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{{short description|Highway in Kentucky}}
{{redirect|KY 8|the former congressional district|Kentucky's 8th congressional district}}
{{update|reason=New routing in Campbell County|date=September 2018|talk=New Routing}}
{{Infobox road
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|state=KY
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|length_notes=Western segment: {{convert|1.220|mi|km|3}}<br>Middle segment: {{convert|78.819|mi|km|3}}<br>Eastern segment: {{convert|39.933|mi|km|3}}
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|starting_terminus=[[Image:Elongated circle 20.svg|20px]] [[Kentucky Route 20|KY 20]] near [[Idlewild, Kentucky|Idlewild]]
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|junction=[[Image:I-275.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 275|I-275]] near [[Idlewild, Kentucky|Idlewild]]<hr>Terrell Road north of [[Hebron, Kentucky|Hebron]]<br>[[Image:I-71.svg|20px]][[Image:I-75.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 71|I-71]]/[[Interstate 75|I-75]] in [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]]<br>[[Image:US 25.svg|20px]][[Image:US 42.svg|20px]][[Image:US 127.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 25|US 25]]/[[U.S. Route 42|42]]/[[U.S. Route 127|127]] in [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]]<br>[[Image:US 27.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 27|US 27]] in [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]]<br>[[Image:I-471.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 471|I-471]] in [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]]<br>[[Image:US 62.svg|20px]][[Image:US 68.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62|US 62]]/[[U.S. Route 68|US 68]] near [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]<br>[[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]][[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br>[[Image:US 62.svg|20px]][[Image:US 68.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62/68 Business (Kentucky-Ohio)|US 62 BUS/US 68 BUS]] in [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]<hr>Concord-Trinity Road west of [[Concord, Kentucky|Concord]]
|direction_a1=West
|direction_b=East
|ending_terminus=[[Image:US 23.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 23|US 23]] near [[South Shore, Kentucky|South Shore]]
|terminus_a1={{jct|state=KY|KY|237}} near [[Francisville, Kentucky|Francisville]]
|junction1={{jct|state=KY|I|71|I|75}} in [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]]<br>{{jct|state=KY|US|25|US|42|US|127}} in [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]]<br>{{jct|state=KY|US|27}} in [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]]<br>{{jct|state=KY|I|471}} in [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]]<br>{{jct|state=KY|US|68}} in [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]
|direction_b1=East
|terminus_b1={{jct|state=KY|US|62}} in [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]
|section2=Eastern segment
|length_mi2=35.383
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|direction_a2=West
|terminus_a2={{jct|state=KY|KY|57|KY|3550}} in [[Concord, Kentucky|Concord]]
|direction_b2=East
|terminus_b2={{jct|state=KY|US|23}} in [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|South Portsmouth]]
|counties=[[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone]], [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]], [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell]], [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton]], [[Bracken County, Kentucky|Bracken]], [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason]], [[Lewis County, Kentucky|Lewis]], [[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup]]
|counties=[[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone]], [[Kenton County, Kentucky|Kenton]], [[Campbell County, Kentucky|Campbell]], [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton]], [[Bracken County, Kentucky|Bracken]], [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason]], [[Lewis County, Kentucky|Lewis]], [[Greenup County, Kentucky|Greenup]]
|cities=[[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]], [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]], [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]], [[Vanceburg, Kentucky|Vanceburg]]
|previous_type=KY
|previous_type=KY
|previous_route=7
|previous_route=7
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|next_route=9
|next_route=9
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}}
'''Kentucky Route 8''' is a 119.972&nbsp;mile (193.076&nbsp;km) long east-west [[state highway]] divided into three distinct segments across northern [[Kentucky]]. The western terminus of the route is at [[Kentucky Route 20]] near [[Idlewild, Kentucky|Idlewild]]. The eastern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 23]] west of [[South Shore, Kentucky|South Shore]]. The three distinct segments of this route were not meant to be connected together.
'''Kentucky Route 8''' is a {{convert|114.202|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} east&ndash;west [[state highway]] divided into two distinct segments across northern [[Kentucky]]. The western terminus of the route is at [[KY 237]] near [[Francisville, Kentucky|Francisville]]. The eastern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 23]] in [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|South Portsmouth]]. The two distinct segments of this route were not meant to be connected together. KY 8 from its west end in Boone County to Augusta in Bracken County is designated as a part of an identified corridor for bikes named the Ramblin' River Tour by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Bicycle Routes in Kentucky|url=https://transportation.ky.gov/BikeWalk/Documents/USBRS%20in%20Kentucky.pdf|website=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet}}</ref>


KY 8 is named the '''[[Mary Draper Ingles|Mary Ingles]] Highway''' for part of its length. It is rumored that she was the first white woman in Kentucky. Captured by Indians in Virginia on July 1755 and taken to Ohio, she later she escaped a salt-making party at [[Big Bone Lick]] and made her way across the Kentucky wilderness back to [[Virginia]].
KY 8 is named the '''[[Mary Draper Ingles|Mary Ingles]] Highway''' for part of its length. It is rumored that she was the first white woman in Kentucky. Captured by Indians in Virginia in 1755 and taken to Ohio, she later escaped a salt-making party at [[Big Bone Lick]] and made her way across the Kentucky wilderness back home to [[Virginia]].


==Route description==
==Route description==

===Western segment===
===Western segment===
[[File:Landslide on Kentucky Route 8.jpg|thumb|Landslide on former section of Kentucky Route 8 in Fort Thomas]]
The western segment of KY 8 spans 1.220&nbsp;miles from KY 20 near Idlewild north to [[Interstate 275 (Ohio)|Interstate 275]] exit 11.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=newport,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=39.082872,-84.795613&spn=0.019521,0.048752 Google Maps - Newport, KY]</ref> The route terminates at the northern edge of the interchange.<ref name="ktc" />
The western segment of KY 8, the longer of the two, extends {{convert|78.819|mi|km}} between rural [[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]] and [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]. KY 8 begins 1.5 miles west of [[Kentucky Route 237]] along River Road near [[Francisville, Kentucky|Francisville]].<ref name="ktc" /> The route runs parallel to the [[Ohio River]] as it heads eastward, passing through [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]], and [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]] before ending at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 62|US 62]] in Maysville.<ref>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&ll=38.646523,-83.763585&spn=0.009821,0.024376&om=1 |title=Maysville, KY |accessdate=June 8, 2009}}</ref>



===Middle segment===
KY 8 has been re-routed from its original path along Mary Ingles Highway in [[Fort Thomas, Kentucky|Fort Thomas]] due to a landslide.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=General Highway Map|url=https://maps.kytc.ky.gov/generalhighway/|website=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet}}</ref> According to Mike Bezold, a member of the Kentucky Transport Cabinet, the cost to repair the damaged section of road would be $50 million despite having a low number of drivers. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith-Randolph|first=Walter|date=21 February 2019|title=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says KY-8 is too expensive to fix|url=https://local12.com/news/local/landslide-shuts-down-road-in-fort-thomas|website=Local 12}}</ref> Now, KY 8 follows [[KY 1998]] out of [[Silver Grove, Kentucky|Silver Grove]] until it meets up with [[U.S. Route 27|US 27]] in [[Cold Spring, Kentucky|Cold Spring]]. It then returns to its original route in Newport, but creates a small spur through [[Bellevue, Kentucky|Bellevue]] and [[Dayton, Kentucky|Dayton]]. Its previous route along Mary Ingles Highway in Fort Thomas has since been replaced with [[KY 445]] to between Industrial Road and River Road. The rest of the route up to Dayton has since been reclassified as [[KY 6335]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=General Highway Map|url=https://maps.kytc.ky.gov/generalhighway/|website=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet}}</ref> The Ramblin' River Tour which inhabits the part of the KY 8 that has been closed has not been redesignated as bicycles are still able to pass the landslide with ease. <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Bicycle Routes in Kentucky|url=https://transportation.ky.gov/BikeWalk/Documents/USBRS%20in%20Kentucky.pdf|website=Kentucky Transportation Cabinet}}</ref>
The middle segment of KY 8, the longest of the three, extends 78.819&nbsp;miles between rural [[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]] and [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]]. KY 8 begins 1.5&nbsp;miles west of [[Kentucky Route 237]] and three miles north of I-275 along the rural Terrell Road northwest of [[Hebron, Kentucky|Hebron]].<ref name="ktc" /> The route runs parallel to the [[Ohio River]] as it heads eastward, passing through [[Covington, Kentucky|Covington]], [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]], and [[Augusta, Kentucky|Augusta]] before ending at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 62/68 Business (Kentucky-Ohio)|U.S. Route 62/68 Business]] in Maysville.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&ll=38.646523,-83.763585&spn=0.009821,0.024376&om=1 Google Maps - Maysville, KY]</ref>


===Eastern segment===
===Eastern segment===

The final, easternmost segment of KY 8 extends for 39.933&nbsp;miles from Concord-Trinity Road west of [[Concord, Kentucky|Concord]]<ref name="ktc" /><ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=38.683098,-83.544502&spn=0.039262,0.097504 Google Maps - Concord, KY]</ref> to [[U.S. Route 23]] in [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|South Portsmouth]] west of [[South Shore, Kentucky|South Shore]].<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=38.725212,-82.998104&spn=0.00981,0.024376 Google Maps - South Shore, KY]</ref> The western terminus of this portion is a very narrow two-lane road that becomes gravel.
The eastern segment of KY 8 extends for {{convert|39.933|mi|km}} from Concord-Trinity Road west of [[Concord, Kentucky|Concord]]<ref name="ktc" /><ref>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=38.683098,-83.544502&spn=0.039262,0.097504 |title=Concord, KY |accessdate=June 8, 2009}}</ref> to [[U.S. Route 23]] in [[South Portsmouth, Kentucky|South Portsmouth]] west of [[South Shore, Kentucky|South Shore]].<ref>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=maysville,+KY&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=38.725212,-82.998104&spn=0.00981,0.024376 |title=South Shore, KY |accessdate=June 8, 2009}}</ref> The western terminus of this portion is a very narrow two-lane road that becomes gravel.


From [[Kentucky Route 3037]] in [[Vanceburg, Kentucky|Vanceburg]] to its eastern terminus at US 23, KY 8 was formerly designated [[Kentucky Route 10]], with KY 8 ending at KY 3037 (then KY 10). The road became part of KY 8 in the late-1990s after KY 10 was rerouted onto the [[AA Highway]] to the south.
From [[Kentucky Route 3037]] in [[Vanceburg, Kentucky|Vanceburg]] to its eastern terminus at US 23, KY 8 was formerly designated [[Kentucky Route 10]], with KY 8 ending at KY 3037 (then KY 10). The road became part of KY 8 in the late-1990s after KY 10 was rerouted onto the [[AA Highway]] to the south.

==Major intersections==<!--street names need checking-->

===Western segment===
{{jcttop|state=KY}}
{{KYint
|county=Boone
|cspan=4
|location=none
|mile=1.528<!--actually 0 now; KY 8 was truncated here in 2014-->
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|237|dir1=south|name1=North Bend Road|to2=to|I|275}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 237
}}
{{KYint
|location=Taylorsport
|mile=4.575
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2846|dir1=west|name1=Tanner Road|to2=to|I|275|city1=Hebron}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 2846
}}
{{KYint
|location=Constance<!--maybe-->
|lspan=2
|mile=8.458
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|20|dir1=west|name1=Petersburg Road|to2=to|I|275}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 20
}}
{{KYint
|mile=
|road=Anderson Ferry Road - [[Anderson Ferry]]
}}
{{KYint
|county=Kenton
|cspan=9
|location=Villa Hills
|mile=9.617
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|371|dir1=south|name1=Amsterdam Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 371
}}
{{KYint
|location=Ludlow
|mile=13.536
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1072|dir1=south|name1=Deverill Street}}
|notes=north terminus of KY 1072
}}
{{KYint
|location=Covington
|lspan=7
|mile=15.929
|road=West 3rd Street ([[Kentucky Route 2374|KY 2374]] east<!--not signed here-->)
|notes=Western terminus of KY 2374
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.152
|road={{jct|state=KY|I|71|I|75|location1=[[Cincinnati, OH|Cincinnati]]|city2=Lexington|city3=Louisville}}
|notes=I-75 exit 192
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.312
|road=Philadelphia Street ([[Kentucky Route 3090|KY 3090]] north<!--not signed here-->)
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.459
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|25|US|42|US|127|name3=Main Street}}
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.551
|road=Johnson Street ([[Kentucky Route 2374|KY 2374]] west<!--not signed here-->)
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 2374
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.918
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|17|dir1=south|name1=Scott Boulevard}}
}}
{{KYint
|mile=16.999
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|17|dir1=north|name1=Greenup Street}}
}}
{{KYint
|county=Campbell
|cspan=12
|location=Newport
|lspan=4
|mile=17.621
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|9|dir1=south|name1=Central<!--yes, signs just say Central-->}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 9
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=17.802<!--17.891 is where KY 8 east joins US 27 north-->
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|27|dir1=south|name1=York Street}}
|notes=west end of US 27 overlap
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=18.04
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|27|dir1=north|name1=[[Taylor Southgate Bridge]]}}
|notes=east end of US 27 overlap; one-block overlap of US 27 north and KY 8 west; traffic circle
}}
{{KYint
|mile=18.553
|road={{jct|state=KY|I|471|to2=to|I|275|location1=[[Cincinnati, OH|Cincinnati]]}}
|notes=I-471 exit 5
}}
{{KYint
|location=Fort Thomas
|mile=25.310
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|445|dir1=north|name1=River Road}}
|notes=Southern terminus of KY 445
}}
{{KYint
|location=Highland Heights
|mile=25.689
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2926|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Winters Lane}}
|notes=north terminus of KY 2926
}}
{{KYint
|location=Silver Grove
|lspan=2
|mile=26.472
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1998|dir1=west|name1=Industrial Road}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1998
}}
{{KYint
|mile=28.189
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|547|dir1=south|name1=Four Mile Pike|city1=Alexandria}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 547
}}
{{KYint
|location=Oneonta
|mile=35.192
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1566|dir1=west|name1=Oneonta Road|to2=to|KY|9}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1566
}}
{{KYint
|location=New Richmond Station
|mile=36.766
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2921|dir1=west<!--presumably-->|name1=Painter Road|to2=to|KY|9}}
|notes=east terminus of KY 2921
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=37.316
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1996|dir1=west<!--it's signed east and south from KY 9!-->|name1=New Richmond Road|to2=to|KY|9}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 1996
}}
{{KYint
|location=Mentor
|mile=41.689
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|735|dir1=west|name1=Smith Road|to2=to|KY|9}}
|notes=east terminus of KY 735
}}
{{KYint
|county=Pendleton
|cspan=2
|location=Ivor
|mile=43.618
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2828|dir1=west|name1=Ivor Road|to2=to|AA|9}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 2828
}}
{{KYint
|location=Carntown
|mile=45.467
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|154|dir1=west|city1=Peach Grove}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 154
}}
{{KYint
|county=Bracken
|cspan=6
|location=Foster
|ctdab=Bracken
|lspan=2
|mile=48.688
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|2228|name1=Foster Road}}<!--what's on the green sign? KY 9?-->
|notes=Eastern<!--or northern?--> terminus of KY 2228
}}
{{KYint
|mile=48.936
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1019|dir1=south|name1=Lenoxburg Foster Road|city1=Lenoxburg<!--is this what's signed?-->}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1019
}}
{{KYint
|location=Bradford
|mile=52.813
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1109|dir1=south|name1=Bradford Road|to2=to|KY|9}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1109
}}
{{KYint
|location=Wellsburg
|mile=55.293
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1159|dir1=south|name1=Wellsburg Woolcott Road}}<!--what's on the green sign? Woolcott?-->
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1159
}}
{{KYint
|location=Augusta
|lspan=2
|mile=61.326
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|19|dir1=south|name1=Augusta-Chatham Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 19
}}
{{KYint
|mile=61.431
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|435|dir1=south|name1=Augusta Minerva Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 435
}}
{{KYint
|county=Mason
|cspan=6
|location=Dover
|mile=67.824
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1235|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Dover Minerva Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1235
}}
{{KYint
|location=South Ripley
|mile=69.906
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|576|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Tuckahoe Road}}
|notes=north terminus of KY 576
}}
{{KYint
|location=Maysville
|lspan=4
|mile=74.114
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1597|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Charleston Bottoms Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1597
}}
{{KYint
|mile=75.686
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|68|location1=[[Ripley, OH]]|location2=[[Aberdeen, OH]]|road|to [[AA Highway]] ([[KY 9]])}}
|notes=interchange
}}
{{KYint
|mile=77.542
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3056|dir1=west|name1=Jersey Ridge Road}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of KY 3056
}}
{{KYint
|mile=78.819
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|62|name1=Third Street / [[Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge]] / [[U.S. Route 68 Business (Maysville, Kentucky)|US 68 Bus.]]<!--not signed here-->}}
|notes=Eastern terminus
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}

===Eastern segment===
{{jcttop|state=KY}}
{{KYint
|county=Lewis
|cspan=9
|location=Concord
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|57|dir1=south|KY|3550|dir2=west<!--presumably-->}}<!--what cities are signed?-->
|notes=Western terminus
}}
{{KYint
|location=Vanceburg
|lspan=3
|mile=12.622
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3037|dir1=south|name1=Clarksburg Road|to2=to|AA|9<!--only signed to AA, not KY 9-->}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 3037
}}
{{KYint
|mile=12.962
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|59|dir1=south|road|Main Street}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 59; former [[Kentucky Route 2525|KY 2525]] east<!--given to city in 2013-->
}}
{{KYint
|mile=13.310
|road=Second Street
|notes=former [[Kentucky Route 2525|KY 2525]] west<!--given to city in 2013-->
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=15.891
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3020|dir1=east<!--presumably-->}}
|notes=Western terminus of KY 3020
}}
{{KYint
|location=Garrison
|lspan=2
|mile=22.063
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1306|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Kinney Road}}
|notes=north terminus of KY 1306
}}
{{KYint
|mile=23.011
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|3311|dir1=south|name1=Montgomery Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 3311
}}
{{KYint
|location=none
|mile=24.016
|road={{jct|state=KY|to1=to|KY|10|name1=via [[Kentucky Route 8C (Quincy)|KY 8C]]}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 8C
}}
{{KYint
|location=Quincy
|mile=24.916
|road={{jct|state=KY|KY|1021|dir1=south<!--presumably-->|name1=Briary Road}}
|notes=Northern terminus of KY 1021
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|county=Greenup
|cspan=2
|location=South Portsmouth
|lspan=2
|mile=34.360
|road={{jct|state=KY|US-Truck|23|dab1=South Portsmouth|dir1=north|KY|8S|dab2=South Portsmouth|dir2=north|name2=[[Carl Perkins Bridge]]|to3=to|US-OH|52|location1=[[Portsmouth, OH|Portsmouth]]}}
|notes=west end of US 23 Truck overlap
}}
{{KYint
|type=concur
|mile=35.383
|road={{jct|state=KY|US|23|name1=[[U.S. Grant Bridge]]|city1=Greenup|city2=Ashland|location3=[[Portsmouth, OH|Portsmouth]]}}
|notes=east end of US 23 Truck overlap
}}
{{jctbtm}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
*[http://www.kentuckyroads.com/ky_8/ KentuckyRoads.com KY 8]
*[http://www.kentuckyroads.com/ky_8/ KentuckyRoads.com KY 8]

{{Kentucky-road-stub}}


[[Category:State highways in Kentucky|0008]]
[[Category:State highways in Kentucky|0008]]

Latest revision as of 05:32, 4 June 2024

"KY 8" redirects here. For the former congressional district, see Kentucky's 8th congressional district.
Kentucky Route 8 marker
Kentucky Route 8
Map
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length114.202 mi[1] (183.790 km)
Western segment
Length78.819 mi[1] (126.847 km)
West end KY 237 near Francisville
Major intersections I-71 / I-75 in Covington
US 25 / US 42 / US 127 in Covington
US 27 in Newport
I-471 in Newport
US 68 in Maysville
East end US 62 in Maysville
Eastern segment
Length35.383 mi[1] (56.943 km)
West end KY 57 / KY 3550 in Concord
East end US 23 in South Portsmouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesBoone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, Mason, Lewis, Greenup
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
← KY 7→ KY 9

Kentucky Route 8 is a 114.202-mile-long (183.790 km) east–west state highway divided into two distinct segments across northern Kentucky. The western terminus of the route is at KY 237 near Francisville. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth. The two distinct segments of this route were not meant to be connected together. KY 8 from its west end in Boone County to Augusta in Bracken County is designated as a part of an identified corridor for bikes named the Ramblin' River Tour by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[2]

KY 8 is named the Mary Ingles Highway for part of its length. It is rumored that she was the first white woman in Kentucky. Captured by Indians in Virginia in 1755 and taken to Ohio, she later escaped a salt-making party at Big Bone Lick and made her way across the Kentucky wilderness back home to Virginia.

Route description

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Western segment

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Landslide on former section of Kentucky Route 8 in Fort Thomas

The western segment of KY 8, the longer of the two, extends 78.819 miles (126.847 km) between rural Boone County and Maysville. KY 8 begins 1.5 miles west of Kentucky Route 237 along River Road near Francisville.[1] The route runs parallel to the Ohio River as it heads eastward, passing through Covington, Newport, and Augusta before ending at an intersection with US 62 in Maysville.[3]


KY 8 has been re-routed from its original path along Mary Ingles Highway in Fort Thomas due to a landslide.[4] According to Mike Bezold, a member of the Kentucky Transport Cabinet, the cost to repair the damaged section of road would be $50 million despite having a low number of drivers. [5] Now, KY 8 follows KY 1998 out of Silver Grove until it meets up with US 27 in Cold Spring. It then returns to its original route in Newport, but creates a small spur through Bellevue and Dayton. Its previous route along Mary Ingles Highway in Fort Thomas has since been replaced with KY 445 to between Industrial Road and River Road. The rest of the route up to Dayton has since been reclassified as KY 6335.[4] The Ramblin' River Tour which inhabits the part of the KY 8 that has been closed has not been redesignated as bicycles are still able to pass the landslide with ease. [2]

Eastern segment

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The eastern segment of KY 8 extends for 39.933 miles (64.266 km) from Concord-Trinity Road west of Concord[1][6] to U.S. Route 23 in South Portsmouth west of South Shore.[7] The western terminus of this portion is a very narrow two-lane road that becomes gravel.

From Kentucky Route 3037 in Vanceburg to its eastern terminus at US 23, KY 8 was formerly designated Kentucky Route 10, with KY 8 ending at KY 3037 (then KY 10). The road became part of KY 8 in the late-1990s after KY 10 was rerouted onto the AA Highway to the south.

Major intersections

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Western segment

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Boone​1.5282.459

 KY 237 south (North Bend Road) to I-275		Northern terminus of KY 237
Taylorsport4.5757.363

 KY 2846 west (Tanner Road) to I-275 – Hebron		Eastern terminus of KY 2846
Constance8.45813.612

 KY 20 west (Petersburg Road) to I-275		Eastern terminus of KY 20
Anderson Ferry Road - Anderson Ferry
KentonVilla Hills9.61715.477
 KY 371 south (Amsterdam Road)		Northern terminus of KY 371
Ludlow13.53621.784
 KY 1072 south (Deverill Street)		north terminus of KY 1072
Covington15.92925.635West 3rd Street (KY 2374 east)Western terminus of KY 2374
16.15225.994 I-71 / I-75 – Cincinnati, Lexington, LouisvilleI-75 exit 192
16.31226.252Philadelphia Street (KY 3090 north)
16.45926.488 US 25 / US 42 / US 127 (Main Street)
16.55126.636Johnson Street (KY 2374 west)Eastern terminus of KY 2374
16.91827.227
 KY 17 south (Scott Boulevard)
16.99927.357
 KY 17 north (Greenup Street)
CampbellNewport17.62128.358
 KY 9 south (Central)		Northern terminus of KY 9
17.80228.650
 US 27 south (York Street)		west end of US 27 overlap
18.0429.03
 US 27 north (Taylor Southgate Bridge)		east end of US 27 overlap; one-block overlap of US 27 north and KY 8 west; traffic circle
18.55329.858
 I-471 to I-275 – Cincinnati		I-471 exit 5
Fort Thomas25.31040.732
 KY 445 north (River Road)		Southern terminus of KY 445
Highland Heights25.68941.342
 KY 2926 south (Winters Lane)		north terminus of KY 2926
Silver Grove26.47242.603
 KY 1998 west (Industrial Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 1998
28.18945.366
 KY 547 south (Four Mile Pike) – Alexandria		Northern terminus of KY 547
Oneonta35.19256.636

 KY 1566 west (Oneonta Road) to KY 9		Eastern terminus of KY 1566
New Richmond Station36.76659.169

 KY 2921 west (Painter Road) to KY 9		east terminus of KY 2921
​37.31660.054

 KY 1996 west (New Richmond Road) to KY 9		Eastern terminus of KY 1996
Mentor41.68967.092

 KY 735 west (Smith Road) to KY 9		east terminus of KY 735
PendletonIvor43.61870.196

 KY 2828 west (Ivor Road) to AA Hwy (KY 9)		Eastern terminus of KY 2828
Carntown45.46773.172
 KY 154 west – Peach Grove		Eastern terminus of KY 154
BrackenFoster48.68878.356 KY 2228 (Foster Road)Eastern terminus of KY 2228
48.93678.755
 KY 1019 south (Lenoxburg Foster Road) – Lenoxburg		Northern terminus of KY 1019
Bradford52.81384.994

 KY 1109 south (Bradford Road) to KY 9		Northern terminus of KY 1109
Wellsburg55.29388.985
 KY 1159 south (Wellsburg Woolcott Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1159
Augusta61.32698.695
 KY 19 south (Augusta-Chatham Road)		Northern terminus of KY 19
61.43198.864
 KY 435 south (Augusta Minerva Road)		Northern terminus of KY 435
MasonDover67.824109.152
 KY 1235 south (Dover Minerva Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1235
South Ripley69.906112.503
 KY 576 south (Tuckahoe Road)		north terminus of KY 576
Maysville74.114119.275
 KY 1597 south (Charleston Bottoms Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1597
75.686121.805 US 68 / to AA Highway (KY 9) – Ripley, OH, Aberdeen, OHinterchange
77.542124.792
 KY 3056 west (Jersey Ridge Road)		Eastern terminus of KY 3056
78.819126.847 US 62 (Third Street / Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge / US 68 Bus.)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Eastern segment

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
LewisConcord0.0000.000

 KY 57 south / KY 3550 west		Western terminus
Vanceburg12.62220.313

 KY 3037 south (Clarksburg Road) to AA Hwy (KY 9)		Northern terminus of KY 3037
12.96220.860
 KY 59 south / Main Street		Northern terminus of KY 59; former KY 2525 east
13.31021.420Second Streetformer KY 2525 west
​15.89125.574
 KY 3020 east		Western terminus of KY 3020
Garrison22.06335.507
 KY 1306 south (Kinney Road)		north terminus of KY 1306
23.01137.033
 KY 3311 south (Montgomery Road)		Northern terminus of KY 3311
​24.01638.650
 To KY 10 (via KY 8C)		Northern terminus of KY 8C
Quincy24.91640.098
 KY 1021 south (Briary Road)		Northern terminus of KY 1021
GreenupSouth Portsmouth34.36055.297



 US 23 Truck north / KY 8S north (Carl Perkins Bridge) to US 52 – Portsmouth		west end of US 23 Truck overlap
35.38356.943 US 23 (U.S. Grant Bridge) – Greenup, Ashland, Portsmoutheast end of US 23 Truck overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Division of Planning. "Official Milepoint Route Log Extract". Highway Information System. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Bicycle Routes in Kentucky" (PDF). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
  3. ^ "Maysville, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "General Highway Map". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
  5. ^ Smith-Randolph, Walter (21 February 2019). "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says KY-8 is too expensive to fix". Local 12.
  6. ^ "Concord, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
  7. ^ "South Shore, KY" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
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