Virginia State Route 89

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For the former State Route 89, see State Route 89 (Virginia 1933-1938).
State Route 89
Skyline Highway
Length: 7.84 mi[1][2] (12.62 km)
Formed: 1940
South end: NC 89 near Lowgap, NC
North end: US 58/US 221 in Galax
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State Route 89 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, continuing North Carolina Highway 89 north to U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 221 in Galax.

SR 89 crosses the North Carolina state line and passes through Low Gap and crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway. Soon the land flattens out, and SR 89 runs cross-country past McCarmant Hill. From its junction with State Route 97 to its end at U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 221 in Galax, SR 89 runs alongside Chestnut Creek.

The whole route was added to the state highway system in 1928 as State Route 117.[3] It was renumbered State Route 96 in the 1933 renumbering, and in the 1940 renumbering it was renumbered State Route 89 to match North Carolina Highway 89.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Grayson CountyPDF (229 KiB)
  2. ^ 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - City of GalaxPDF (53.9 KiB)
  3. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia Held in Richmond, Virginia, September 27, 1928PDF (409 KiB), page 10
  4. ^ Minutes of the Meeting of the State Highway Commission of Virginia, Held in Richmond, October 10, 1940PDF (332 KiB), page 13

[edit] External links

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