4 / SR   3 8 ▁( Th omas ville ▁Road ). ▁ ▁Thomas ville ▁business ▁loop ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route   8 4 ▁Business ▁( US   8 4 ▁Bus . ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁business ▁route ▁of ▁US   8 4 ▁that ▁mostly ▁exists ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁Thomas ville . ▁It ▁follows ▁the ▁former ▁routing ▁of ▁US   8 4 / SR   3 8 ▁through ▁the ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁entirely ▁concurrent ▁with ▁SR   3 8 ▁Bus . ▁and ▁travel s ▁near ▁the ▁Lap ham – P atter son ▁House ▁State ▁Historic ▁Site . ▁Both ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁are ▁just ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁Thomas ville . ▁ ▁US   8 4 ▁Bus . ▁and ▁SR   3 8 ▁Bus . ▁begin ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁US   8 4 / US   3 1 9 / SR   3 5 / SR   3 8 ▁just ▁north - n orth west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁limits . ▁Here , ▁the ▁road way ▁continues ▁as ▁SR   3 ▁Altern ate ▁( SR   3 ▁Alt .). ▁They ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁south - s out heast , ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁name ▁of ▁Old ▁Alb any ▁Road , ▁through ▁rural ▁areas , ▁and ▁enter ▁the ▁city . ▁Just ▁before ▁intersect ing ▁the ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁Plant ation ▁Oak ▁Drive , ▁they ▁begin ▁a ▁very ▁grad ual ▁curve ▁to ▁a ▁nearly ▁due - s outh ▁direction . ▁The ▁highway ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁more ▁resident ial .