State Route 89 (SR 89) is a 104.53-mile (168.22 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is part of the former route of U.S. Route 89 (US 89) throughout the state.
 State Route 89 | ||||
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 SR 89 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ADOT, City of Prescott | ||||
| Length | 104.53 mi[1] (168.22 km) | |||
| Existed | 1993 (from U.S. Route 89)–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   Future I-11 / US 93 northwest of Wickenburg | |||
| North end |  I-40 in Ash Fork | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arizona | |||
| Counties | Yavapai | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editThe southern terminus of SR 89 is located at an intersection with U.S. Route 93 northwest of Wickenburg. It is a largely south–north route; the largest city through which it now passes is Prescott, where it meets SR 69 and the extremely scenic SR 89A. The segment between Prescott and Congress (intersection with SR 71) is quite scenic. The northern terminus of the highway is located at an interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40) in Ash Fork.
History
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This highway was a segment of US 89 between Ash Fork at I-40 and US 93 northwest of Wickenburg until June 13, 1992 when the US 89 designation was removed south of US 89's current southern terminus with Interstate 40 in Flagstaff.[2]. Interstate highways offered shorter and more direct routes than the old long-distance US 89 in central and southern Arizona.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Yavapai County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 93 – Wickenburg, Phoenix, Kingman | Southern terminus | |
| Congress | 9.88 | 15.90 |   SR 71 south – Kingman, Los Angeles | ||
| Prescott | 52.00 | 83.69 | Copper Basin Road / Brookside Boulevard | North end state maintenance | |
| 54.43 | 87.60 | Overland Road – Veterans Cemetery | Right-in/right-out interchange; northbound exit and entrance only; south end state maintenance | ||
| 54.55 | 87.79 |  SR 69 south – Prescott Valley, Phoenix | Interchange; no southbound exit | ||
| Gurley Street | Partial interchange; southbound left exit only; northbound access is via Aven Drive intersection | ||||
| 55.86 | 89.90 | Yavpe Connector | North end state maintenance | ||
| N/A |  Prescott Lakes Parkway to SR 69 – Phoenix | ||||
| 58.13 | 93.55 | Hillsdale Road | South end state maintenance | ||
| 61.09 | 98.31 |   SR 89A north (Pioneer Parkway) to SR 69 – Prescott Valley, Jerome, Cottonwood, Phoenix, Yavapai County Fairgrounds | Interchange; Pioneer Pkwy. exit 317 | ||
| | 104.53 | 168.22 | I-40 – Flagstaff, Williams, Grand Canyon, Los Angeles    BL 40 west / Historic US 66 west – Ash Fork | Northern terminus; I-40 exit 146; highway continues as BL 40/Historic US 66 west | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
edit- Drake, Arizona, site of the old Hell Canyon Bridge formerly used by US 89, now on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
edit- ^ a b Arizona Department of Transportation. "2008 ADOT Highway Log" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^ "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee" (PDF). American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. June 15, 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2014.
External links
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