Farm to Market Road 989

Infobox TX State Highway
route=989
type=Farm
length_mi=11.84Texas Department of Transportation, [http://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/fm0500/fm0989.htm] ]
length_km=19.05
formed=1948
dir1=North
dir2=South
from=
junction=
|to=
previous_route=988
previous_type=Farm
next_route=990
next_type=Farm

Farm to Market Road 989, locally known as Kings Highway, is a Farm to Market Road in Bowie County, Texas, located to the west of Texarkana. It runs 11.843 miles north to south, remaining 1-2 miles outside the Texarkana, Texas city limits.

History

FM 989 was originally designated on November 23, 1948 with a northern terminus at U.S. Highway 82 in Nash and a southern terminus at U.S. Highway 59, half a mile south west of the Loop, a total length of 4.2 miles. However, on October 28, 1953, it was extended to include a 5.4 mile loop and connect with Farm to Market Road 559 northwest of Texarkana. On September 20, 1961, FM 989 was extended again, picking up an additional 3.1 miles on the south end, to connect to Farm to Market Road 2516.

Junction list

From north to south:
*Farm to Market Road 559 (Richmond Road)
*Interstate 30
*U.S. Highway 82 (New Boston Road)
*Old Redwater Road
*U.S. Highway 67 (West 7th Street)
*U.S. Highway 59 (Lake Drive)
*Farm to Market Road 2516 (Buchanan Loop Road)

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