▁SR   8 ▁( there by ▁replacing ▁the ▁main line ▁highway ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route   4 ▁( SR - 4 ) ▁was ▁designated ▁along ▁US - 7 8 N . ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁US   7 8 N / SR   8 ▁were ▁p aved ▁from ▁Bre men ▁to ▁Villa ▁Rica . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁US   7 8 N / SR   8 ▁were ▁p aved ▁from ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁state ▁line ▁to ▁Bre men . ▁The ▁next ▁month , ▁US   7 8 N / SR   8 ▁were ▁p aved ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁Alabama ▁state ▁line . ▁By ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁US   7 8 N ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁main line ▁US   7 8 . ▁ ▁US   7 8 S ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Route   7 8 S ▁( US   7 8 S ) ▁was ▁a ▁southern ▁divided ▁U . S . ▁highway ▁that ▁compr ised ▁the ▁current ▁length ▁of ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route   4 6 ▁from ▁He fl in , ▁Alabama , ▁to ▁the ▁Georgia ▁state ▁line , ▁SR   1 6 6 ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁line ▁to ▁Car roll ton , ▁and ▁SR   6 1 ▁from ▁Car roll ton ▁to ▁Villa ▁Rica . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁become ▁US   7 8 ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁SR   3