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Trunk 8
Trunk 8
Kejimkujik Scenic Drive
Route information
	Maintained by Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Length	112.9 km (70.2 mi)
Major junctions
South end	Trunk 3 in Liverpool
	Hwy 103 in Liverpool; Hwy 101 near Lequille
North end	Trunk 1 in Annapolis Royal
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
Counties	Queens, Annapolis
Towns	Liverpool, Annapolis Royal
Highway system
	Provincial highways in Nova Scotia; 100-series;

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Trunk 8 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from Liverpool to Annapolis Royal, a distance of 113 kilometres (70 mi). Trunk 8 is also known as the Kejimkujik Scenic Drive.^[2]

Route description

From Liverpool, Trunk 8 runs in a northwesterly direction, following the east bank of the Mersey River to Milton. North of Milton, the road leaves the river, mostly travelling through forest land, to the village of Caledonia and west to the main entrance to Kejimkujik National Park. Trunk 8 crosses the Mersey River again at Maitland Bridge, following its west bank and the shores of several lakes to Milford; where it continues northward to the village of Lequille and the town of Annapolis Royal, where the route ends.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	km^[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Queens	Liverpool	0.0	0.0	Trunk 3 (Lighthouse Route / Bristol Road) – Bristol, Port Mouton	Southern terminus
	Liverpool	0.5	0.31	Hwy 103 – Bridgewater, Halifax, Shelburne, Yarmouth	Hwy 103 exit 19
		21.4	13.3	Route 210 east – Greenfield, Chelsea
	Caledonia	44.6	27.7	Route 208 east – New Germany, Bridgewater
Annapolis	Kejimkujik National Park	66.0	41.0	Kejimkujik Main Parkway
	Maitland Bridge	67.1	41.7	Crosses the Mersey River
		107.7	66.9	Hwy 101 – Bridgetown, Halifax, Deep Brook, Digby, Yarmouth	Hwy 101 exit 22
	Annapolis Royal	112.4	69.8	Route 201 east – Moschelle, Round Hill
	Annapolis Royal	112.9	70.2	Trunk 1 (Evangeline Trail) – Digby, Bridgetown, Halifax	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b "Nova Scotia Trunk 8" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ K-3, L-3, L-4, M-4, N-4, N-5.

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[gmaps-1] "Nova Scotia Trunk 8" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

[map-2] Nova Scotia Road Map (Map). 1:640,000. Province of Nova Scotia. 2019. §§ K-3, L-3, L-4, M-4, N-4, N-5.

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+|direction_a=South
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+|counties=[[Queens County, Nova Scotia|Queens]], [[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis]]
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-[[File:NSRoute8 AnnapolisRoyal.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Trunk 8]]'''Trunk 8''' is part of the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Nova Scotia]]'s system of Trunk Highways. The route runs from [[Liverpool, Nova Scotia|Liverpool]] to [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]], a distance of {{convert|115|km}}. Trunk 8 is also known as the '''Kejimkujik Scenic Drive'''.
+'''Trunk 8''' is part of the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Nova Scotia]]'s system of [[List of Nova Scotia provincial highways#Trunk Highways|Trunk Highways]]. The route runs from [[Liverpool, Nova Scotia|Liverpool]] to [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia|Annapolis Royal]], a distance of {{convert|113|km}}. Trunk 8 is also known as the '''Kejimkujik Scenic Drive'''.<ref name="map"/>
-From Liverpool, Trunk 8 runs in a northwesterly direction, following the east bank of the [[Mersey River (Nova Scotia)|Mersey River]] to [[Milton, Nova Scotia|Milton]]. North of Milton, the road leaves the river, mostly travelling through forest land, to the village of [[Caledonia, Nova Scotia|Caledonia]] and west to the main entrance to [[Kejimkujik National Park]]. Trunk 8 crosses the Mersey River again at [[Maitland Bridge, Nova Scotia|Maitland Bridge]], following its west bank and the shores of several lakes to [[Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia|Milford]]; where it continues northward to the village of [[Lequille, Nova Scotia|Lequille]] and the town of Annapolis Royal, where the route ends.
-{{start box}}
+==Route description==
-{{succession box|title=Trunk 8|years='''Nova Scotia'''|before={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|103|Trunk|3}}|after={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|Trunk|1}}}}
+[[File:KejimkujikScenic.png|100px|The route sign for the Kejimkujik Scenic Drive]]
-{{end box}}
+[[File:NSRoute8 AnnapolisRoyal.jpg|thumb|200px|Trunk 8 in Annapolis Royal.]]
+From Liverpool, Trunk 8 runs in a northwesterly direction, following the east bank of the [[Mersey River (Nova Scotia)|Mersey River]] to [[Milton, Nova Scotia|Milton]]. North of Milton, the road leaves the river, mostly travelling through forest land, to the village of [[Caledonia, Nova Scotia|Caledonia]] and west to the main entrance to [[Kejimkujik National Park]]. Trunk 8 crosses the Mersey River again at [[Maitland Bridge, Nova Scotia|Maitland Bridge]], following its west bank and the shores of several lakes to [[Milford (Annapolis), Nova Scotia|Milford]]; where it continues northward to the village of [[Lequille, Nova Scotia|Lequille]] and the town of Annapolis Royal, where the route ends.<ref name="map">{{cite map |title = Nova Scotia Road Map |year = 2019 |scale = 1:640,000 |publisher = Province of Nova Scotia |sections = K-3, L-3, L-4, M-4, N-4, N-5 |language = en}}</ref>
+==Major intersections==
+{{NSinttop|length_ref=<ref name="gmaps"/>}}
+{{NSint
+|county=Queens
+|cspan=4
+|location=Liverpool
+|lspan=2
+|km=0.0
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|3|name1=[[Lighthouse Route]] / Bristol Road|city1=Bristol|city2=Port Mouton}}
+|notes=Southern terminus
+}}
+{{NSint
+|km=0.5
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|103|city1=Bridgewater|city2=Halifax|city3=Shelburne|city4=Yarmouth}}
+|notes=Hwy&nbsp;103 exit&nbsp;19
+}}
+{{NSint
+|location=none
+|km=21.4
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|210|dir1=east|location1=[[Greenfield, Queens County|Greenfield]]|city2=Chelsea}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSint
+|location=Caledonia
+|km=44.6
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|208|dir1=east|city1=New Germany|city2=Bridgewater}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSint
+|county=Annapolis
+|cspan=5
+|location_special=[[Kejimkujik National Park]]
+|km=66.0
+|road=Kejimkujik Main Parkway
+|notes=
+}}
+{{Jctbridge|state=NS
+|location=Maitland Bridge
+|km=67.1
+|bridge=Crosses the [[Mersey River (Nova Scotia)|Mersey River]]
+}}
+{{NSint
+|location=none
+|km=107.7
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Hwy|101|city1=Bridgetown|city2=Halifax|city3=Deep Brook|city4=Digby|city5=Yarmouth}}
+|notes=Hwy&nbsp;101 exit&nbsp;22
+}}
+{{NSint
+|location=Annapolis Royal
+|lspan=2
+|km=112.4
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Route|201|dir1=east|city1=Moschelle|city2=Round Hill}}
+|notes=
+}}
+{{NSint
+|km=112.9
+|road={{jct|state=NS|Trunk|1|name1=[[Evangeline Trail]]|city1=Digby|city2=Bridgetown|city3=Halifax}}
+|notes=Northern terminus
+}}
+{{jctbtm}}
+{{-}}
 ==See also==
 * [[List of Nova Scotia provincial highways]]
-===References===
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*[http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/pdf/maps/map_of_nova_scotia.pdf Map of Nova Scotia]
 {{NS Roads and Highways}}
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 {{NovaScotia-road-stub}}
-[[fr:Route 8 (Nouvelle-Écosse)]]

v t e Roads and highways in Nova Scotia
100-series	101 102 103 104 (Cobequid Pass) 105 106 107 111 113 118 125 142 162
Trunk routes	1 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 19 22 28 30 32 (Dunbrack Street) 33 (Bedford Bypass)
Collector roads	201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 219 221 223 224 236 239 242 245 246 247 252 253 255 256 276 277 289 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 311 312 316 318 320 321 322 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 340 341 344 347 348 349 354 357 358 359 360 362 366 368 374 376 395
Scenic routes	Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive Cabot Trail Ceilidh Trail Digby Neck and Islands Scenic Drive Evangeline Trail Fleur-de-lis Trail Fundy Shore Ecotour Fundy Shore Scenic Drive Glooscap Trail Kejimkujik Scenic Drive Lighthouse Route Marconi Trail Marine Drive Sunrise Trail