# Arizona State Route 89

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**State Route 89** (**SR 89**) is a 104.53-mile (168.22-kilometre) [state highway](/source/State_highway_(US)) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Arizona](/source/Arizona). It is part of the former route of [U.S. Route 89](/source/U.S._Route_89_in_Arizona) (US 89) throughout the state.

## Route description

The southern terminus of SR 89 is located at an [intersection](/source/Intersection_(road)) with [U.S. Route 93](/source/U.S._Route_93_in_Arizona) northwest of Wickenburg. It is a largely south–north route; the largest city through which it now passes is [Prescott](/source/Prescott,_Arizona), where it meets [SR 69](/source/Arizona_State_Route_69) and the extremely scenic [SR 89A](/source/Arizona_State_Route_89A). The segment between Prescott and [Congress](/source/Congress,_Arizona) (intersection with [SR 71](/source/Arizona_State_Route_71)) is quite scenic. The northern terminus of the highway is located at an [interchange](/source/Interchange_(road)) with [Interstate 40](/source/Interstate_40_in_Arizona) (I-40) in [Ash Fork](/source/Ash_Fork,_Arizona).

## History

This highway was a segment of US 89 between Ash Fork at I-40 and US 93 northwest of [Wickenburg](/source/Wickenburg,_Arizona) until June 13, 1992 when the US 89 designation was removed south of US 89's current southern terminus with Interstate 40 in [Flagstaff](/source/Flagstaff,_Arizona).[1] Interstate highways offered shorter and more direct routes than the old long-distance US 89 in central and southern Arizona.

## See also

- [Drake, Arizona](/source/Drake,_Arizona), site of the old Hell Canyon Bridge formerly used by US 89, now on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places).

## References

1. ["Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Executive Committee"](http://route.transportation.org/Documents/1992-USRN_Cmte.pdf). [American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials](/source/American_Association_of_State_Highway_and_Transportation_Officials). June 15, 1992. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140903220751/http://route.transportation.org/Documents/1992-USRN_Cmte.pdf) September 3, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

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