route it follows today.[2]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Jefferson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 285 | Western terminus; trumpet interchange | |
| 2.158 | 3.473 |   SH 74 west – Evergreen | Eastern terminus of SH 74 | ||
| | 2.902 | 4.670 |  SH 470 | C-470 exit 4; Single-point urban interchange | |
| Lakewood | 6.913 | 11.125 |  SH 391 (Kipling Parkway) | ||
| 8.683 | 13.974 | SH 121 (Wadsworth Boulevard) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Highway Data Explorer". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ Salek, Matthew E. "Colorado Routes 1-19". Retrieved 2024-04-13.
External links
Media related to Colorado State Highway 8 at Wikimedia Commons