NY 8 was realigned onto a freeway from Clayville to New Hartford in the early 1970s. From there, NY 8 overlaps with NY 5 and NY 12 north along Utica's North-South Arterial. The freeway originally continued into New Hartford Street prior to the construction of NY 840 in 2005.
| Mile | Northbound | Southbound | Notes |
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| Oneida County | |||
| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| 73.3 |  |
 Freeway ends |
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| 73.8 |  Pinnacle Road Sauquoit |
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| 75.0 | Elm Street Chadwicks |
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| 77.4 |  Kellogg Road Washington Mills |
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| 79.0 | Genesee Street New Hartford |
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| 79.3 | Campion Road New Hartford |
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| 79.6 | To  Toll To  Toll  East  North  NorthUtica |
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| 79.6 |  WestWhitestone |
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| Speed Limit 55 | |||
| Oneida County | |||