 State Route 89 | ||||
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| Maintained byVDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.85 mi[1] (12.63 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NC 89 nearGalax | |||
| Major intersections |  SR 97 in Galax | |||
| North end |   US 58 /US 221 in Galax | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Grayson,City of Galax | |||
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State Route 89 (SR 89) is a primarystate highway in the U.S. state ofVirginia. The state highway runs 7.85 miles (12.63 km) from theNorth Carolina state line, where the highway continues asNorth Carolina Highway 89 (NC 89), north toU.S. Route 58 (US 58) andUS 221 inGalax.
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SR 89 begins at the North Carolina state line a short distance south of Low Gap, where the highway crosses theEastern Continental Divide. The highway continues south as NC 89, which descends theBlue Ridge Mountains to the community ofLowgap in the valley of theFisher River. After entering the watershed of theNew River, SR 89 crosses the West Fork ofChestnut Creek and has an interchange with theBlue Ridge Parkway, which provides access to theBlue Ridge Music Center to the east. North of the parkway, the state highway intersects SR 613 (Edmonds Road), which leads west toBig Spring Bog Natural Area Preserve. SR 89 heads straight north as Skyline Highway to McCarmant Hill, where the highway leavesGrayson County and enters theindependent city of Galax as Main Street. The state highway crosses Chestnut Creek twice before meeting the western end ofSR 97 (Pipers Gap Road). SR 89 heads through downtown Galax before reaching its northern terminus at US 58 and US 221 (Stuart Drive).[1][2]
The whole route was added to the state highway system in 1928 asState Route 117.[3] It was renumberedState Route 96 in the1933 renumbering, and in the1940 renumbering it was renumberedState Route 89 to matchNorth Carolina Highway 89.[4]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Grayson | | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NC 89 east –Mt. Airy,Winston-Salem | North Carolina state line; southern terminus |
| Low Gap |  Blue Ridge Parkway | Interchange | |||
| City ofGalax | 6.15 | 9.90 | SR 97 east (Pipers Gap Road) –Pipers Gap | ||
    SR 89 Truck north (Lineberry Road) toUS 58 | |||||
| 7.85 | 12.63 |   US 58 /US 221 (Stuart Drive) toI-77 | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 State Route 89 Truck | |
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| Location | Galax |
Virginia State Route 89 Truck inGalax, Virginia is Meadow Street from SR 89, one block north of the western terminus of SR 97 to US 58/US 221. It runs entirely along the east bank of Chestnut Creek.
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