U.S. Route 89A
{{Short description|Highway in Arizona and Utah}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Redirect|89A|the current state highway in Yavapai and Coconino counties|Arizona State Route 89A}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 89A
| alternate_name =
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-lat=36.84|frame-long=-112.094|zoom=8|type=line|from=U.S. Route 89A.map|stroke-width=3}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US 89A highlighted in red
| length_mi = 91.74
| length_round = 2
| length_ref = Summing AZ and UT Mileage logs used as sources in the Major intersections section
| established = 1960
| decommissioned =
| history =
| tourist = File:Arizona Scenic Road Marker.svg Fredonia–Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road{{cite web |author = Arizona Department of Transportation |year = 2014 |url = https://www.azdot.gov/docs/default-source/scenic-routes/general_information_list_of_scenic_roads.pdf |title = Arizona Parkways, Historic and Scenic Roads |location = Phoenix |publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation |access-date = September 11, 2018 }}
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=AZ|US|89}} in Bitter Springs, AZ
| junction = {{jct|state=AZ|SR|67}} in Jacob Lake, AZ
{{Jct|state=AZ|AZ|389}} in Fredonia, AZ
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=UT|US|89}} in Kanab, UT
| counties = AZ: Coconino
UT: Kane
| spur_type = US
| spur_of = 89
|system1={{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=UT}}
|system2={{infobox road/browselinks/USA|state=AZ}}
|browse={{ut browse|previous_type=SR|previous_route=89|route=UT|next_type=SR|next_route=90}}
{{az browse|previous_type=AZ|previous_route=89|route=AZ|next_type=AZ|next_route=89A}}
}}
U.S. Route 89A is a {{convert|91.74|mi|km|adj=on}} north–south auxiliary U.S. highway (though its actual direction of travel is more east–west) in southwestern Kane County, Utah and northeastern Coconino County, Arizona in the southwestern United States. The highway is an old routing of U.S. Route 89 from Bitter Springs, Arizona to Kanab, Utah. The state of Arizona has designated this highway the Fredonia-Vermilion Cliffs Scenic Road.{{cite web
|url=http://www.azdot.gov/highways/SWProjMgmt/enhancement/scenic_roads/scenic_roads_byways.asp
|title = Scenic Roads
|publisher = Arizona Department of Transportation}} The highway is used to access the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and is known for the Navajo Bridge. Until 2008, the Utah portion was signed State Route 11. The route provides the only direct road connection between the Arizona Strip and the rest of Arizona.
Route description
The highway's southern terminus is at U.S. Route 89 south of Page, Arizona. Its northern terminus is in Kanab, Utah, also at US 89. US 89A runs near or through Lee's Ferry, the Navajo Bridge, Vermilion Cliffs, the Kaibab Plateau, and Fredonia, Arizona. The eastern portion of the highway runs through part of the Navajo Nation. From Jacob Lake, Arizona State Route 67 (AZ 67) branches off south, leading to the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. US 89A then continues north to the neighboring cities of Fredonia, Arizona and Kanab, Utah. The Utah portion of US 89A is defined by Utah Code Annotated §72-4-114.{{cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE72/htm/72_04_011400.htm|title=Utah Code|author=Utah State Legislature|author-link=Utah State Legislature|access-date=March 22, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080711120032/http://le.utah.gov/~code/TITLE72/htm/72_04_011400.htm|archive-date=July 11, 2008|via=Wayback Machine}}{{clear left}}
History
This was part of mainline US 89 until the construction of Glen Canyon Dam. In 1960, US 89 was moved to a new, more northerly route and the old route became US 89A.
The Utah segment of US 89A was first commissioned as part of Utah State Route 11. This highway ran from Nephi to the Arizona state line near Kanab. This route is still drivable as the modern US 89A, US 89, and Utah SR-132. With the establishment of the United States highway system in 1926, most of SR-11 was used for the routing of US 89 through southern Utah; the internal designation used by state agencies remained SR-11.{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609121819241|title=Highway Resolutions - Route 11|format=PDF|date=September 2007|access-date=February 3, 2008|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation}} In 1969, as part of a series of changes to state routes, the portion north of Sevier Junction (I-70 and US 89 near Joseph) was transferred to other routes, removing the only part of State Route 11 that was signed with the state designation. It is also during this time that a new alignment for US 89 was constructed to serve the Glen Canyon Dam, with SR-11 being now signed as US 89A south of Kanab and US 89 to the north. As part of the 1977 Utah state route renumbering to conform signage and legislative definitions, SR-11 was truncated to what is now signed US 89A. The route was signed SR-11, with "TO US 89A" at the northern terminus in Kanab and a "TO US 89" at the Arizona state line. In 2008, however, SR-11 was deleted after a bill in the Utah legislature was passed to restore U.S. Route 89A in Utah.{{cite web|url=http://le.utah.gov/~2008/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0061.htm|title=H.B. 61 Bill Documents - 2008 General Session|publisher=Utah State Legislature}}
From 1941 to 1992, there was a discontinuous southern portion US 89A running from Flagstaff to Prescott, Arizona, now designated Arizona State Route 89A.
Junction list
{{Jcttop|state_col=state|location_ref={{cite map|publisher=Benchmark Maps|title=Utah Road and Recreation Atlas|url=http://www.benchmark.com|year=2002|scale=1:170000|page=82|section=G3|isbn=0-929591-74-7}}|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://www.dot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=15478102080599325|title=Highway Reference Information - Route 11|format=pdf|access-date=February 3, 2008|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation}}{{cite web |url=http://tpd.az.gov/data/reports/2006SHSLog.pdf |title=2006 ADOT Highway Log |author=Arizona Department of Transportation |author-link=Arizona Department of Transportation |access-date=April 9, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080625073807/http://tpd.az.gov/data/reports/2006SHSLog.pdf |format=pdf |archive-date = June 25, 2008}}}}
{{AZint
| sspan=3
| county=Coconino
| cspan=3
| location=Bitter Springs
| mile=0.000
| road={{Jct|state=AZ|US|89|city1=Page|city2=Flagstaff}}
| notes=Southern terminus; milepost 524}}
{{AZint
| location=Jacob Lake
| mile=55.23
| road={{Jct|state=AZ|AZ|67|dir1=south|location1=North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park}}
| notes=Milepost 579}}
{{AZint
| location=Fredonia
| mile=85.07
| road={{Jct|state=UT|AZ|389|dir1=west|to2=to|I|15|location1=Colorado City|city2=Hurricane}}
| notes=Milepost 609}}
{{jctplace
| river=
| river_wide=yes
| mile=88.88
| mile2=0.000
| line=y
| place=Arizona–Utah state line}}
{{UTint
| sspan=1
| county=Kane
| location=Kanab
| mile=2.945
| road={{jct|state=UT|US|89|city1=Panguitch|city2=Big Water|city3=Salt Lake City|location4=Page (Arizona)}}
| notes=Northern terminus; highway continues as US-89 north (100 E north)}}
{{jctbtm|col=7}}
Gallery
Route89A.JPG|US 89A southeast of the Navajo Bridge, June 2009
Navajo Bridge (May 2006).jpg|The Navajo Bridges over Marble Canyon along US 89A, June 2009.
Stone House Vermilion Cliffs.jpg|Stone House at the Vermilion Cliffs, near Cliff Dwellers Lodge, Arizona.
See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|U.S. Route 89A}}
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
- [http://www.arizonaroads.com/us/us89a.html US-89A at Arizona Roads]
- [http://members.aol.com/utahhwys/001-020.htm#rte011 State Route 11 at Utah Highways]
Category:Transportation in Kane County, Utah