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North Dakota Highway 8
North Dakota Highway 8
	ND 8 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NDDOT
Length	211.321 mi (340.088 km)
Tourist; routes	Lewis and Clark Trail
Southern segment
Length	133 mi (214 km)
South end	SD 75 south of Hettinger
Major intersections	US 12 in Hettinger; ND 21 in Mott; I-94 in Richardton; ND 200 in Halliday;
North end	Lake Sakakawea
Northern segment
Length	78 mi (126 km)
South end	ND 23 / ND 1804 near Van Hook
Major intersections	US 2 in Stanley; ND 50 near Powers Lake; US 52 / ND 5 in Bowbells;
North end	Hwy 9 northwest of Northgate
Location
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Counties	Adams; Hettinger; Stark; Dunn; Mountrail; Burke;
Highway system
	North Dakota State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

North Dakota Highway 8 (ND 8) is a 211.321-mile (340.088 km) north–south state highway in North Dakota, United States. The highway is split into two segments. The southern segment is 133 miles (214 km) long and travels from Lake Sakakawea near Twin Buttes to South Dakota Highway 75 (SD 75) near Hettinger. The northern segment is 78 miles (126 km) long and travels from Saskatchewan Highway 9 (SK 9) in Northgate on the Canada–United States border to ND 23 near New Town. The highway was originally continuous but was separated by the formation of Lake Sakakawea in the 1950s.

Route description edit

ND 8 in Stanley, August 2013

Highway 8 near Northgate

Major intersections edit

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Adams	Hettinger Township	0.000	0.000	SD 75 south – Lodgepole	Southern terminus; continuation into South Dakota as South Dakota Highway 75
	Hettinger Township	4.035	6.494	US 12 west – Bowman	Southern end of US 12 concurrency
	Clermont Township	12.119	19.504	US 12 east – McIntosh	Northern end of US 12 concurrency
Hettinger	Farina–Chilton township line	37.816	60.859	ND 21 west – Regent, New England	Southern end of ND 21 concurrency
Hettinger	Mott	45.583	73.359	ND 21 east – Elgin	Northern end of ND 21 concurrency
Stark	Richardton	80.312	129.250	I-94 – Bismarck, Billings	I-94 exit 84.
Dunn	Unorganized Territory of Halliday	112.215	180.593	ND 200 east – Dodge, Beulah	Southern end of ND 200 overlap
	Halliday	113.807	183.155	ND 200 west / Lewis and Clark Trail – Killdeer	Northern end of ND 200 overlap
	Unorganized Territory of Halliday	121.912	196.198	ND 1806 east / Lewis and Clark Trail to ND 200
	Fort Berthold Indian Reservation	132.120	212.627	Road ends near Lake Sakakawea
Gap in route
Mountrail	Fort Berthold Indian Reservation	132.121	212.628	ND 23 / ND 1804 / Lewis and Clark Trail – New Town, Parshall	Route resumes
Mountrail	Stanley	155.962	250.997	US 2 – Minot, Williston
Mountrail–Burke county line	Lostwood–Vanville township line	173.390	279.044	ND 50 east – Coulee	Southern end of ND 50 overlap
Burke	Vanville Township	174.140	280.251	ND 50 west – Powers Lake	Northern end of ND 50 overlap
	Bowbells	197.124	317.240	US 52 east / ND 5 east – Minot	Southern end of US 52 / ND 5 overlap
	Minnesota–North Star township line	203.888	328.126	US 52 west / ND 5 west – Portal, Crosby	Northern end of US 52 / ND 5 overlap
Northgate Border Crossing		211.321	340.088	Canada–United States border
Northgate Border Crossing		211.321	340.088	Hwy 9 north	Continuation into Canada
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus