Route information | ||||
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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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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.