Editing U.S. Route 8 (section)

== Route description ==

=== Forest Lake to St. Croix Falls ===
US&nbsp;8 begins at an interchange with [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|I-35]] in [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake]]. This interchange is incomplete: traffic can only access US&nbsp;8 directly from northbound I-35, and westbound traffic on US&nbsp;8 merges onto southbound I-35. The first {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} segment of roadway to Forest Lake is a [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]], with an interchange at [[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|US&nbsp;61]]. East of this junction, the highway follows Lake Boulevard North around Forest Lake and continues northeasterly through the community to cross the [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]]–[[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]] county line. The highway continues to the northeast along farmland and the shore of [[Green Lake (Chisago City, Minnesota)|Green Lake]] to [[Chisago City, Minnesota|Chisago City]], where it meets up with County State-Aid Highway 22 (CSAH&nbsp;22). US&nbsp;8 follows Lake Boulevard through Chisago City along the isthmus between the larger Chisago Lake and the smaller Wallmark Lake on the eastern side of town. The highway turns along a more easterly path in [[Lindstrom, Minnesota|Lindström]] between North and South Lindström lakes. East of those lakes, US&nbsp;8 crosses into the town of [[Center City, Minnesota|Center City]].<ref name=MnDOT13-14>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 2013 |sections= K15–L15 }}</ref><ref name="googleMN">{{cite map |author = ((Google)) |author-link = Google |date = May 11, 2020 |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=forest+lake,+mn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.409204,65.654297&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Forest+Lake,+Washington,+Minnesota&ll=45.318116,-92.840309&spn=0.228136,0.387268&z=12 |title=Overview Map of US&nbsp;8 in Minnesota |website = [[Google Maps]] |publisher = Google |access-date=May 11, 2010 }}</ref>

In Center City, US&nbsp;8 runs between North and South Center lakes, curving around the north shore of South Center Lake. On the eastern edge of town, it turns due east for several miles and runs through [[Shafer, Minnesota|Shafer]]. US&nbsp;8 merges with [[Minnesota State Highway 95]] (MN&nbsp;95) at a roundabout about {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southwest of [[Taylors Falls, Minnesota|Taylors Falls]]. The two highways [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] turn northeast along the [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)|St. Croix River]], entering town. At this point, MN&nbsp;95 continues north along the river while US&nbsp;8 turns east to cross the St. Croix River, exiting the state of Minnesota into [[Wisconsin]].<ref name="MnDOT13-14"/><ref name="googleMN"/>

[[File:Taylors Falls.JPG|thumb|left|Bridge carrying US&nbsp;8 across the St. Croix River|alt=Photograph of]]
[[Legislative route (Minnesota)|Legally]], the Minnesota section of US&nbsp;8 is defined as Constitutional Route&nbsp;46 and Legislative Route&nbsp;98 in the Minnesota Statutes §§[[s:Minnesota Statutes/Section 161.114#Subdivision 2|161.114(2)]] and [[s:Minnesota Statutes/Section 161.115#Subdivision 29|161.115(29)]]; the roadway is not marked with those numbers.<ref name="const">{{cite web |url = https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.114 |work = [[Minnesota Statutes]] |title = §&nbsp;161.114, Constitutional Trunk Highways |location = St. Paul |publisher = Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes |author = Minnesota State Legislature |year = 2009 |access-date = May 11, 2010 |author-link = Minnesota State Legislature }}</ref><ref name="statute">{{cite web |url = https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115 |work = Minnesota Statutes |title = §&nbsp;161.115, Additional Trunk Highways |location = St. Paul |publisher = Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes |author = Minnesota State Legislature |year = 2009 |access-date = May 11, 2010 }}</ref> The section of US&nbsp;8 in Chisago County was officially designated the Moberg Trail in 1990.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sawyers |first1=June |title=Swedish Diaspora |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-05-12-9605120214-story.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=May 12, 1996}}</ref>

=== St. Croix Falls to Rhinelander ===
US&nbsp;8 enters [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk County]] at [[St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin|St. Croix Falls]] as a multilane roadway. It joins [[Wisconsin Highway 35|State Trunk Highway&nbsp;35]] (WIS&nbsp;35) at a [[diamond interchange]] located approximately {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} from the state line. The two highways run concurrently for {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} before WIS&nbsp;35 turns off to the north at a location in the [[St. Croix Falls (town), Wisconsin|Town of St. Croix Falls]] west of Deer Lake. US&nbsp;8 continues eastward through forest lands, and [[Wisconsin Highway 46|WIS&nbsp;46]] joins from the north for a {{convert|4|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} concurrency before splitting off to the south. Continuing eastward, US&nbsp;8 passes through [[Range, Wisconsin|Range]] and crosses into [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron County]] at [[Turtle Lake, Wisconsin|Turtle Lake]]. [[U.S. Route 63 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;63]] merges from the south near Turtle Lake and departs to the north in the downtown area. The roadway passes through [[Poskin, Wisconsin|Poskin]] and intersects [[Wisconsin Highway 25|WIS&nbsp;25]] in [[Barron, Wisconsin|Barron]]. East of Barron, US&nbsp;8 meets [[U.S. Route 53 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;53]] at a mixed diamond/cloverleaf interchange and turns north into [[Cameron, Barron County, Wisconsin|Cameron]], then turns east in downtown to leave the latter community. After a {{convert|9|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} straightaway, the highway crosses into [[Rusk County, Wisconsin|Rusk County]], and then it continues due east for an additional {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} before turning northeast and passing through [[Weyerhaeuser, Wisconsin|Weyerhaeuser]]. Continuing northeasterly, the roadway crosses [[Wisconsin Highway 40|WIS&nbsp;40]] in [[Bruce, Wisconsin|Bruce]]. East of town, the highway continues through rural Rusk County, and US&nbsp;8 meets [[Wisconsin Highway 27|WIS&nbsp;27]] in downtown [[Ladysmith, Wisconsin|Ladysmith]].<ref name=WisDOT13-14>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 2013 |sections= B4–I4  }}</ref><ref name="googleWI">{{cite map |author = ((Google)) |date = May 11, 2010 |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=St.+Croix+Falls,+WI&daddr=45.394111,-91.766052+to:Norway,+MI&hl=en&geocode=FXTutAIdPHF6-imBMQ8CuJqyUjG8B8fgo5LXrw%3B%3BFRanugIdCLLC-ikbWmJ1MkRSTTEVIzEB8ryA-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&sll=45.385431,-91.761932&sspn=0.227865,0.256462&ie=UTF8&ll=45.383019,-90.252686&spn=7.291624,8.206787&t=h&z=7 |title=Overview Map of US&nbsp;8 in Wisconsin |website = Google Maps |publisher = Google |access-date=May 11, 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:US Route 8 Rural Lincoln County Wisconsin.jpg|thumb|US&nbsp;8 in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, near Tripoli|alt=Photograph of]]
Upon leaving Ladysmith, US&nbsp;8 passes through the communities of [[Tony, Wisconsin|Tony]], [[Glen Flora, Wisconsin|Glen Flora]], [[Ingram, Wisconsin|Ingram]] (where it meets the northern terminus of [[Wisconsin Highway 73|WIS&nbsp;73]]) and [[Hawkins, Wisconsin|Hawkins]] on its way out of Rusk County. In [[Price County, Wisconsin|Price County]], US&nbsp;8 passes through [[Kennan, Wisconsin|Kennan]] and [[Catawba, Wisconsin|Catawba]]. [[Wisconsin Highway 111|WIS&nbsp;111]] terminates at its south end on US&nbsp;8 just east of Catawba. US&nbsp;8 meets [[Wisconsin Highway 13|WIS&nbsp;13]] at a diamond interchange northwest of [[Prentice, Wisconsin|Prentice]] and passes north of the city. The highway passes through [[Brantwood, Wisconsin|Brantwood]] and enters [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln County]] at [[Clifford, Wisconsin|Clifford]]. Further east,  US&nbsp;8 crosses [[Tripoli, Wisconsin|Tripoli]] and [[McCord, Wisconsin|McCord]] and runs north of [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin|Tomahawk]] as it passes through the Lake Nokomis area. [[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;51]] crosses US&nbsp;8 northeast of Tomahawk. US&nbsp;8 turns northeast into [[Oneida County, Wisconsin|Oneida County]] and onto a forested twisting northeasterly alignment. For much of this segment the highway follows the [[Soo Line Railroad]]. The highway passes through [[Woodboro, Wisconsin|Woodboro]] and passes several lakes. A few miles before Rhinelander, the highway expands to a divided highway into Rhinelander. During this stretch, the highway has an exempt railroad crossing with only crossbucks. It merges with [[Wisconsin Highway 47|WIS&nbsp;47]] at a roundabout on the southwest side of [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin|Rhinelander]]. [[Wisconsin Highway 17|WIS&nbsp;17]] north joins the highways {{convert|1/2|mi|km|spell=in}} to the southeast, creating a [[wrong-way concurrency]] with WIS&nbsp;47; along this section of highway, eastbound US&nbsp;8 is also southbound WIS&nbsp;47 and northbound WIS&nbsp;17 and vice versa. WIS&nbsp;17 turns to the north {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} southeast of there, and US&nbsp;8 and WIS&nbsp;47 head eastbound out of the Rhinelander area.<ref name=WisDOT13-14/><ref name="googleWI"/>

=== Rhinelander to Norway ===
US&nbsp;8 intersects [[U.S. Route 45 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;45]] south in [[Monico, Wisconsin|Monico]], and WIS&nbsp;47 splits from US&nbsp;8 to follow US&nbsp;45 south. Immediately east of the same intersection, US&nbsp;45 north follows US&nbsp;8 for {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} before splitting to the north. US&nbsp;8 enters [[Forest County, Wisconsin|Forest County]] {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Monico. {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=In}} into the county, the highway merges with [[Wisconsin Highway 32|WIS&nbsp;32]] from the north in [[Crandon, Wisconsin|Crandon]] and the two highways head east to [[Laona, Wisconsin|Laona]] where US&nbsp;8 turns north and WIS&nbsp;32 turns south. US&nbsp;8 turns east again at [[Cavour, Wisconsin|Cavour]] and passes through the community of [[Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin|Armstrong Creek]] {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} from the [[Marinette County, Wisconsin|Marinette County]] line. The highway passes through [[Goodman, Wisconsin|Goodman]] and [[Dunbar, Wisconsin|Dunbar]] as it meanders through the county and joins [[U.S. Route 141|US&nbsp;141]] at [[Pembine, Wisconsin|Pembine]]. The two routes split {{convert|10|mi|km}} further north near [[Niagara, Wisconsin|Niagara]]; after the split, US&nbsp;8 heads east. The highway takes a northward turn and heads across the [[Menominee River]] into [[Michigan]] near Pier's Gorge Park.<ref name=WisDOT13-14/><ref name="googleWI"/>

[[File:US8EastTerminusNorwayMichiganNov2009.jpg|thumb|left|Eastern terminus in Norway|alt=Photograph of]]
Entering Michigan south of [[Norway, Michigan|Norway]] at the [[Menominee River]] crossing in [[Norway Township, Michigan|Norway Township]], US&nbsp;8 proceeds north into the city where it ends at [[U.S. Route 2 in Michigan|US&nbsp;2]]. US&nbsp;8 in Michigan is {{convert|2.322|mi|km}} long; in this segment, the road passes by the [[Dickinson County, Michigan|Dickinson County]] fairgrounds and [[Norway Speedway]].<ref name="MDOT13">{{cite MDOT map |year= 2013 |section= D5 }}</ref><ref name="google_michigan">{{cite map |author = ((Google)) |date = December 27, 2007 |url= https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11907673563299870445,45.758171,-87.921684%3B15376556712785589671,45.787300,-87.909860&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=45.757044,-87.921782&daddr=Brown+Ave%2FUS-8+%4045.787300,+-87.909860&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&sll=45.771175,-87.904444&sspn=0.040232,0.080338&ie=UTF8&z=14&om=1 |title= Overview Map of US&nbsp;8 in Michigan |website = Google Maps |publisher = Google |access-date= December 27, 2007 }}</ref>