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

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(US 70) near the western end of

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. From there, it runs north and west to Furlow, intersecting AR 15 and AR 294, then miles north to AR 367 at

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, 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 west crossing AR 5 at the

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county line before ending at AR 107 south of Vilonia. It resumes again south as Pulaski County Road 89 running west and north to the

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line where it becomes a state highway again. It continues west another and intersects AR 365 north of Mayflower. From there, it travels south then turns west again traveling approximately 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. 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. A groundbreaking for construction of the new pathway was held on May 25, 2021. Upon expected completion of the project in fall 2022, the highway's current alignment west of AR 365 will be ceded to the City of Mayflower.

Major intersections

Lonoke spur

Highway 89 Spur is a former

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in Lonoke. in length, it was established in 1966 and deleted from the state highway system in 2014. Major intersections

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