Mexican Federal Highway 8
Highway in Mexico
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Federal Highway 8 (Spanish: Carretera Federal 8, Fed. 8) is a free part of the federal highways corridors (Spanish: los corredores carreteros federales) entirely within the state of Sonora. It is connected to the roadway that transitions from the border post at Lukeville, Arizona where it connects with Arizona State Route 85, proceeds south through Puerto Peñasco with Sonoyta, Sonora, and intersects with Fed. 2. It continues through the El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve until ending at Puerto Peñasco, a length of 100 km (62 mi).
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| Carretera federal 8 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Board of Highways of the State of Sonora | ||||
| Length | 103.70 km[1] (64.44 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Puerto Peñasco, Son. | |||
| East end |  SR 85 at the U.S. border in Sonoyta | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| State | Sonora | |||
| Highway system | ||||
| State Highways in Sonora | ||||
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Major intersections
The entire route is in Sonora.
| Municipality | Location[2] | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Puerto Peñasco | Puerto Peñasco | 0 | 0.0 | 1 de Junio | Western terminus |
| | 9.9 | 6.2 |  SH 3 – Golfo de Santa Clara, Sahuaro | ||
| General Plutarco Elías Calles | Sonoyta | 100 | 62 |  Fed. 2 east – Santa Ana, Caborca | West end of Fed. 2 concurrency |
| 101 | 63 | Fed. 2 west – San Luis Río Colorado, Mexicali | East end of Fed. 2 concurrency | ||
| 104 | 65 |  SR 85 north – Lukeville | Eastern terminus at Mexico-U.S. border proceeding into Pima County, AZ | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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