Route 8 (Massachusetts)

Route 8
Curran Memorial Highway
Map of Berkshire County in western Massachusetts with Route 8 highlighted in red
Route information
Length:	66.643 mi (107.252 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 8 in Colebrook, CT
	US 20 in Becket Route 9 in Pittsfield Route 2 in North Adams
North end:	VT 8 / VT 100 in Stamford, VT
Location
Counties:	Berkshire
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State ← Route 7A Route 8A →

Massachusetts Route 8 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The highway runs 66.643 miles (107.252 km) from the Connecticut state line in Sandisfield, where the highway continues as Connecticut Route 8, north to the Vermont state line in Clarksburg, where the highway continues as Vermont Route 8 and VT 100. Route 8 serves several towns in eastern and northern Berkshire County. The highway is the main highway between the cities of Pittsfield and North Adams, where the route intersects Route 9 and Route 2, respectively. Route 8 also intersects U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Becket.

Route 8 begins at the Connecticut state line, from which the highway continues south as Connecticut Route 8, in the southeastern corner of the town of Sandisfield and of Berkshire County. The two-lane highway heads north along the west side of Colebrook River Lake, an impoundment of the West Branch of the Farmington River that follows the Berkshire–Hampden county line. At the north end of the lake, Route 8 crosses over the river and very briefly runs atop the county line. The highway follows Main Street through the village center of New Boston, where it has a very short concurrency with Route 57 in which the routes cross to the west side of the river. Route 8 continues along the river into the town of Otis. In the center of town, the highway briefly runs concurrently with Route 23.