Connecticut Route 8

Route 8 marker
Route 8
Map
Route 8 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by CTDOT
Length67.36 mi (108.41 km)
Existed1922–present
Major junctions
South end I-95 in Bridgeport
Major intersections
North end Route 8 in Sandisfield, MA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
CountiesFairfield, New Haven, Litchfield
Highway system
  • Connecticut State Highway System
US 7 Route 9

Route 8 is a 67.36-mile (108.41 km) state highway in Connecticut that runs north–south from Bridgeport, through Waterbury, all the way to the Massachusetts state line where it continues as Massachusetts Route 8. Most of the highway is a four-lane freeway but the northernmost 8.8 miles (14.2 km) is a two-lane surface road.[1]

  1. ^ Bureau of Policy and Planning (2004). Highway Log: Connecticut State Numbered Routes and Roads as of December 31, 2004 (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2008. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)