Curran Memorial Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MassDOT | ||||
Length | 66.643 mi[1] (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 | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Massachusetts | |||
Counties | Berkshire | |||
Highway system | ||||
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2021) |
Route 8 is the portion of the 148 mile multistate New England Route 8 within the 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.