Editing U.S. Route 8

{{Short description|East-west U.S. Highway from Minnesota to Michigan}}
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|maint=[[Minnesota Department of Transportation|MnDOT]], [[Wisconsin Department of Transportation|WisDOT]], [[Michigan Department of Transportation|MDOT]]
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|map_alt=US 8 runs east–west from East central Minnesota to the Upper Peninsula Michigan and across Northern Wisconsin
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|length_notes={{convert|22.13|mi|km|abbr=on}} in Minnesota, {{convert|255.55|mi|km|abbr=on}} in Wisconsin, and {{convert|2.32|mi|km|abbr=on}} in Michigan
|formed= {{start date|1926|11|11}}<ref name= mcnichol74 >{{cite book |ref = McNichol |last = McNichol |first = Dan |year = 2006 |title = The Roads that Built America |location = New York |publisher = Sterling |isbn = 1-4027-3468-9 |oclc = 63377558 |page = 74 }}</ref>
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=MN|I|35}} in [[Forest Lake, Minnesota|Forest Lake, MN]]
|junction=
* {{jct|state=MN|US|61}} in Forest Lake, MN
* {{jct|state=WI|US|63}} at [[Turtle Lake, Wisconsin|Turtle Lake, WI]]
* {{jct|state=WI|US|53}} near [[Cameron, Barron County, Wisconsin|Cameron, WI]]
* {{jct|state=WI|US|51}} near [[Bradley, Wisconsin|Bradley, WI]]
* {{jct|state=WI|US|45}} in [[Monico, Wisconsin|Monico, WI]]
* {{jct|state=WI|US|141}} near [[Pembine, Wisconsin|Pembine, WI]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=MI|US|2}} in [[Norway, Michigan|Norway, MI]]
|states=[[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]], [[Michigan]]
|counties='''MN:''' [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington]], [[Chisago County, Minnesota|Chisago]]<br />'''WI:''' [[Polk County, Wisconsin|Polk]], [[Barron County, Wisconsin|Barron]], [[Rusk County, Wisconsin|Rusk]], [[Price County, Wisconsin|Price]], [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln]], [[Oneida County, Wisconsin|Oneida]], [[Forest County, Wisconsin|Forest]], [[Marinette County, Wisconsin|Marinette]]<br />'''MI:''' [[Dickinson County, Michigan|Dickinson]]
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'''U.S. Highway&nbsp;8''' ('''US&nbsp;8''') is a [[United States Numbered Highway]] that runs primarily east–west for {{convert|280|mi|km|0}}, mostly within the state of [[Wisconsin]]. It connects [[Interstate 35]] (I-35) in [[Forest Lake, Minnesota]], to [[U.S. Route 2|US&nbsp;2]] at [[Norway, Michigan]]. Except for the short freeway segment near Forest Lake, a section near the [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)|St. Croix River]] bridge, the interchange with [[U.S. Route 51|US&nbsp;51]], and a {{Convert|3|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} stretch west of [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin]], it is mostly an undivided surface road. As a state highway in the three states, US&nbsp;8 is maintained by the [[Minnesota Department of Transportation|Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin Department of Transportation|Wisconsin]] and [[Michigan Department of Transportation|Michigan]] departments of transportation ([[MnDOT]], [[WisDOT]], and [[Michigan Department of Transportation|MDOT]], respectively).

The highway was originally commissioned on November 11, 1926, with the rest of the original U.S. Highway System. At the time, it ran between Forest Lake, Minnesota, and [[Pembine, Wisconsin]], with a planned continuation to [[Powers, Michigan]]. Several changes have been made to the routing of the highway since then. The western end was extended south to [[Minneapolis]] before it was truncated back to Forest Lake. Other changes on the east end have moved that terminus from the originally planned end location at Powers to the current location in Norway. Internal WisDOT and MDOT map files at various times have shown plans to reroute the highway to connect to the original planned 1926 terminus. US&nbsp;8's course through the three states has also been shifted to follow different alignments over the years.

WisDOT built a bypass around the city of [[Rhinelander, Wisconsin|Rhinelander]] in the 1990s and created a [[business route|business loop]] along the old highway through the town. This loop was a locally maintained route through the central business district in Rhinelander. The signage for the loop was removed in 2005.

== 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>

== History ==

=== 20th century ===
Starting in 1918, the Wisconsin Highway Commission erected highway numbers along state-maintained roadways.<ref name=press-1919-09-20>{{cite news |title = Michigan May Do Well Following Wisconsin's Road Marking System |work = [[The Grand Rapids Press]] |date = September 20, 1919 |page = 10 |oclc = 9975013 }}</ref> The highway across the state from [[St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin|St. Croix Falls]] to [[Armstrong Creek, Wisconsin|Armstrong Creek]] was numbered [[Wisconsin Highway 14|WIS&nbsp;14]] at that time. The remainder of what is now US&nbsp;8 was unnumbered secondary highways, and WIS&nbsp;14 continued north of Armstrong Creek to [[Florence (CDP), Wisconsin|Florence]].<ref name=WI1918>{{cite WisDOT map |sections= A6–N6 |year= 1918 |link= yes |access-date= November 14, 2010 |v-link = yes }}</ref> When Michigan numbered its highway system the following year,<ref name=press-1919-09-20/> the future US&nbsp;8 was not included in the system.<ref name="MSHD19UP">{{cite MDOT map |date= 1919-07-01U |link= yes }}</ref> In Minnesota, US&nbsp;8 would follow what was Constitutional Route&nbsp;46, which was designated in a state constitutional amendment adopted on November 2, 1920;<ref name="const"/> that roadway originally ran between Forest Lake and [[Chisago City, Minnesota|Chisago City]] through [[Wyoming, Minnesota|Wyoming]].<ref name=MN26>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1926 |sections= M16–N17 |link= yes |c-link= yes |v-link= yes |name-list-style= amp |access-date= September 28, 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:Rhinelander WI area, 1924.png|thumb|350px|Rhinelander area, 1924, with WIS&nbsp;14 highlighted in red|alt=Map]]
The first changes to the routings of the predecessor highways were made by Wisconsin by 1920. A series of curves were added between Turtle Lake and Barron adding "stair steps" to the routing while similar jogs were removed near Cameron, Weyerhauser, Hawkins and Prentice. WIS&nbsp;14 was rerouted between Rhinelander and [[Pelican Lake, Wisconsin|Pelican Lake]] to run via [[Monico, Wisconsin|Monico]], and [[Wisconsin Highway 38|WIS&nbsp;38]] (the future US&nbsp;141) was extended northward from [[Wausaukee, Wisconsin|Wausaukee]] to terminate at the state line near [[Niagara, Wisconsin|Niagara]].<ref name=WI1919>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1919 |sections= A7–N8}}</ref><ref name=WI1920>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1920 |sections= 5–6 |pages= 22–27}}</ref> The realignment between Rhinelander and Pelican Lake was shown as reversed by 1922.<ref name=WI1922>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1922 |sections= 5–6 |pages= 22–27}}</ref> By 1925, the highway in that area was again rerouted to run directly from Rhinelander to Monico, but instead of turning south to Pelican Lake, it was run directly to Crandon. That same year, WIS&nbsp;14 was extended eastward from Armstrong Creek to Pembine and northward to Niagara. The north–south section, previously numbered WIS&nbsp;38, was also redesignated as part of [[Wisconsin Highway 57|WIS&nbsp;57]].<ref name=WI1925>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1925}}</ref>

US&nbsp;8 was created with the beginnings of the [[United States Numbered Highway System]] on November 26, 1926.<ref name="USH">{{cite web |url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/numbers.cfm |title = From Names to Numbers: The Origins of the U.S. Numbered Highway System |work = Highway History |last = Weingroff |first = Richard F. |publisher = [[Federal Highway Administration]] |access-date = April 21, 2009 |date = January 9, 2009 }}</ref> The highway was originally shown on maps running between [[Forest Lake, Minnesota]] and [[Powers, Michigan]].<ref name="USHM">{{cite map |author1 = [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2 = [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date = November 11, 1926 |title = United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale = 1:7,000,000 |location = Washington, DC |publisher = [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc = 32889555 |access-date = November 7, 2013 |via = [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style = amp }}</ref> At the time, its planned routing was not previously designated as part of the [[Michigan State Trunkline Highway System|State Trunkline Highway System]] in Michigan. The trunkline connection from [[Quinnesec, Michigan|Quinnesec]] south into Wisconsin was part of [[M-57 (Michigan highway)|M-57]], which met WIS&nbsp;57 at the state line. US&nbsp;8 ended at WIS&nbsp;57 in Pembine at the time, with no connection into Michigan shown on official maps.<ref name="MSHD27-12">{{cite MDOT map |date=1927-12-01 }}</ref> A map by the [[American Automobile Association]] does show the highway continuing east through [[Faithorn, Michigan|Faithorn]] and [[Hermansville, Michigan|Hermansville]] in Michigan to end at US&nbsp;2.<ref name="AAA27">{{cite map |title = Official Highway Map of Michigan |year = 1927 |author1 = Detroit Automobile Club |author2 = [[American Automobile Association]] |name-list-style = amp |sections = I6–J6 |location = Detroit |publisher = Detroit Automobile Club |scale = [1:800,000] |oclc = 64393035 }}</ref> The Wisconsin Highway Commission previously indicated an unnumbered state highway on their 1925 state map that connected Pembine with the Menominee River near Hermansville.<ref name=WI1925/> A later extension in 1927 moved US&nbsp;8 to run along [[U.S. Route 141|US&nbsp;141]], which had replaced WIS&nbsp;57 and M-57, ending in Quinnesec at US&nbsp;2.<ref name=WI1927>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1927}}</ref><ref name=WI1928>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1928}}</ref> By the next year, the highway was shifted to end in Norway, utilizing a separate crossing of the Menominee River to enter Michigan.<ref name="MSHD29-05">{{cite MDOT map |date=1929-05-01 }}</ref>

In 1931, US&nbsp;8 was extended south from Forest Lake into downtown [[Minneapolis]].<ref name=MN31>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1931 |sections= M16–N17 |name-list-style= amp |v-link= yes |access-date= September 28, 2010}}</ref><ref name=MN32>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1932 |sections= M16–N17 |name-list-style= amp |access-date= September 28, 2010}}</ref> West of the Rhinelander area, US&nbsp;8 and US&nbsp;51 overlapped for about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} as US&nbsp;8 jogged northward along US&nbsp;51. This concurrency was altered in 1934,<ref name=WI1934>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1934 }}</ref><ref name=WI1935>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1935 |link= yes |section= F4}}</ref> and two years later the short east–west section of US&nbsp;8/US&nbsp;51 was removed when changes to US&nbsp;51's routing were finished in the area.<ref name=WI1936>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1936 |section= F4}}</ref><ref name=WI1937>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1937 |sections= F4, H4}}</ref> A jog in the routing near [[Almena, Wisconsin|Almena]] was removed in 1937 when Wisconsin rerouted the highway to a more direct alignment in the area.<ref name=WI1937/><ref name=WI1938/>

The last segment of US&nbsp;8 in Wisconsin was paved in 1937 between Cavour and Armstrong Creek;<ref name=WI1937/><ref name=WI1938>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1938 |section= H4 }}</ref> the highway in Minnesota was paved in its entirety by 1940.<ref name=MN1940>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1940A |sections= M16–N17 |link= yes |access-date= September 28, 2010 }}</ref> Near Hawkins, a pair of sharp curves near the Rusk–Price county line were removed as the State Highway Commission realigned the highway to follow a straighter course.<ref name=WI1947>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1947 |sections= D4–E4}}</ref><ref name=WI1948>{{cite WisDOT map |year=  1948 |sections= D4–F4}}</ref> The US&nbsp;8/US&nbsp;51 concurrency was altered the next year to a shorter overlap running southward near [[Heafford Junction, Wisconsin|Heafford Junction]]. The former routing of US&nbsp;8 was redesignated County Trunk Highway K (CTH-K) after it was transferred back to county control.<ref name=WI1948/><ref name=WI1949>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1949 |section= F4}}</ref>

Starting around the year 1955, US&nbsp;8 was moved to a more direct routing between Forest Lake and Chisago City; US&nbsp;8 replaced [[Minnesota State Highway 98|MN&nbsp;98]] along Legislative Route&nbsp;98.<ref name=MN1954>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1954 |sections= M16–N17 |name-list-style= amp |access-date= November 14, 2010 |c-link= yes }}</ref><ref name=MN1956>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1956 |sections= M16–N17 |name-list-style= amp |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref> The former routing between Wyoming and Chisago City along Constitutional Route&nbsp;46 was then redesignated MN&nbsp;98 until it was [[decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] in the late 1990s.<ref name=MN1995-96>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1995 |sections= J15–K16 |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=MN1997-98>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1997 |sections= J15–K16 |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref>

As late as 1959, the [[Michigan State Highway Department]] still had plans to build the section of US&nbsp;8 west of Hermansville to the [[Menominee River]]. The control section atlas published on January 1, 1959, showed this segment of highway on the [[Menominee County, Michigan|Menominee County]] map, complete with a control section number. The section of highway is shown as "proposed" or "under construction".<ref name="CSA59">{{cite map |title = Control Section Atlas |date = January 1, 1959 |publisher = Michigan State Highway Department |map = Menominee County |scale = Scale not given |author = Michigan State Highway Department |location = Lansing }}</ref> However, a new bridge was built over the Menominee River to carry the highway across the Michigan–Wisconsin state line near Norway in 1966.<ref name="NBI-MR">{{NBI |structurenumber= 2190 |datakey= 284353 |linkwork= yes |linkpub= no |access-date= May 11, 2012}}</ref> WisDOT still shows the section of highway needed in their state to extend US&nbsp;8 to the original eastern terminus in Michigan on internal maps. The December 31, 2004, edition of their ''Official State Trunk Highway System Maps'' shows this section as a "mapped corridor".<ref name="sthm04">{{cite map |title = Official State Trunk Highway System Maps |map = Marinette County |date = December 31, 2004 |scale = Scale not given |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |location = Madison |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation }}</ref>

In the late 1970s, with ongoing construction and completion of the [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|I-35W]] freeway in Minnesota, US&nbsp;8 was routed along I-35W;<ref name=MN1977-78SPM>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1977 |inset= Metropolitan St. Paul–Minneapolis |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref> US&nbsp;8 was truncated again by 1981 to its current terminus in Forest Lake.<ref name=MN1979-80>{{cite MnDOT map |year=1979 |sections= K14–J165 |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name=MN1981-82>{{cite MnDOT map |year= 1981 |sections= K14–J165 |access-date= November 14, 2010 }}</ref> The section in [[New Brighton, Minnesota|New Brighton]] is currently known as Old Highway 8.<ref name=googleNBMN>{{cite map |author = ((Google)) |date = September 28, 2010 |url= https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=new+brighton,+mn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=64.409204,65.654297&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Brighton,+Ramsey,+Minnesota&z=14 |title= New Brighton, Minnesota |website = Google Maps |publisher = Google |access-date= September 28, 2010 }}</ref>

WisDOT built a bypass of the city of Rhinelander during the early 1990s; the new highway was constructed south of town as a new two-lane highway that opened to traffic by 1993.<ref name=WI1991>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1991 |section= F4}}</ref><ref name=WI1993>{{cite WisDOT map |year= 1993 |section= F4}}</ref> The former route through downtown Rhinelander and near Clear and George lakes was redesignated as [[#Business route|Business US&nbsp;8]] (Bus. US&nbsp;8).<ref name=OnCo02>{{cite map |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |title = Oneida County |date = January  2002 |scale = 1:100,000 }}</ref>

=== 21st century ===
[[File:US8 Junction US51 Looking East.jpg|thumb|left|Junction with US&nbsp;51, September 2011|alt=Photograph of]]
In 2002, US&nbsp;8 was widened from two lanes to four lanes with a grass median between North Rifle Road and [[Wisconsin Highway 47|WIS&nbsp;47]] near Rhinelander, Wisconsin. At the time, officials with WisDOT had plans to extend the four-lane divided highway as far west as [[U.S. Route 51 in Wisconsin|US&nbsp;51]] near [[Tomahawk, Wisconsin|Tomahawk]].<ref name=youngstrum2002-04-27>{{cite news |first = Daryl |last = Youngstrum |title = Highway&nbsp;8, Highway&nbsp;47 Targeted for Improvements this Summer |work = [[Rhinelander Daily News|The Daily News]] |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = April 28, 2002 |pages = 1, 3 |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> Problems related to wetlands in the construction area and bad weather pushed completion of the project back almost a year. Contractors had to install metal sheeting to stabilize the marshy ground. Originally scheduled to end in late 2002, the project did not finish until August 2003. The delays and additional work increased the price tag of the project from the original $4.5&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|4500000|2003|r=-5}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}) to $6.0&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|6000000|2003|r=-5}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}).<ref name=acheson2003-08-02 >{{cite news |first = Dean S. |last = Acheson |title = Highway&nbsp;8 Project Basically Complete |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = August 3, 2003 |page = 1 |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> A section of the project was only designed for {{convert|45|mph|adj=on}} speeds for safety reasons. The design also allowed planners to limit the amount of land needed for the expansion.<ref name=dn-2003-08-21>{{cite news |title = Reduced Speed Limit Based on Traffic Safety |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = August 21, 2003 |page = 1 |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref>

Bill and Jerri Osberg sued the state and seven other parties in April 2003 over runoff from the construction, claiming that it killed hundreds of trees and polluted ponds on their property.<ref name=schaefer2007-08-25>{{cite news |first = Heather |last = Schaefer |title = Contamination Lawsuit Trudges Forward |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = August 25, 2007 |pages = 1A, 3A |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> Later investigation uncovered damage to wildlife habitat in the [[Wisconsin River]].<ref name=schaefer2004-07-29>{{cite news |first = Heather |last = Schaefer |url = http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/07/29/news/local_news/news1.txt |title = Judge Wants Parties to Negotiate Alleged Contamination Case |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = July 29, 2004 |access-date = November 15, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040804094527/http://rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2004/07/29/news/local_news/news1.txt |archive-date = August 4, 2004 |pages = 1, 3 |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> Included in the original lawsuit were six individual WisDOT employees, the primary contractor and a local pet supply company. The court of appeals partially upheld a ruling by the district court dismissing the employees and the contractor from the lawsuit in March 2006. The pet supply company was reinstated in the case by the appeals court.<ref name=schaefer2006-08-19>{{cite news |first = Heather |last = Schaefer |title = Land Dispute Goes to Trial Next Year |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = August 20, 2006 |pages = 1A, 7A |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> The couple settled their claims, and the state pursued the matter against Pagel Construction in a related lawsuit. WisDOT alleged that the contractor did not follow proper erosion controls and failed to remediate the erosion damage to the Osbergs' property. The state wanted the construction company to forfeit their $70,000 retainer (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|70000|2003|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}) and pay damages of $150,000 (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|150000|2007|r=-3}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}){{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}.<ref name=DN2007-09-29>{{cite news |title = Jury Rules State Breached Agreement with Contractor on Highway&nbsp;8 Project |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = September 29, 2007 |pages = 1A, 3A |issn = 0746-5866 |oclc = 52062411 }}</ref> Pagel Construction faulted WisDOT's erosion control plan and said that the state's engineers controlled the project and was seeking the return of its retainer. In September 2007, a jury ruled in favor of Pagel Construction and awarded them $70,898.13 in damages (equivalent to ${{formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|70898.13|2007|r=2}}}} in {{inflation-year|US-GDP}}{{inflation-fn|US-GDP|name-list-style=amp}}).<ref name=DN2007-09-29/><!--

Imitating the [[127 Corridor Sale|Highway 127 Corridor Sale]], a [[Northern Highland|Northern Wisconsin]] woman started the "The Great Eight Sale" in 2010. Her goal is to promote the area with a [[rummage sale]] that runs from the Minnesota state line to Norway, Michigan. Towns along the length of the highway participated in the first event on Labor Day weekend. Some groups planned to use the opportunity to raise money, while the original event planner was not charging participants for booths.<ref>{{cite news |first = Vern |last = Hollister |url = http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2010/08/18/forest_republican/news/doc4c6beced12442652199193.txt |title = Woman Hopes to Create Rummage Sale the Length of Hwy.&nbsp;8 |work = The Daily News |location = Rhinelander, Wisconsin |date = August 18, 2010 |access-date = November 15, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>-->

== Future ==
WisDOT has completed the environmental studies of bypasses of Barron and Cameron in Barron County. These bypasses would form a continuous expressway through the area. No funding has been identified to complete the projects.<ref name=US8FEIS>{{cite web |url = http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d8/eis/ |title = US&nbsp;8 Environmental Impact Statement |date = March 5, 2010 |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |author = Northwest Transportation Region |location = Superior |access-date = November 14, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080511192205/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/d8/eis/ |archive-date = May 11, 2008 }}</ref> The entire length of US&nbsp;8 in the state has been classified as a North Country Corridor in the Connections 2030 Plan by the department.<ref name=C2030A1>{{cite book |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |chapter = Appendix A: Finding Your Way with the Connections 2030 Statewide System-Level Priority Corridors |chapter-url = http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/multimodal/conn2030/2030-a.pdf |title = Connections 2030: Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |page = A-2 |date = October 2009 |access-date = November 7, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171031045002/http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/multimodal/conn2030/2030-a.pdf |archive-date = October 31, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> This designation marks the highway as a priority in "continued safety, enhanced mobility and efficiency" as well as "modernization to correct outdated infrastructure design".<ref name=C2030C1>{{cite book |author = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |chapter = Chapter&nbsp;1: Introduction |chapter-url = http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/multimodal/conn2030/2030-1.pdf |title = Connections 2030: Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |pages = ((1-1, 1-2)) |date = October 2009 |access-date = November 7, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171031051816/http://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/projects/multimodal/conn2030/2030-1.pdf |archive-date = October 31, 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref>

== Major intersections ==
{{jcttop
|state_col=state
|length_ref={{#tag:ref|Mileposts reset at state line crossings.<ref name=statelpt>{{MnDOT logpoint |year= 2014 |link= yes |access-date= July 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="WisDOT">Wisconsin State Trunk Highway Logs:
* {{cite book |author = (([[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] Region&nbsp;3)) |title = State Trunk Highway Log for Region&nbsp;3 |date = May 14, 2009 |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |location = Green Bay |pages = 1–4 }}
* {{cite book |author = ((Wisconsin Department of Transportation Region&nbsp;4)) |title = State Trunk Highway Log for Region&nbsp;4 |date = December 31, 2008 |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |location = Rhinelander |type = XLS }}
* {{cite book |author = ((Wisconsin Department of Transportation Region&nbsp;5)) |title = State Trunk Highway Log for Region&nbsp;5 |date = May 14, 2009 |publisher = Wisconsin Department of Transportation |location = Eau Claire |pages = 30–50 }}</ref><ref name="PRF">{{cite MDOT PRFA |link= yes |access-date= July 26, 2009 }}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}}
}}
{{MNint
|sspan=5
|county=Washington
|cspan=2
|location=Forest Lake
|lspan=2
|type=incomplete
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=MN|I|35|dir1=south|city1=St. Paul|city2=Minneapolis}}
|notes=Exit 132 on I-35; northbound exit to US&nbsp;8 only}}
{{MNint
|mile=1.054
|road={{jct|state=MN|US|61|name1=Forest Boulevard|to2=y|I|35|dir2=north|noshield2=y|city1=St. Paul|city2=Wyoming}}
|notes=
}}
{{MNint
|county=Chisago
|cspan=3
|location=Chisago City
|mile=7.313
|road={{jct|state=MN|CSAH|36|county1=Chisago|CSAH|22|county2=Chisago|city1=Wyoming}}
|notes=Former [[Minnesota State Highway 98|MN&nbsp;98]]}}
{{MNint
|township1=Franconia
|township2=Shafer
|ctdab=Chisago
|type=concur
|mile=18.745
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|95|dir1=south|name1=Tern Avenue|road|[[Minnesota Scenic Byways#St. Croix Scenic Byway|St. Croix Scenic Byway]]|city1=Stillwater}}
|notes=Western end of MN&nbsp;95 concurrency}}
{{MNint
|location=Taylors Falls
|type=concur
|mile=22.029
|road={{jct|state=MN|MN|95|dir1=north|road|[[Minnesota Scenic Byways#St. Croix Scenic Byway|St. Croix Scenic Byway]]|city1=North Branch|city2=Taylors Falls}}
|notes=Eastern end of MN&nbsp;95 concurrency; North Branch only signed eastbound, Taylors Falls only signed westbound}}
{{jctbridge
|river_wide=yes
|river=[[St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota)|St. Croix River]]
|mile=22.129
|mile2=0.00
|line=y
|bridge=Minnesota–Wisconsin state line}}
{{WIint
|sspan=31
|county=Polk
|cspan=7
|location=St. Croix Falls
|lspan=2
|mile=0.27
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|87|dir1=north|city1=Grantsburg|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Access to St. Croix Health
}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=0.77
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|35|dir1=south|city1=Osceola|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;35 concurrency; diamond interchange; access to St. Croix Health, [[Interstate Park]], and [[Gandy Dancer State Trail]]}}
{{WIint
|town=St. Croix Falls
|type=concur
|mile=4.72
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|35|dir1=north|city1=Centuria|city2=Frederic|city3=Superior}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;35 concurrency; Centuria only signed eastbound, Frederic and Superior only signed westbound}}
{{WIint
|town=Balsam Lake
|lspan=2
|mile=7.92
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|65|dir1=south|name1=160th Street|city1=New Richmond}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=10.02
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|46|dir1=north|city1=Balsam Lake}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;46 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|town=Apple River
|type=concur
|mile=14.40
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|46|dir1=south|name1=131st Avenue|city1=Amery|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;46 concurrency; access to [[List of hospitals in Wisconsin|Amery Hospital and Clinic]]}}
{{WIint
|town=Beaver
|ctdab=Polk
|type=concur
|mile=23.63
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|63|dir1=south|CTH|T|city1=Baldwin}}
|notes=Western end of US&nbsp;63 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|county=Barron
|cspan=4
|location=Turtle Lake
|type=concur
|mile=24.90
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|63|dir1=north|name1=Maple Street|city1=Cumberland|city2=Spooner}}
|notes=Eastern end of US&nbsp;63 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|location=Barron
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=38.89
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|25|dir1=south|city1=Menomonie}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;25 concurrency}}
{{WIint|
|type=concur
|mile=39.28
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|25|dir1=north|city1=Rice Lake}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;25 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|town=Stanley
|ctdab=Barron
|mile=43.94
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|53|city1=Eau Claire|city2=Rice Lake|city3=Superior}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|county=Rusk
|cspan=4
|location=Bruce
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=68.43
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|40|dir1=north|city1=Radisson}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;40 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=69.04
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|40|dir1=south|WI-Bus|40|city1=Bloomer}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;40 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|location=Ladysmith
|mile=77.33
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|27|city1=Cornell|location2=[[Ojibwa (community), Wisconsin|Ojibwa]]|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Access to [[List of hospitals in Wisconsin|Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Rusk County]]
}}
{{WIint
|town=Richland
|ctdab=Rusk
|mile=92.80
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|73|dir1=south|city1=Ingram|city2=Thorp|city3=Jump River}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|county=Price
|cspan=2
|town=Catawba
|mile=109.00
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|111|dir1=north|city1=Phillips}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|town=Prentice
|mile=117.76
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|13|city1=Medford|city2=Phillips|city3=Park Falls}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|county=Lincoln
|town=Bradley
|mile=149.94
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|51|city1=Merrill|city2=Wausau|city3=Minocqua|city4=Woodruff}}
|notes=[[Diamond interchange]]; exit&nbsp;234 on US&nbsp;51}}
{{WIint
|county=Oneida
|cspan=6
|location=Rhinelander
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=164.13
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|47|dir1=north|name1=Kemp Street|location1=[[Woodruff (CDP), Wisconsin|Woodruff]]}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;47 concurrency; Kemp Street is former Bus. US&nbsp;8}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=164.31
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|17|dir1=south|city1=Merrill}}
|notes=Western end of WIS&nbsp;17 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=164.42
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|17|dir1=north|city1=Rhinelander|city2=Eagle River|extra=hospital}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;17 concurrency; access to [[Ascension (healthcare system)|Ascension St. Mary's Hospital]]}}
{{WIint
|town=Pelican
|mile=170.19
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|P|dir1=west}}
|notes=Former Bus. US&nbsp;8}}
{{WIint
|town=Monico
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=178.34
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|45|WI|47|dir1=south|dir2=South|city1=Antigo}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;47 concurrency; western end of US&nbsp;45 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=179.12
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|45|dir1=north|location1=[[Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin|Three Lakes]]|city2=Eagle River}}
|notes=Eastern end of US&nbsp;45 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|county=Forest
|cspan=5
|location=Crandon
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=191.11
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|WI|55|dir1=north|dir2=North|location1=[[Three Lakes (CDP), Wisconsin|Three Lakes]]|location2=[[Iron River, Michigan|Iron River]]}} <!--Google Street View as of August 2018 signs Three Lakes and Iron River as destinations along US 8 eastbound approaching the intersection, no destinations signed on US 8 westbound-->
|notes=Northern end of WIS&nbsp;32 / WIS&nbsp;55 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=191.61
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|55|dir1=south|city1=Mole Lake|city2=Shawano}} <!--Google Street View as of August 2018 signs Mole Lake and Shawano as destinations from both directions of US 8/WIS 32 approaching the intersection-->
|notes=Southern end of WIS&nbsp;55 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|town=Laona
|type=concur
|mile=202.98
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|32|dir1=south|location1=[[Wabeno (CDP), Wisconsin|Wabeno]]}}
|notes=Eastern end of WIS&nbsp;32 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|town=Caswell
|mile=210.51
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|139|dir1=north|location1=[[Long Lake (CDP), Wisconsin|Long Lake]]|location2=[[Iron River, Michigan|Iron River]]}}
|notes=Southern terminus of WIS&nbsp;139}}
{{WIint
|town=Armstrong Creek
|mile=220.28
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|101|dir1=north|location1=[[Florence (CDP), Wisconsin|Florence]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{WIint
|county=Marinette
|cspan=2
|town=Pembine
|type=concur
|mile=243.89
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|141|dir1=south|city1=Green Bay}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;141 concurrency}}
{{WIint
|town=Niagara
|type=concur
|mile=253.41
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|141|dir1=north|city1=Niagara|location2=[[Iron Mountain, Michigan|Iron Mountain]]}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;141 concurrency}}
{{jctbridge
|river_wide=yes
|river=[[Menominee River]]
|mile= 255.55
|mile2=0.000
|line=y
|bridge=Wisconsin–Michigan state line}}
{{MIint
|sspan=1
|county=Dickinson
|location=Norway
|mile=2.322
|road={{jct|state=MI|US|2|city1=Iron Mountain|city2=Powers|city3=Escanaba}}
|notes=
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

== 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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== See also ==
{{Portal|Michigan Highways|U.S. Roads}}
* [[U.S. Highway 208]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{osmrelation-inline|116323|US&nbsp;8}}
* [http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r1-25.htm#8 US&nbsp;8] at The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120301111443/http://www.deadpioneer.com/projects/routes/US8/index.htm US&nbsp;8] at Historic Minnesota Highways
* [http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/listings/WiscHwys01-09.html#US-008 US&nbsp;8] at Wisconsin Highways
* [http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/US-008.html US&nbsp;8] at Michigan Highways
* [http://usends.com/8.html US&nbsp;8] at US Ends
* [http://www.ajfroggie.com/roadpics/mn-ends/us008.htm US&nbsp;8] at Minnesota State Highway Endings
* [http://www.wisconsinhighways.org/master_list.html Bus. US&nbsp;8 on the Master List] at Wisconsin Highways

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