State Highway 89 (abbreviated SH-89 or OK-89) is a
state highway
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in the southern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. It runs from the Taovayas Indian Bridge at the Texas state line to
State Highway 53
The following highways are numbered 53:
Cambodia
* National Road 53 (Cambodia)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 53
India
* National Highway 53 (India)
Ireland
* N53 road (Ireland)
Italy
* Autostrada A53 (Italy), Autostrada A53
Japan
* Japan Natio ...
, a distance of . SH-89 was initially designated on July 26, 1944. It has no lettered spur routes.
Route description
State Highway 89 begins at the Taovayas Indian Bridge
on the Illinois Bend of the
Red River, continuing
Farm to Market Road 677 from
Texas
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. One mile (1.6 km) north of the river, it intersects
SH-32 at
Courtney
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.
SH-89
overlap
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* Ove ...
s SH-32 for ,
initially headed due west, but curving around to the northwest and eventually the north, crossing into
Jefferson County and passing through unincorporated
Petersburg. SH-32 then angles off to the northwest while SH-89 continues on a due north course.
After splitting off to the north, SH-89 travels through eastern Jefferson County for ,
generally paralleling the county line.
The highway continues along a rough northerly heading, though it briefly heads northwest at times. SH-89 runs to the east of the town of
Cornish, and then intersects
US-70
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as it enters
Ringling. After passing through the town, it curves northwest. SH-89 then turns back to a due north course, which it will maintain for the rest of its existence. The highway comes to an end north of Ringling at
SH-53 east of
Loco
Loco or El Loco may refer to:
Places United States
* Loco, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Loco, Oklahoma, a village
* Loco, Texas, an unincorporated community
* Loco Mountain (Labinero, Montana), a mountain peak of the Crazy Mountains i ...
.
History
State Highway 89 was first added to the Oklahoma state highway system on July 26, 1944.
The original extent of the highway was from the current northern junction with SH-32 to US-70 in Ringling.
These remained the route's termini until January 21, 1957, when it was extended north through Ringling to SH-53, setting its northern terminus at its present location. Minor realignments would take place during the next two years, after which the highway would remain the same for three decades.
On September 6, 1994, the highway was extended south. SH-89 now overlapped SH-32 to Courtney, where it split away towards its new southern terminus at the Texas state line. The highway has undergone no further changes since this extension.
Junction list
References
External links
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Transportation in Love County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Jefferson County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Stephens County, Oklahoma