State Route 8 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 38.34 mi[1] (61.70 km) | |||
| Existed | 1924–present | |||
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| South end |   I-76 / I-77 in Akron | |||
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| North end |       US 6 / US 20 / US 422 / SR 14 / SR 43 / SR 87 at Public Square in Cleveland | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Summit, Cuyahoga | |||
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State Route 8 (SR 8) is a road in the U.S. state of Ohio. SR 8 stretches from the eastern junction of Interstate 76 (I-76) and I-77 in Akron to Public Square in Cleveland. It is one of nine routes to enter downtown Cleveland at Public Square. The route's first few miles are as a limited-access freeway from I-76 and I-77, heading north. The freeway section of the highway has 16 interchanges, and is cosigned with SR 59 for a short distance from Perkins Street in Akron to Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls. The freeway portion ends at I-271 in Macedonia.