Colorado State Highway 89

State Highway 89 marker

State Highway 89
Route information
Maintained by CDOT
Length: 34.3 mi[1] (55.2 km)
Major junctions
South end: SH 116 at Buckeye Crossroads
North end: US 50 / US 400 at Holly
Location
Counties: Baca, Prowers
Highway system
Colorado State Highways
SH 88SH 90

State Highway 89 (SH 89) is a 34.3 mi (55.2 km) long state highway in the rural eastern plains of Colorado.

Route description

SH 89 begins in the north at the junction with US 50/400 in Holly and proceeds south out of Holly through rural countryside, isolated from any other towns. Although the highway is the main route from the unincorporated town of Lycan to Holly, there are no major junctions. The highway comes to a stop at the intersection with SH 116 at the small community of Buckeye Crossroads (population: 7). The road continues as an unpaved county road further south after the intersection.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BacaBuckeye Crossroads0.0000.000 SH 116
ProwersHolly34.34055.265 US 50
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 "Segment Descriptions for Highway 89". Colorado Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-11-25.

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