Arkansas Highway 89 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:89
Map:Arkansas 89.png
Length Mi1:25.12
Length Ref1:[1]
Length Mi2:16.17
Length Ref2:[2]
Direction A:South
Terminus A1: in Lonoke
Terminus A2:PulaskiFaulkner county line east of Mayflower
Direction B:North
Terminus B1: in Zion Hill
Terminus B2:End of state maintenance west of Mayflower
Junction1:
Junction2: in Mayflower
Counties:Lonoke, Pulaski, Faulkner
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:88
Next Type:AR
Next Route:90

Highway 89 (AR 89, Ark. 89, and Hwy. 89) is a highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

Route description

AR 89's southern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) near the western end of Lonoke. From there, it runs 7miles north and west to Furlow, intersecting AR 15 and AR 294, then NaNmiles miles north to AR 367 at Cabot, the largest city through which the highway runs. Within Cabot, it serves as a portion of two major commercial thoroughfares—first as South Pine Street from city limits into downtown, then turning westward as West Main Street. From Cabot, it runs approximately 6miles west crossing AR 5 at the PulaskiLonoke county line before ending at AR 107 8miles south of Vilonia.

It resumes again NaNmiles south as Pulaski County Road 89 running west and north NaNmiles to the Faulkner County line where it becomes a state highway again. It continues west another 11miles and intersects AR 365 1miles north of Mayflower. From there, it travels south 1miles then turns west again traveling approximately 5miles before continuing as Lollie Road.

Future improvements

Within the Mayflower area, the highway is slated for a significant realignment to include a new overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad line, a $26.3 million project in planning since 1983.[3] A resolution for shared financing of the overpass and realignment — which will also remove concurrency with AR 365 in the city and partially run back into unincorporated Faulkner County — was passed by the Mayflower city council in 2018, entering the city into partnership with the Arkansas Department of Transportation, Faulkner County, and the regional governmental council Metroplan.[4] A groundbreaking for construction of the new pathway was held on May 25, 2021. The project was officially completed as in May 2023,[5] with the highway's prior alignment west of AR 365 expected to be ceded to the City of Mayflower.

Lonoke spur

State:AR
Route:89
Type:AR-Spur
Length Mi:0.29
Length Ref:[6]
Length Round:2
Location:Lonoke
Formed:November 23, 1966[7]
Deleted:August 19, 2014

Highway 89 Spur is a former spur route in Lonoke. 0.29miles in length, it was established in 1966[7] and deleted from the state highway system in 2014.[8]

Major intersections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kienlen. Alex. May 26, 2021. Excitement as Highway 89 overpass project begins. live. 2021-05-26. Log Cabin Democrat. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526115350/https://www.thecabin.net/news/excitement-as-highway-89-overpass-project-begins/article_21a3c474-cb19-559f-bdf2-88a13c9724d8.html . May 26, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Highway 89 Improvements. 2021-05-25. City of Mayflower, Arkansas. en-US.
  3. Web site: ARDOT to Cut a Ribbon on Mayflower Bypass . 2023-05-26 . Arkansas Department of Transportation . en-US.
  4. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . 2010 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Database . ID 72490 . February 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . June 23, 2011 . dead .
  5. Book: Arkansas State Highway Commission . Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission . 1953–1969 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . Little Rock . May 3, 2020 . 21798861 . 563 . October 1, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181001143728/http://www.arkansashighways.com/minute_orders/Mo53-69.pdf . dead .
  6. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Arkansas Department of Transportation . U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . 2011 . General Highway Map - Lonoke County, Arkansas . [1:62500] . February 15, 2021 .