U.S. 89 South - Southern Utah

Southbound confirming marker posted after the return of SR 256 (former U.S. 89) from the town of Redmond in Sevier County.

10/18/04

U.S. 89 south enters Salina along State Street three miles from Interstate 70. I-70 east from Salina is very remote with no services until Green River.

10/18/04

U.S. 89 (N State Street) meets U.S. 50 in one block. Traveling west, U.S. 50 joins U.S. 89 with SR 24 (former U.S. 89) to Aurora and to Scipio at I-15.

10/18/04

SR 24 angles southwest from Salina along the previous alignment of U.S. 89 to Aurora and Sigurd. Overall, SR 24 travels along a 161-mile southerly arc to Loa and Capitol Reef National Park before returning to I-70 west of Green River.

10/18/04

These set of flashers along U.S. 89 south at Main Street were replaced with signals sometime after 2015. U.S. 50 travels south with U.S. 89 from this point 1.8 miles to I-70. S State Street also doubles as Business Spur I-70.

10/18/04

This confirming marker stands along Center Street in Panguitch after U.S. 89 turns east from Main Street.

04/28/11

Southbound U.S. 89 meets SR 14 in Long Valley Junction in northern Kane County. SR 14 travels west to Cedar City, Brian Head and Cedar Breaks National Monument.

07/31/09

Replaced by May 2009, this distance sign south of SR 14 showed mileages to Orderville, Mount Carmel Junction (SR 9) and Kanab (U.S. 89A). Mount Carmel Junction was removed in favor of Glendale, 13 miles ahead.

10/25/03

Crossing the East Fork of the Virgin River in Orderville along U.S. 89 south. This branch of the Virgin River drains into the Colorado River at Lake Mead southeast of Glendale, Nevada.

10/25/03

U.S. 89 enters the community of Mount Carmel along the East Fork of the Virgin River.

10/25/03

U.S. 89 south enters Mount Carmel Junction ahead of SR 9 to Zion National Park and Hurricane.

10/25/03

U.S. 89 continues south from SR 9 to Kanab (seat of Kane County) and U.S. 89A for Fredonia, Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell).

10/25/03

Semi-trucks are restricted from using SR 9 since it travels through Zion National Park, as the state route winds along a narrow course and passes through undersized tunnels. U.S. 89A south of Kanab, AZ 389, and SR 59 provide a longer alternative for semis.

10/25/03

SR 9 travels 12.3 miles west from U.S. 89 at Mount Carmel Junction to the entrance to Zion National Park.

10/25/03

Previously, SR 11 headed south from U.S. 89 (S 100 East) in Kanab for the Arizona state line and U.S. 89A.
Kanab is the county seat of Kane County and had a population of 3,564 as of the 2000 Census. While the area was settled in 1870, it was not incorporated as a city until 1935. A hub for those seeking magnificent Southwestern scenery, many visit Kanab as a starting point to see Zion National Park, Bryce National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park, among many other scenic areas. The city of Kanab offers full services for travelers, including restaurants, motels, and gas stations.

10/26/03

By 2011, the proper U.S. 89A trailblazer route marker had replaced the SR 11 junction sign previously posted on U.S. 89 south.

05/23/11

Southbound U.S. 89 (100 East) approaches SR 11 and U.S. 89A (300 South) in Downtown Kanab. U.S. 89A coincides with the legislative designation of SR 11.

07/31/09

A set of span wire supported guide signs directed motorists to Lake Powell, Fredonia and other destinations. These were replaced with a mast-arm supported assembly by 2014. The destinations for southbound U.S. 89 include Lake Powell (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area) and Page, Arizona. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is omitted.

10/26/03

SR 11 is no longer posted on guide signs along U.S. 89 south at U.S. 89A in Kanab as of 2011.

10/26/03

U.S. 89A overlaps with SR 11 south and enters Arizona in three miles. U.S. 89 remains in Utah much longer by traveling east toward Glen Canyon Dam. This allows U.S. 89 to avoid Grand Canyon National Park, through which no north-south highway passes.

10/26/03

Installed in 2011, this sign references U.S. 89A in place of SR 11 for the bannered route leading south toward the Grand Canyon. SR 11/U.S. 89A heads south to Arizona destinations, including Fredonia, Jacob Lake and Grand Canyon National Park. U.S. 89A is an alternate to U.S. 89, and they rejoin at Bitter Springs, south of Antelope Pass.

05/23/11

U.S. 89 passes through the rest of the city of Kanab after its split with U.S. 89A. From here, U.S. 89 approaches the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, which is a newer monument that was created by President Clinton's declaration in 2000.

10/26/03

The Grand Staircase is visible in the distance along southbound U.S. 89 (actually looking east from here). Unlike most neighboring national parks and monuments, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is operated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Separated into three distinct zones, the Grand Staircase, the Kaiparowits Plateau, and the Canyons of the Escalante, the monument is over 1.9 million acres in size. Most of the monument is remote, with only U.S. 89 and SR 12 offering primary highway access. U.S. 89 primary traverses the Grand Staircase area, which consists of five "steps": the Chocolate Cliffs, Vermilion Cliffs, White Cliffs, Gray Cliffs, and Pink Cliffs. With each rise, the biomes shift from Sonoran desert to coniferous forests.

10/26/03

As U.S. 89 exits Kanab, it follows an east-west alignment rather than north-south, staying north of Arizona until reaching Lake Powell and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. There are no major services along U.S. 89 between Kanab and Page, Arizona; however, the scenery is breathtaking, especially for its lack of development.

10/26/03

Ten miles ahead of the Arizona state line on U.S. 89 south.

10/26/03

U.S. 89 south exits the Beehive State and enters the Grand Canyon State after paralleling the Utah-Arizona state line for nearly 70 miles.

10/26/03