Alabama State Route 89

State Route 89
State Route 89
Route information
	Maintained by ALDOT
Length	11.815 mi (19.014 km)
Existed	1957–present
Major junctions
South end	SR 21 near Snow Hill
North end	SR 41 in Elm Bluff
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Wilcox, Dallas
Highway system
	Alabama State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

State Route 89 (SR 89) is a 11.815-mile-long (19.014 km) state highway in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 21 near Snow Hill, an unincorporated community in Wilcox County approximately 14 miles (23 km) east of Camden. The northern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 41 approximately 22 miles (35 km) south of Selma in southern Dallas County.

Route description

SR 89 travels through the heart of Alabama's Black Belt, recognized as one of the poorer areas of the state.^{[citation needed]} The highway serves as an extension of the northbound leg of SR 21, which turns eastwardly in eastern Wilcox County. The path of SR 89 travels through rural areas and does not traverse any incorporated communities. The northern terminus of the highway is in Dallas County at Elm Bluff.

History

SR 89 was created in 1957 as a renumbering of the last portion of the former SR 100 (the remainder was replaced by new SR 21).^[2] SR 89 was previously assigned to the road from Spanish Fort to the Georgia border; this became part of an extended SR 42 in 1957.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Wilcox		0.000	0.000	SR 21 – Montgomery, Camden, Monroeville	Southern terminus
Dallas	Elm Bluff	11.815	19.014	SR 41 – Camden, Selma	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi