On June 9 , 2007 , a tanker fire occurred on SR 8 when a tanker truck with 10,000 gallons of fuel collided with another vehicle and started a fire . The fire caused SR 8 to close for a couple of hours except for the westbound left lane , which crews used to get oil out of the soil underneath the highway . During the Winter 2007 storm , a slope that held up SR 8 was eroded by floodwaters . The slope , located on SR 8 west of the US 101 interchange , and is scheduled to begin this season and last 2 months . In 2010 , WSDOT aims to rebuild the columns that support the SR 8/US 101 interchange and reduce the risk of failure in an earthquake , such as the 2001 Nisqually earthquake
2001 Nisqually earthquake
2001 Nisqually earthquake
Washington State Route 8