State Road 8 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
Length: | 15.650 mi (25.186 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | NM 176 west of Eunice | |||
North end: | US 62 / US 180 west of Hobbs | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Lea | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 8 (NM 8) is a primarily north–south road connecting State Road 176 west of Eunice to U.S. Route 62/U.S. Route 180 west of Hobbs.
State Road 8 begins at its junction with NM 176 west of Eunice. From there, the highway runs north traveling through largely rural land until reaching its northern terminus with US Routes 62 and 180 west of Hobbs.
NM 8 previously extended further south along NM 176, past the Eunice Airport and into Eunice. The route was truncated to its current southern terminus by the state transportation commission on May 25, 2006.
The entire route is in Lea County.
Route map: Google
Geographic data related to New Mexico State Road 8 at OpenStreetMap