Editing U.S. Route 8 (section)

== Business route ==
{{infobox road small
|state=WI
|type=US-Bus
|route=8
|location=[[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]]
|length_mi=7.1
|length_round=1
|length_ref=<ref name="googleR"/>
|formed=October 3, 1992<ref name=AASHTO1992A/>
|deleted=July 1, 2005<ref name=dn2004-08-30/>
}}
'''Business U.S. Highway&nbsp;8''' ('''Bus. US&nbsp;8''') in [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]], was a locally maintained business loop highway routing through the central business district of the city. The route was designated when US&nbsp;8 was shifted to a bypass of downtown in 1992. The former routing of US&nbsp;8 through the area was designated as a business loop,<ref name=AASHTO1992A>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1992A |access-date = August 30, 2010 }}</ref> and it was turned over to the city and county for maintenance. The local authorities erected signs along this route to designate it as a business loop of the main highway south of town.<ref name=OnCo02/> The signs along the road were scheduled to be removed on July 1, 2005, when the business loop was to be redesignated CTH-P.<ref name=dn2004-08-30>{{cite news |url = http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/08/30/news/local_news/news1.txt |title = Business Highway&nbsp;8 To Be Renamed County Highway P |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 |date = August 30, 2004 |access-date = November 15, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040918054847/http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/08/30/news/local_news/news1.txt |archive-date = September 18, 2004 |page = 1 }}</ref>

Before the signage was removed, Bus. US&nbsp;8 started at the western junction of US&nbsp;8 and [[Wisconsin Highway 47|WIS&nbsp;47]]. The business loop ran east from this intersection along Kemp Street, crossing the [[Wisconsin River]] north of the convergence with the [[Pelican River (Wisconsin River)|Pelican River]]. The loop jogged north along Oneida Street for three blocks and turned east again on Lincoln Street. East of town, Bus. US&nbsp;8 intersected [[Wisconsin Highway 17|WIS&nbsp;17]] and turned to the southeast. Outside of town, the business loop ran through wooded terrain and turned south near Clear Lake. Near the larger George Lake, the roadway curved back east along the lake's southern shore, running parallel to the main highway before turning south to connect to the main highway. At this intersection with US&nbsp;8/WIS&nbsp;47, the business loop ended after a total run of {{convert|7.1|mi|km|1}}.<ref name="googleR">{{cite map |author = ((Google)) |date = May 11, 2008 |url= https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-8+%26+West+Kemp+Street,+Rhinelander,+WI&daddr=45.633246,-89.379101+to:US-8+E%2FWI-47+S&hl=en&geocode=FWBGuAIdNUir-imnuOzLTqpVTTHwO9NrdXs-wQ%3B%3BFaTJtwIddgWt-g&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&sll=45.611876,-89.382534&sspn=0.113475,0.128231&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13 |title= Overview Map of U.S. Route 8 Business in Rhinelander, Wisconsin |website = Google Maps |publisher = Google |access-date= May 11, 2008 }}</ref>
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