Colorado State Highway 8
{{Short description|State highway in Colorado}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| state = CO
| type = CO
| route = 8
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|frame-lat=39.649|frame-long=-105.138|zoom=11|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Colorado State Highway 8}}}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = SH 8 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 8.683
| length_ref = {{cite web|url=https://dtdapps.coloradodot.info/Otis/HighwayData#/ui/0/0/criteria/008A/0/8.683|title=Highway Data Explorer |publisher=Colorado Department of Transportation|access-date=January 22, 2022}}
| established =
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=CO|US|285}} in Morrison
| junction =
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=CO|SH|121}} in Lakewood
| counties = Jefferson
| previous_type = CO
| previous_route = 7
| next_type = CO
|next_route=9
}}
State Highway 8 (SH 8) is an {{convert|8.68|mi|km|adj=on}} long state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado. SH 8's western terminus is at U.S. Route 285 (US 285) in Morrison, and the eastern terminus is at SH 121 in Lakewood.
Route description
File:Morrison Historic District.JPG
From its western terminus at the interchange with the U.S. Highway 285 freeway, SH 8 runs north in the town of Morrison, then east on Morrison Road to its eastern terminus at State Highway 121, also known as Wadsworth Boulevard, in Lakewood. SH 8 becomes an 55 mph expressway between SH470 and Kipling street as it passes Bear Creek Lake Park. (SH391) The entire length of this highway is a little less than {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}}, all within the western suburbs of Denver and entirely within Jefferson County. No part of SH 8 is a freeway.
Within the town of Morrison is a road junction with State Highway 74, also known as Bear Creek Canyon Road, westbound to Evergreen. East of Morrison is an interchange with the SH 470 freeway. East of SH 470 and west of Wadsworth Boulevard is an intersection with State Highway 391 (South Kipling Parkway).
Major intersections
{{COinttop|county=Jefferson|length_ref=}}
{{COint
|location=Morrison
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|road={{Jct|state=CO|US|285|city1=Fairplay|city2=Denver}}
|notes=Western terminus; trumpet interchange}}
{{COint
|mile=2.149
|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|74|dir1=west|city1=Evergreen}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of SH 74}}
{{COint
|location=none
|mile=2.883
|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|470}}
|notes=C-470 exit 4; Single-point urban interchange}}
{{COint
|location=Lakewood
|lspan=2
|mile=6.913
|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|391|name1=Kipling Parkway}}
|notes=}}
{{COint
|mile=8.683
|road={{Jct|state=CO|SH|121|name1=Wadsworth Boulevard}}
|notes=Eastern terminus}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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External links
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