Arkansas Highway 289 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:289
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:AR 289 highlighted in red
Length Mi1:4.93
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Direction B1:North
Terminus A1: at Sage
Terminus B1:End state maintenance at Zion
Length Mi2:37.89
Direction A2:South
Direction B2:North
Terminus A2: in Franklin
Terminus B2: in Mammoth Spring
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:288
Next Type:AR
Next Route:290

Highway 289 (AR 289, Ark. 289, and Hwy. 289) is a designation for two north–south state highways in north central Arkansas. A southern route of 4.93miles runs north from Highway 69B (AR 69B) at Sage to Zion.[2] A second route of 37.89miles begins at Highway 56 in Franklin and runs north to Highway 9 in Mammoth Spring.[3]

Route description

Sage to Zion

Highway 289 begins at AR 69B in Sage approximately 1.5miles east of Melbourne in Izard County. The route runs north to the Caney Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Highway 289 continues northeast to Zion, where state maintenance ends and the road continues north under county maintenance.

Mammoth Spring to Franklin

Highway 289 begins in the northeastern corner of Izard County at Highway 56 in Franklin. The route runs north to a junction with AR 354 in Horseshoe Bend. The route continues north into Fulton County to Glencoe where it begins a concurrency with US Route 62/US Route 412 (US 62/US 412). These three routes overlap for 1miles east until Kittle when Highway 289 turns north and enters Cherokee Village. Highway 289 has a junction with Highway 175 in the western part of the city before exiting the city limits and continuing north to Saddle. The highways passes the Saddle Store, a two-story general store built in 1916 and listed on the NRHP on its way north through the county. Highway 289 crosses over English Creek on a historic 1929 Pratt through truss bridge built by Virginia Bridge & Iron Company, also NRHP-listed, heading north as well. Shortly after entering Mammoth Spring, the highway terminates at Highway 9 near the Missouri state line.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . June 9, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . 23 June 2011 . dead .
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Izard County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . July 13, 2003 . 1:62500 . April 19, 2013 .
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map, Fulton County, Arkansas . Planning and Research Division . PDF . April 29, 2003 . 1:62500 . April 19, 2013 .