Bundesstraße 8
| B 8 | |
|---|---|
| Bundesstraße 8 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Northwest end | Emmerich am Rhein |
| Southeast end | Passau |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Bavaria |
| Highway system | |
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The Bundesstraße 8 (abbr. B8) is a German federal highway in southwestern Germany of great historical importance. It has existed since the 9th century, known then as Via Publica, and until recent times was a key trade route linking the towns of Brussels, Duisburg, Cologne, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Nuremberg, Regensburg and Passau. Today it has been replaced as a main route by the A3 motorway, which runs parallel to it.