Oklahoma State Highway 89
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| Length: | 30.3 mi[2] (48.8 km) | |||
| Existed: | July 26, 1944[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |  FM 677 at the Texas state line |
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| North end: |  SH-53 east of Loco |
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→State Highway 89 (abbreviated SH-89 or OK-89) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs from the Taovayas Indian Bridge at the Texas state line to State Highway 53, a distance of 30.3 miles (48.8 km). SH-89 was initially designated on July 26, 1944. It has no lettered spur routes.
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[edit] Route description
State Highway 89 begins at the Taovayas Indian Bridge[1] on the Illinois Bend of the Red River, continuing Farm to Market Road 677 from Texas. One mile (1.6 km) north of the river, it intersects SH-32 at Courtney.[2] SH-98 overlaps SH-32 for 6.1 miles (9.8 km),[2] 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 13.4 miles (21.6 km),[2] generally paralleling the county line.[3] 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 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 9.8 miles (15.8 km) north of Ringling at SH-53 east of Loco.
[edit] History
State Highway 89 was first added to the Oklahoma state highway system on July 26, 1944.[2] The original extent of the highway was from the current northern junction with SH-32 to US-70 in Ringling.[4] 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.[1]
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.[1]
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[2] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Love |
0.0 |  FM 677 |
Southern terminus, Texas state line | |
| Courtney | 1.0 |  SH-32 |
SH-32 joins northbound and splits southbound | |
| Jefferson |
7.1 | SH-32 |
SH-32 joins southbound and splits northbound | |
| Ringling | 20.5 |  US-70 |
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| Stephens |
30.3 |  SH-53 |
Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "Memorial Dedication and Revision History, SH 89". http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/sh89.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e f Stuve, Eric. "OK-89". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok89.html. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- ^ DeLorme (2006). Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. p. 62.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Map of Oklahoma's State Highway System (Map) (1947 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1947.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
