North Carolina Highway 89

North Carolina Highway 89
North Carolina Highway 89
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	61.3 mi (98.7 km)
Existed	1939–present
Major junctions
West end	SR 89 at the Virginia state line
	I-77 near Mount Airy; I-74 near Mount Airy; US 52 in Mount Airy;
East end	US 311 in Walnut Cove
Location
Counties	Surry, Stokes
Highway system

North Carolina Highway 89 (NC 89) is a 61.3-mile-long (98.7 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state North Carolina including Mount Airy and Danbury. The entire route spans only two counties in the state: Surry and Stokes. It can be accessed from the Blue Ridge Parkway via Virginia's State Route 89 (the highway that continues from NC 89's western terminus) or an interchange with NC 18 which intersects NC 89 near its western terminus. Interstates 74 and 77 both intersect NC 89 west of Mount Airy.

Route description[]

NC 89 begins as a continuation of Virginia State Route 89 at the state line and heads south. It intersects NC 18's eastern terminus before making a U-turn to the north and then continuing southeast. The route passes through Lowgap and Beulah before interchanging at the junctions with Interstate 77 and Interstate 74. It then continues east and enters Mt. Airy, interchanging US 52 as West Independence Boulevard. It then turns to the south on South Renfro Street, running concurrent with US 52 Bus. for 1.7 miles (2.7 km). NC 89 then continues east on Westfield Road, passing through Sheltontown, Woodville, and Westfield before intersecting the northern terminus of NC 66 in Johnstown. The route then continues to the northeast and then intersecting the western terminus of NC 704 in Francisco before heading southeast. It then intersects the eastern terminus of NC 268 before crossing the Dan River and then becoming concurrent with NC 8, passing through Danbury. About 3.0 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Danbury, NC 89 splits from NC 8 and continues towards Walnut Cove. As it enters town, it reaches its eastern terminus at US 311 while the road continues south carrying the US 311 designation through downtown.

History[]

Major intersections[]

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Surry	Lowgap	0.0	0.0	SR 89 north – Galax	Virginia state line
	Lowgap	0.3	0.48	NC 18 south	Northern terminus of NC 18
	Beulah	12.5– 12.7	20.1– 20.4	I-77 – Wytheville, VA, Statesville	Exit 100 (I-77)
		13.7– 14.0	22.0– 22.5	I-74 to I-77 north – Wytheville, VA, Winston-Salem	Exit 6 (I-74)
	Mount Airy	20.2– 20.3	32.5– 32.7	US 52 (Andy Griffith Parkway) / Pine Street – Winston-Salem, [[, North Carolina\|]]	Interchange
		21.2	34.1	US 52 Bus. north (Renfro Street) / Independence Boulevard	Northern end of US 52 Bus. concurrency
		21.4	34.4	NC 103 east (Pine Street) – [[, North Carolina\|]]	Western terminus of NC 103
		22.8	36.7	US 52 Bus. south (Main Street)	Southern end of US 52 Bus. concurrency
Stokes		35.7– 35.9	57.5– 57.8	NC 66 south – Rural Hall	Northern terminus of NC 66; Y intersection
	Francisco	41.4	66.6	NC 704 east – Sandy Ridge	Western terminus of NC 704
		46.8	75.3	NC 268 west (Lynchburg Road) – [[, North Carolina\|]]	Eastern terminus of NC 268
		49.6	79.8	NC 8 north – Lawsonville	Northern end of NC 8 concurrency
	Meadows	56.2	90.4	NC 8 south / Dodgetown Road	Southern end of NC 8 concurrency
	Walnut Cove	61.3	98.7	US 311 (Main Street) – Walnut Cove, Madison
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus