Tennessee State Route 8

State Route 8
SR 8; primary in red, secondary in blue, unsigned in green
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length	75.43 mi (121.39 km)
Existed	October 1, 1923[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 41 / US 76 / SR 3 at the Georgia State Line in East Ridge
Major intersections	I-75 in East Ridge I-24 in Chattanooga US 11 / US 64 in Chattanooga US 27 / US 127 in Red Bank SR 27 in Signal Mountain US 127 / SR 28 / SR 111 in Dunlap
North end	SR 56 in McMinnville
Location
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Hamilton, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren
Highway system
Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State
← SR 7 → SR 9

State Route 8 (SR 8) is a 75.43-mile-long (121.39 km) north–south state highway in East and Middle Tennessee. It connects the cities of Chattanooga and McMinnville via Signal Mountain and Dunlap.^[2]

Route description

Hamilton County

SR 8 begins in Hamilton County as the unsigned companion route to US 41/US 76 at the Georgia state line in East Ridge, where they continue concurrent with Georgia State Route 3. As Ringgold Road, they head west and have an interchange with I-75 and go through downtown before passing through the Bachman Tubes and entering Chattanooga, where it becomes Westside Drive and having an interchange with I-24. They then come to an intersection and become concurrent with US 11/US 64/SR 2 (E 23rd Street) and head north on Dodds Avenue. They pass through neighborhoods before US 41/US 76/SR 8 split from US 11/US 64/SR 2 (Dodds Avenue) and continue east along E Main Street. They then become concurrent with SR 17 (S Willow Street) before SR 8 splits off and heads north along Market Street. SR 8 enters downtown as a signed secondary highway, having intersections with SR 316 (M L King Boulevard) and SR 389 (W 4th Avenue) before crossing the Tennessee River (via the Market Street Bridge) and becoming Cherokee Boulevard. SR 8 then has an interchange with US 27/SR 29/SR 27, at the southern terminus of US 127, which it becomes concurrent with, along with SR 27, in Red Bank, with SR 8 becoming unsigned again. They then come to a junction where SR 27 splits off and goes west (signed south) before winding its way up a mountain and going through Signal Mountain. US 127/SR 8, then go through Walden and Fairmount before crossing into Sequatchie County.

Sequatchie County

They then go through Lone Oak before meandering down a mountainside and entering a valley in Center Point, where they intersect SR 283. US 127/SR 8 then enter Dunlap and have an intersection with SR 28, which becomes the unsigned companion route of US 127. They go north through downtown before coming to an interchange with SR 111, where SR 8 separates from US 127/SR 28 and follows that route, becoming signed for the first time as a primary highway. SR 111/SR 8 leave Dunlap and wind their way through a narrow valley to Cagle and have an intersection with SR 399. SR 8 soon leaves SR 111 and heads northwestward to enter Van Buren County.

Van Buren and Warren Counties

SR 8 shortly runs through a remote area of Van Buren County before crossing into Warren County. It then runs through some farmland and crosses the Collins River before junctioning with SR 127 and entering McMinnville. SR 8 then comes to an end at an intersection with SR 56 just west of downtown.

Major junctions

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Hamilton	East Ridge	0.0	0.0	US 41 south / US 76 east (Old Dixie Highway/SR 3 south) – Ringgold	Georgia state line; southern terminus; southern end of US 41/US 76 concurrency; SR 8 begins as an unsigned secondary highway
				I-75 to I-24 – Knoxville, Atlanta	I-75 exit 1 southbound and 1A/B northbound
	East Ridge–Chattanooga line			Bachman Tubes under Missionary Ridge
	Chattanooga			I-24 west – Nashville	I-24 exit 181A; eastbound exit and westbound entrance on I-24
				US 64 west / US 11 south (E 23rd Street/SR 2 west)	Southern end of US 64/US 11/SR 2 concurrency
				US 64 east / US 11 north (Dodds Avenue/SR 2)	Northern end of US 64/US 11/SR 2 concurrency; provides access to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
				SR 17 north (S Willow Street)	Southern end of SR 17 concurrency
				US 41 north / US 76 west / SR 17 south (W Main Street) to I-24 / US 27	Northern end of US 41/US 76/SR 17 concurrency; SR 8 becomes signed
				SR 316 (M L King Boulevard) to US 27 west	Eastern terminus of SR 316
				SR 389 west (W 4th Street) to US 27	Eastern terminus of SR 389
				Market Street Bridge (Chief John Ross Bridge) over Tennessee River
	Chattanooga–Red Bank line			Stringer's Ridge Tunnel; SR 8 changes from Cherokee Boulevard to Dayton Boulevard
	Red Bank			US 27 south – Downtown	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
				Dayton Boulevard (Old US 27/SR 29) - Hixson	SR 8 turns west from Dayton Boulevard to Signal Mountain Road
				US 27 / US 127 begins (SR 27 east/SR 29) – Chattanooga, Dayton	Interchange; southern terminus of US 127; southern end of US 127/SR 27 concurrency; SR 8 becomes unsigned
	Signal Mountain			SR 27 west (Cherokee Trail) – Powells Crossroads, Jasper	Northern end of SR 27 concurrency
Sequatchie	Center Point			SR 283 south (East Valley Road) – Powells Crossroads, Whitwell	Northern terminus of SR 283
	​			Bridge over the Sequatchie River
	Dunlap			SR 28 south – Whitwell, Jasper	Southern end of unsigned SR 28 concurrency; SR 8 becomes a primary route
				US 127 north (Rankin Avenue/SR 28 north) / SR 111 south – Pikeville, Chattanooga	Interchange; northern end of US 127/SR 28 concurrency; southern end of SR 111 concurrency; SR 8 becomes signed
	Cagle			SR 399 west (Rifle Range Road) – Gruetli-Laager, Palmer	Eastern terminus of SR 399; provides access to Savage Gulf State Natural Area (South Cumberland State Park)
	​			SR 111 north (Artillery Road) – Spencer	Northern end of SR 111 concurrency
Van Buren	No major junctions
Warren	​			Bridge over the Collins River
	​			SR 127 (Shellsford Road) – Sparta, Viola
	McMinnville	75.43	121.39	SR 56 (Beersheba Highway) – Downtown, Beersheba Springs, Altamont	Northern terminus; SR 8 ends as a signed primary highway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Route transition

See also

• List of state routes in Tennessee

References

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/maps/2021-traffic-maps-with-aadt/HamiltonCounty2021Combined.pdf

This page was last edited on 21 March 2024, at 22:37