State Route 8 is part of Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

's system of numbered state highways, running from U.S. Route 201

U.S. Route 201

U.S. Route 201 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of Maine. US 201 begins in Brunswick. It follows the Kennebec River from Gardiner, Maine, to The Forks where it pulls away from the town and runs into the north woods. Route 201 ends in Sandy Bay Township, where it enters Quebec, Canada at...

 at Memorial Circle in Augusta

Augusta, Maine

Augusta is the capital of the US state of Maine, county seat of Kennebec County, and center of population for Maine. The city's population was 19,136 at the 2010 census, making it the third-smallest state capital after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota...

, to an intersection with U.S. Route 201 in Solon

Solon, Maine

Solon is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 940 at the 2000 census. Solon is a picturesque village containing historic architecture.-History:...

. Route 8 is 51.6 miles (83 km) long.

Route 8 goes north from Augusta through the Belgrade Lakes region, running concurrently with Routes 11

State Route 11 (Maine)

State Route 11 is a state highway in Maine. It connects to New Hampshire Route 11 at its south end in Lebanon and travels through the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Aroostook. The road ends at U.S...

 and 27 to Belgrade

Belgrade, Maine

Belgrade is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,978 at the 2000 census. Belgrade's population, however, approximately doubles during the summer months as part-year residents return to seasonal camps located on the shores of Great Pond, Long Pond and Messalonskee...

. The road continues northeast from Belgrade to Norridgewock, where it intersects U.S. Route 2

U.S. Route 2

U.S. Route 2 is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada...

. The route joins with U.S. Route 201A

U.S. Route 201A

U.S. Route 201 Alternate, signed as U.S. Route 201A, is a long alternate route of U.S. Route 201. The route, itself a former alignment of its parent, connects to US-201 in the towns of Skowhegan and Solon, running a loop to the west of its parent...

 and follows the Kennebec River

Kennebec River

The Kennebec River is a river that is entirely within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central Maine. The East and West Outlets join at Indian Pond and the river then flows southward...

 through Madison and Anson to its north end at Solon.

Concurrent routings

• Route 27: 12 miles (19.3 km), Augusta to Belgrade
• Route 11
  State Route 11 (Maine)
  State Route 11 is a state highway in Maine. It connects to New Hampshire Route 11 at its south end in Lebanon and travels through the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo, Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Aroostook. The road ends at U.S...
  
  : 15 miles (24.1 km), Augusta to Belgrade
• Route 137: 3 miles (4.8 km), Smithfield
• U.S. Route 201A
  U.S. Route 201A
  U.S. Route 201 Alternate, signed as U.S. Route 201A, is a long alternate route of U.S. Route 201. The route, itself a former alignment of its parent, connects to US-201 in the towns of Skowhegan and Solon, running a loop to the west of its parent...
  
  : 21 miles (33.8 km), Norridgewock to Solon
• Route 16
  State Route 16 (Maine)
  State Route 16 is a numbered state highway in Maine, United States. SR-16 runs from the New Hampshire state line at Wentworth's Junction in the west to Orono at the eastern terminus...
  
  : 7 miles (11.3 km), Anson to Embden