Mississippi Highway 8

Mississippi Highway 8 marker
Mississippi Highway 8
Map
MS 8 in red, unsigned but designated portion of MS 8 in Aberdeen in blue
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length168.1 mi[1] (270.5 km)
(160.932 mi excluding concurrencies)
Existed1932–present
Major junctions
West end MS 1 in Rosedale
Major intersections
East end US 278 in Wise Gap
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountiesBolivar, Sunflower, Leflore, Tallahatchie, Grenada, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe
Highway system
MS 7 MS 9

Mississippi Highway 8 (MS 8) is an east–west state highway in northern Mississippi, running 168.1 miles (270.5 km) from MS 1 in Rosedale to U.S. Route 278 (US 278) northeast of Aberdeen. Points of interest along the route include Great River Road State Park, Delta State University, Grenada Lake, Hugh White State Park, and the Natchez Trace Parkway.

  1. ^ "Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-06-03.