History
NC 8 was established in 1930 as a spur of NC 10, extending just south of Lexington. It was extended southward several times during the 1930s. In 1940, as part of a state-wide renumbering to match Virginia State Highways, it was extended northward along US 52 and replaced old NC 109. This makes it unique among the 1940 renumberings in that a concerted effort was made to actually connect the two highway "8"s rather than just dump the old NC route and completely reroute it.
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