 The road begins at a junction with the RN 7 in Aix as the Avenue Pierre Brossolette and heads South crossing the A8 autoroute as well as the A51 autoroute heading towards the "Chaine de l'Étoile" (670 m).The road crosses the A7 autoroute before entering the north west suburbs of Marseille reaching the water front in the city centre.The RN 8 heads East alongside the A50 autoroute to Aubagne passing north of Mt.