U.S. Route 89 in Arizona

Infobox road
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state=AZ
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type=US
route=89
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maint=ADOT


length_mi=136.49
length_round=2
length_ref=cite web |url=http://tpd.az.gov/data/reports/2006SHSLog.pdf |title=2006 ADOT Highway Log |author=Arizona Department of Transportation|accessdate=2008-04-09]
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direction_a=South
starting_terminus=jct|state=AZ|BL|40|dab1=Flagstaff in Flagstaff
junction=jct|state=AZ|US|160
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=jct|state=UT|US|89 northwest of Page
previous_type=AZ
previous_route=88
next_type=AZ
next_route=89
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In the U.S. state of Arizona, U.S. Route 89 is a U.S. Highway that begins in Flagstaff and heads north to the Utah border northwest of Page.

Route description

U.S. 89 begins at Flagstaff, Arizona, the highway proceeds north passing near Grand Canyon National Park and through the the Navajo Nation. Near the Utah State Line the highway splits into U.S. 89 and U.S. 89A. The Alternate is the original highway, what is now the main highway was constructed in the 1960s to serve the Glen Canyon Dam. The two highways rejoin in Kanab, Utah.

The main branch passes over the Colorado River just south of the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell near Page then enters Utah. The Alternate branch crosses the Colorado River at Navajo Bridge and proceeds to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon before entering Utah.

History

Prior to 1992, the southern terminus of U.S. 89 was at Nogales, Arizona and the route proceeded to Flagstaff along what is now Interstate 19, State Route 79, U.S. Route 60, U.S. Route 93 and State Route 89. In addition there was another U.S. 89 Alternate in Arizona between Prescott and Flagstaff this route is now State Route 89A.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Coconino County.

References