US 89A
US 89A has quite an interesting history. When US 89 used to run all the way to Mexico, there was a different segment of 89A. This was the southern segment which went from Prescott to Flagstaff. It is now AZ 89A. The northern segment is the current segment of the highway that runs from US 89 in Bitter Springs, AZ to US 89 in Kanab, UT. This segment was originally mainline US 89.
Length: 92 miles in total, 89 miles in Arizona
Existed since: 1960
Current Route in Arizona: US 89 in Bitter Springs to Utah state line near Kanab, UT
Historical Route in Arizona: US 89 in Bitter Springs to Utah state line near Kanab, UT and US 89 near Prescott to Flagstaff
Current Route Nationally: Bitter Springs, AZ to Kanab, UT
Major Junctions: US 89, AZ 67, AZ 389
Cool Features
US 89A originally went over the Colorado River on the 1928 Navajo Bridge. A new bridge was opened in 1995, but people can still walk on the old bridge.
US 89A is designated the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road. The highway boasts many scenic views as it travels from Fredonia, up to the forests around Jacob Lake, to the views of the Vermillion Cliffs from House Rock Valley.
In Utah, US 89A used to be signed as UT 11, however in 2008 the US 89A designation was restored in Utah.
Related Routes
US 89
Pictures
10/6/2023 - US 89A South @ Utah state line - Fredonia
10/6/2023 - US 89A South (Main St), north of Cowboy Dr - Fredonia
10/6/2023 - US 89A South (Main St) @ SR 389 (Pratt St) - Fredonia
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, south of Mile 607
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, south of Mile 587
10/6/2023 - US 89A South near Mile 577
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, north of Mile 568
10/6/2023 - US 89A South @ Mile 559
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, south of Mile 555
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, south of Voss Dr - Cliff Dwellers
10/6/2023 - US 89A South, north of Mile 540
Page last updated: 10/7/2023