North Dakota Highway 8 (ND 8) is a 211.321-mile (340.088 km) north–south state highway in North Dakota, United States. The highway is split into two segments. The southern segment is 133 miles (214 km) long and travels from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes to South Dakota Highway 75 (SD 75) near Hettinger. The northern segment is 78 miles (126 km) long and travels from Saskatchewan Highway 9 (SK 9) in Northgate on the Canada–United States border to ND 23 near New Town. The highway was originally continuous but was separated by the formation of Lake Sakakawea in the 1950s.
.svg) North Dakota Highway 8 | ||||
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 ND 8 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDDOT | ||||
| Length | 211.321 mi[1] (340.088 km) | |||
| Tourist routes |  Lewis and Clark Trail | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length | 133 mi (214 km) | |||
| South end |  SD 75 south of Hettinger | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end | Lake Sakakawea | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 78 mi (126 km) | |||
| South end |   ND 23 / ND 1804 near Van Hook | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| North end |  Highway 9 northwest of Northgate | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Dakota | |||
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| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Adams | Hettinger Township | 0.000 | 0.000 |  SD 75 south – Lodgepole | Southern terminus; continuation into South Dakota as South Dakota Highway 75 | ||
| 4.035 | 6.494 |   US 12 west – Bowman | Southern end of US 12 concurrency | ||||
| Clermont Township | 12.119 | 19.504 |  US 12 east – McIntosh | Northern end of US 12 concurrency | |||
| Hettinger | Farina–Chilton township line | 37.816 | 60.859 |  ND 21 west – Regent, New England | Southern end of ND 21 concurrency | ||
| Mott | 45.583 | 73.359 | ND 21 east – Elgin | Northern end of ND 21 concurrency | |||
| Stark | Richardton | 80.312 | 129.250 |  I-94 – Bismarck, Billings | I-94 exit 84. | ||
| Dunn | Unorganized Territory of Halliday | 112.215 | 180.593 |  ND 200 east – Dodge, Beulah | Southern end of ND 200 overlap | ||
| Halliday | 113.807 | 183.155 | ND 200 west / Lewis and Clark Trail – Killdeer | Northern end of ND 200 overlap | |||
| Unorganized Territory of Halliday | 121.912 | 196.198 |  ND 1806 east / Lewis and Clark Trail to ND 200 | ||||
| Fort Berthold Indian Reservation | 132.120 | 212.627 | Road ends near Lake Sakakawea | ||||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Mountrail | Fort Berthold Indian Reservation | 132.121 | 212.628 | ND 23 / ND 1804 / Lewis and Clark Trail – New Town, Parshall | Route resumes | ||
| Stanley | 155.962 | 250.997 |  US 2 – Minot, Williston | ||||
| Mountrail–Burke county line | Lostwood–Vanville township line | 173.390 | 279.044 |  ND 50 east – Coulee | Southern end of ND 50 overlap | ||
| Burke | Vanville Township | 174.140 | 280.251 | ND 50 west – Powers Lake | Northern end of ND 50 overlap | ||
| Bowbells | 197.124 | 317.240 |   US 52 east / ND 5 east – Minot | Southern end of US 52 / ND 5 overlap | |||
| Minnesota–North Star township line | 203.888 | 328.126 | US 52 west / ND 5 west – Portal, Crosby | Northern end of US 52 / ND 5 overlap | |||
| Northgate Border Crossing | 211.321 | 340.088 | Canada–United States border | ||||
| Highway 9 north | Continuation into Canada | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Route and Mileage Map Insets" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
External links
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