Tennessee State Route 8

State Route 8 (SR 8) is a 75.43-mile-long (121.39 km) northsouth state highway in East and Middle Tennessee. It connects the cities of Chattanooga and McMinnville via Signal Mountain and Dunlap.[1]

State Route 8
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length75.43 mi (121.39 km)
Major junctions
South end US 41 / US 76 at the Georgia State Line in East Ridge
  I-75 in East Ridge

I-24 in Chattanooga
US 11 / US 64 in Chattanooga
US 27 / US 127 in Red Bank
SR 27 in Signal Mountain

US 127 / SR 28 / SR 111 in Dunlap
North end SR 56 in McMinnville
Location
CountiesHamilton, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren
Highway system
SR 7 SR 9

Route description

Hamilton County

SR 8 begins in Hamilton County as the unsigned companion route to US 41/US 76 at the Georgia border in East Ridge, where they continue concurrent with Georgia State Route 3. As Ringgold Road, they head east and have an interchange with I-75 and go through downtown before passing through the Bachman Tubes and entering Chattanooga, where it becomes Westside Drive and having an interchange with I-24. They then come to an intersection and become concurrent with US 11/US 64/SR 2 (E 23rd Street) and head north on Dodds Avenue. They pass through neighborhoods before US 41/US 76/SR 8 split from US 11/US 64/SR 2 (Dodds Avenue) and continue east along E Main Street. They then become concurrent with SR 17 (S Willow Street) before SR 8 splits off and heads north along Market Street. SR 8 enters downtown as a signed secondary highway, having intersections with SR 316 (M L King Boulevard) and SR 389 (W 4th Avenue) before crossing the Tennessee River (via the Market Street Bridge) and becoming Cherokee Boulevard. SR 8 then has an interchange with US 27/SR 29/SR 27, at the southern terminus of US 127, which it becomes concurrent with, along with SR 27, in Red Bank, with SR 8 becoming unsigned again. They then come to a junction where SR 27 splits off and goes west (signed south) before winding its way up a mountain and going through Signal Mountain. US 127/SR 8, then go through Walden and Fairmount before crossing into Sequatchie County.

Sequatchie County

They then go through Lone Oak before meandering down a mountainside and entering a valley in Center Point, where they intersect SR 283. US 127/SR 8 then enter Dunlap and have an intersection with SR 28, which becomes the unsigned companion route of US 127. They go north through downtown before coming to an interchange with SR 111, where SR 8 separates from US 127/SR 28 and follows that route, becoming signed for the first time as a primary highway. SR 111/SR 8 leave Dunlap and wind their way through a narrow valley to Cagle and have an intersection with SR 399. SR 8 soon leaves SR 111 and heads eastward to enter Van Buren County.

Van Buren and Warren Counties

SR 8 shortly runs through a remote area of Van Buren County Before crossing into Warren County. It then runs through some farmland and crosses the Collins River before junctioning with SR 127 and entering McMinnville. SR 8 then comes to an end at an intersection with SR 56 just west of downtown.

Major junctions

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
HamiltonEast Ridge0.00.0 US 41 south / US 76 east (Old Dixie Highway/SR 3 south) RinggoldGeorgia state line; southern terminus; southern end of US 41/US 76 concurrency; SR 8 begins as an unsigned highway
I-75 to I-24 Knoxville, AtlantaI-75 exit 1 southbound and 1A/B northbound
East RidgeChattanooga lineBachman Tubes under Missionary Ridge
Chattanooga I-24 west NashvilleI-24 exit 181A; eastbound exit and westbound entrance on I-24
US 64 west / US 11 south (E 23rd Street/SR 2 west)Southern end of US 64/US 11/SR 2 concurrency
US 64 east / US 11 north (Dodds Avenue/SR 2)Northern end of US 64/US 11/SR 2 concurrency; provides access to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
SR 17 north (S Willow Street)Southern end of SR 17 concurrency
US 41 north / US 76 west / SR 17 south (W Main Street) to I-24 / US 27Northern end of US 41/US 76/SR 17 concurrency; SR 8 becomes signed as a secondary highway
SR 316 (M L King Boulevard) to US 27 westEastern terminus of SR 316
SR 389 west (W 4th Street) to US 27Eastern terminus of SR 389
Market Street Bridge (Chief John Ross Bridge) over Tennessee River
ChattanoogaRed Bank lineStringer's Ridge Tunnel; SR 8 changes from Cherokee Boulevard to Dayton Boulevard
Red Bank US 27 south DowntownSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Dayton Boulevard (Old US 27/SR 29) - HixsonSR 8 turns west from Dayton Boulevard to Signal Mountain Road
US 27 / US 127 begins (SR 27 east/SR 29) Chattanooga, DaytonInterchange; southern terminus of US 127; southern end of US 127/SR 27 concurrency; SR 8 becomes unsigned
Signal Mountain SR 27 west (Cherokee Trail) Powells Crossroads, JasperNorthern end of SR 27 concurrency
SequatchieCenter Point SR 283 south (East Valley Road) Powells Crossroads, WhitwellNorthern terminus of SR 283
Bridge over the Sequatchie River
Dunlap SR 28 south Whitwell, JasperSouthern end of unsigned SR 28 concurrency
US 127 north (Rankin Avenue/SR 28 north) / SR 111 south Pikeville, ChattanoogaInterchange; northern end of US 127/SR 28 concurrency; southern end of SR 111 concurrency; SR 8 becomes signed as a primary highway
Cagle SR 399 west (Rifle Range Road) Gruetli-Laager, PalmerEastern terminus of SR 399; provides access to Savage Gulf State Natural Area (South Cumberland State Park)
SR 111 north (Artillery Road) SpencerNorthern end of SR 111 concurrency
Van Buren
No major junctions
WarrenBridge over the Collins River
SR 127 (Shellsford Road) Sparta, Viola
McMinnville75.43121.39 SR 56 (Beersheba Highway) – Downtown, Beersheba Springs, AltamontNorthern terminus; SR 8 ends as a signed primary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. Tennessee Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (2004 ed.). DeLorme.
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