Maine State Route 8

State Route 8
Route information
Maintained by MaineDOT
Length:	51.65 mi[1] (83.12 km)
Existed:	1955 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 201 / SR 11 / SR 27 / SR 100 in Augusta
	SR 3 in Augusta US 2 / US 201A in Norridgewock
North end:	US 201 / US 201A in Solon
Location
Counties:	Kennebec, Somerset
Highway system
Maine State Highway System Interstate U.S. State ← SR 7 SR 9 →

State Route 8 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from U.S. Route 201 at Memorial Circle in Augusta, to an intersection with U.S. Route 201 in Solon. Route 8 is 51.6 miles (83.0 km) long.

Route 8 goes north from Augusta through the Belgrade Lakes region, running concurrently with Routes 11 and 27 to Belgrade. The road continues northeast from Belgrade to Norridgewock, where it intersects U.S. Route 2. The route joins with U.S. Route 201A and follows the Kennebec River through Madison and Anson to its north end at Solon.

Route 3 was extended in 2013 from its previous terminus at Interstate 95 to end at Route 8 in Augusta, to serve the new Alfond Center for Health and Cancer Center.^[2]

Concurrent routings

• Route 27: 12 miles (19 km), Augusta to Belgrade
• Route 11: 15 miles (24 km), Augusta to Belgrade
• Route 137: 3 miles (4.8 km), Smithfield
• U.S. Route 201A: 21 miles (34 km), Norridgewock to Solon
• Route 16: 7 miles (11 km), Anson to Embden

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Kennebec	Augusta	0.00	0.00	US 202 west / SR 11 south / SR 17 west / SR 100 south to I‑95 – Winthrop US 201 south / SR 27 south – Gardiner, Hallowell US 201 north / US 202 east / SR 17 east / SR 100 north to SR 3 – Waterville, Rockland, Belfast SR 104 north	Rotary; Southern terminus of SR 8 and SR 104; Southern terminus of concurrency with SR 11, SR 27, and SR 104
		0.8	1.3	SR 104 north – Sidney	Northern terminus of concurrency with SR 104
		3.0	4.8	I‑95 – Portland, Lewiston, Waterville	Exit 112 on I-95
	Sidney	6.6	10.6	SR 23 north – Oakland	Southern terminus of SR 23
	Belgrade	11.8	19.0	SR 27 north – Belgrade Lakes, Farmington	Northern terminus of concurrency with SR 27
		12.2	19.6	SR 135 south – Belgrade Lakes, Readfield	Northern terminus of SR 135
		15.0	24.1	SR 11 north – Oakland	Northern terminus of concurrency with SR 11
Somerset	Smithfield	21.3	34.3	SR 137 east – Oakland	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 137
		21.4	34.4	SR 225 west – Rome	Eastern terminus of SR 225
		24.6	39.6	SR 137 west – New Sharon, Mercer	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 137
	Norridgewock	30.5	49.1	US 2 east / US 201A south – Skowhegan SR 139 east – Fairfield, Waterville	Southern terminus of concurrency with US 2 and US 201A Western terminus of SR 139
		30.9	49.7	US 2 west – Mercer, Farmington	Northern terminus of concurrency with US 2
	Madison	38.6	62.1	SR 43 east – Athens SR 148 east – Lakewood	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 43 and SR 148
	Anson	39.1	62.9	SR 43 west / SR 148 west – Farmington	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 43 and SR 148
		43.6	70.2	SR 234 west – New Vineyard	Eastern terminus of SR 234
		43.8	70.5	SR 16 west – Kingfield, New Portland	Western terminus of concurrency with SR 16
	Embden	50.5	81.3	SR 16 east – Bingham	Eastern terminus of concurrency with SR 16
	Solon	51.65	83.12	US 201 – Bingham, Skowhegan	Northern terminus of SR 8 and US 201A Northern terminus of concurrency with US 201A
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Floodgap Roadgap's RoadsAroundME: Maine State Route 8
2. Adams, Betty (October 29, 2013). "Two new roundabouts at Interstate 95 exit 113 open in north Augusta". Kennebec Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2013.