North Dakota Highway 8 is a north–south highway in North Dakota

North Dakota

North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....

. The highway is split into two segments. The northern segment is 78 miles (125.5 km) long and runs from SK 9

Saskatchewan Highway 9

Highway 9, Highway 9 is a provincial paved undivided highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from North Dakota Highway 8 at the US border near Port of Northgate until it transitions into Provincial Road 283 at the Manitoba border...

 in Northgate

Northgate, North Dakota

Northgate is an unincorporated community in Burke County, North Dakota, USA. The community is adjacent to the U.S. border with Canada, and it shares its name with the neighboring Canadian settlement of Northgate, Saskatchewan. The community is served by North Dakota Highway 8....

 to ND-23

North Dakota Highway 23

-External links:* by Chris Geelhart* by Mark O'Neil...

 near New Town

New Town, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,367 people, 488 households, and 318 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,031.6 people per square mile . There were 512 housing units at an average density of 760.9 per square mile...

. The southern segment is 133 miles (214 km) long and runs from Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea is a reservoir in the Missouri River basin in central North Dakota. Named for the Shoshone-Hidatsa woman Sakakawea, it is the third largest man-made lake in the United States, after Lake Mead and Lake Powell. The lake lies in parts of six counties in western North Dakota: Dunn,...

 near Twin Buttes

Twin Buttes, North Dakota

Twin Buttes is an unincorporated community in Dunn County, North Dakota, United States. Twin Buttes is north-northeast of Halliday....

 to SD-75

South Dakota Highway 75

South Dakota Highway 75 is a state route located in northwest South Dakota. The southern terminus is at South Dakota Highway 20 west of Bison, and the route runs northerly to the North Dakota border, becoming North Dakota Highway 8...

 near Hettinger

Hettinger, North Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 584 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,556.6 people per square mile . There were 720 housing units at an average density of 857.5 per square mile...

. Together, the segments are 211 miles (339.6 km) long. The highway was originally continuous but was separated by the creation of Lake Sakakawea in the 1950s.

External links

• The North Dakota Highways Page by Chris Geelhart
• North Dakota Signs by Mark O'Neil