State Route 89 (SR 89) is a north-south state highway in the farmland of
West Tennessee
West Tennessee is one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee that roughly comprises the western quarter of the state. The region includes 21 counties between the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers, delineated by state law. Its geography consists ...
. The route is long.
Route description
The first few miles of SR 89 hugs the Dyer-Gibson County line. SR 89 then intersects
US 45W and
US 45E, in the towns of
Kenton and
Sharon
Sharon ( 'plain'), also spelled Saron, is a given name as well as a Hebrew name.
In Anglosphere, English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name, but historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, ...
, respectively. SR 89 enters Weakley County and crosses the Rutherford and South Forks of the
Obion River
The Obion River system is the primary surface water drainage system of northwestern Tennessee, United States.
Description
The Obion has four major forks, the North Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork and Rutherford Fork (which is named after Hen ...
between those two intersections. East of Sharon, SR 89 then turns northeastward to the Weakley County seat,
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
, where it intersects
State Routes 22,
239
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Year 239 ( CCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Aviola (or, less frequently, year 992 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 23 ...
,
54, and
118 118 may refer to:
*118 (number)
*AD 118
*118 BC
*118 (TV series)
*118 (film)
*118 (Tees) Corps Engineer Regiment
*118 (Tees) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
*118 Peitho, a main-belt asteroid
See also
*11/8 (disambiguation)
*Oganesson
Oganesson ...
. Further northeast, SR 89 intersects
SR 190 and crosses the North Fork of the Obion River at
Palmersville before reaching its northern terminus at the
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
state line. This is where the road continues as
Kentucky Route 381 into southern
Graves County.
Major intersections
See also
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References
{{Reflist
External links
Tennessee Department of Transportation
089 89 may refer to:
* 89 (number)
* Atomic number 89: actinium
* 89ers, a German Eurodance duo
* 89 Julia, a main-belt asteroid
Years
* 89 BC
* AD 89
* 1989
* 2089
In contemporary history, the third millennium is the current millennium in t ...
089 89 may refer to:
* 89 (number)
* Atomic number 89: actinium
* 89ers, a German Eurodance duo
* 89 Julia, a main-belt asteroid
Years
* 89 BC
* AD 89
* 1989
* 2089
In contemporary history, the third millennium is the current millennium in t ...
089 89 may refer to:
* 89 (number)
* Atomic number 89: actinium
* 89ers, a German Eurodance duo
* 89 Julia, a main-belt asteroid
Years
* 89 BC
* AD 89
* 1989
* 2089
In contemporary history, the third millennium is the current millennium in t ...
089 89 may refer to:
* 89 (number)
* Atomic number 89: actinium
* 89ers, a German Eurodance duo
* 89 Julia, a main-belt asteroid
Years
* 89 BC
* AD 89
* 1989
* 2089
In contemporary history, the third millennium is the current millennium in t ...