A8 motorway (Netherlands)

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A8 motorway
Rijksweg 8
Location of the A8 motorway
Route information
Part of E 22
Highway system
Roads in the Netherlands Motorways E-roads Provincial City routes

The A8 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It starts at the intersection with the Ring Amsterdam (the A10 motorway) at , and leads past Oostzaan, , and Zaandijk towards its terminus, not even 10 kilometers from its beginning at the Coenplein, near Assendelft.

Overview[]

In the 1970s, this road was planned to be extended for about 5 extra kilometers towards the A9 motorway, between the and the exit Heemskerk. However, due to the rising oil prices and the congestion which was already a problem at the A10 near the Coenplein, it was decided not to do so after all.

N8[]

Currently, along parts of the N246 and N203 roads, signs are placed with the number N8, to direct the motorist from the terminus of the A8 motorway towards the exit Uitgeest of the A9 motorway. However, the N8 is not part of the so-called 8, which only consists of the motorway part between the Coenplein and Assendelft.

Exit list[]

The entire route is in North Holland Province.

Municipality	km	mi	Exit	Name	Destinations	Notes
Amsterdam	1	0.62	—	Interchange Coenplein	E 22 / E 35 / A 10	South end of E 22 overlap
Oostzaan	3	1.9	1	Oostzaan	/ S 118 west / southeast
Zaanstad	5	3.1	—	Interchange Zaandam	E 22 north / A 7	North end of E 22 overlap
	8	5.0	2	Zaandijk	(Provincialeweg) / (Provincialeweg) / Kaarsenmakerstraat / Pellekaanstraat / Verzetstraat	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	9	5.6	3	Zaandijk-West	(Guisweg)	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
	10	6.2	4	Assendelft-Noord	northwest (Noorderveenweg)
	10	6.2	—	Wormer	north (Provincialeweg) / south (Provincialeweg)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

External links[]

Media related to Rijksweg 8 at Wikimedia Commons