State Road 8 (NM 8) is a primarily north–south state highway in the state of New Mexico. NM 8's southern terminus is at NM 176 west of Eunice, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 62 (US 62)/US 180 west of Hobbs.

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State Road 8
NM 8 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NMDOT
Length	15.650 mi[1] (25.186 km)
Major junctions
South end	NM 176 west of Eunice
North end	US 62 / US 180 west of Hobbs
Location
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
Counties	Lea
Highway system
New Mexico State Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NM 7 → NM 9

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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.^[2]

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.^[1]

The entire route is in Lea County.

More information Location, mi ...

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	NM 176 – Eunice	Southern terminus
Oil Center	2.500	4.023	NM 175 west	Eastern terminus of NM 175
Monument	10.700	17.220	NM 322 west	Eastern terminus of NM 322
​	15.650	25.186	US 62 / US 180 – Carlsbad, Hobbs	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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