I-40 - Exit 8

Distance marker on I-40 east. Distance to US-491, Gallup, and Albuquerque.

NM-118 East in rural McKinley County.

I-40 east at Exit 8. Eastbound, Exit 8 has no advanced signage, just the Exit 8 gore sign. Westbound, Exit 8 is signed as Manuelito/Defiance. Exit 8 is the first New Mexico exit eastbound on I-40. This exit connects to NM-118, which serves as a frontage road to I-40.

NM-118 west at I-40 east (Exit 8) onramp. Continue west on NM-118 for westbound I-40 access.

NM-118 west shield, just west of I-40 (Exit 8) onramps. This sign is been spray painted, as has many other signs in the Gallup area.