Interstate 8 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Interstate 8
I-8 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Caltrans and ADOT
Length	350.34 mi (563.82 km)
Existed	1964–present
Major junctions
West end	Sunset Cliffs Boulevard / Nimitz Boulevard in San Diego, CA
	I-5 in San Diego, CA I-805 in San Diego, CA I-15 / SR 15 in San Diego, CA SR 111 in El Centro, CA US 95 in Yuma, AZ SR 85 in Gila Bend, AZ
East end	I-10 in Casa Grande, AZ
Location
States:	California, Arizona
Counties:	CA: San Diego, Imperial AZ: Yuma, Maricopa, Pinal
Highway system
Main route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business State highways in California(list • pre-1964) History • Unconstructed • Deleted • Freeway • ScenicState routes in Arizona Unconstructed • Former ← SR 7 CA SR 9 → ← SR 989 AZ I-10 →

Interstate 8 or I-8 is an Interstate Highway that runs from Interstate 10 near Casa Grande, Arizona to San Diego, California. The route is 348.25 miles (560.45 km) long.

Images for kids

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  Interstate 8 in San Diego, from the San Diego Trolley

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  A sign displaying the mileages on I-8 westbound in Gila Bend

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  I-8 in Alpine

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  I-8 in the Imperial Valley, 1972

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  I-10 approaching the eastern terminus of I-8

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  A section of old US 80 (Wildwood Glen Lane) now closed to vehicular traffic west of Descanso Junction