Another short state road, when the Great Renumbering occurred.
The official State Highway Commission description that was published in newspapers in the days before the Great Renumbering was as follows: “Crown Point to Gary. (Now part of State Road 8.)”
Original State Road 8 encompassed parts of what became SR 53 and SR 55. Part of the new SR 55 would be changed to SR 53 later.
Indiana Transportation History 