State Route 189 or SR-189 is a 32.857 miles (52.9 km) state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that serves Coffee

Coffee County, Alabama

Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2010 the population was 49,948. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise....

 and Crenshaw Counties

Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a judge, Anderson Crenshaw. As of 2010 the population was 13,906. Its county seat is Luverne.-Geography:...

 as a connection between Kinston

Kinston, Alabama

Kinston is a town in Coffee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 602. It is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Kinston is located at .According to the U.S...

, Elba

Elba, Alabama

Elba is a city in Coffee County, Alabama. At the time of the 2000 U.S. census, its population was 4,185.Elba is the official county seat of Coffee County, though Coffee County has two County Courthouses, with the other one being located in the town of Enterprise...

 and Brantley

Brantley, Alabama

Brantley is a town in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 920. It is the home of former NBA stars Chuck Person and Wesley Person.Brantley is located at 31°35'4" North, 86°15'24" West ....

. SR-189 intersects SR-52

Alabama State Route 52

State Route 52 is an long route in the southeastern part of the state. The western terminus of the route is at a junction with U.S. Highway 331 at Opp. The eastern terminus of the route is at the Georgia state line east of Columbia...

 at its southern terminus and US-331 at its northern terminus.

Route description

State Route 189 begins at its intersection with SR-52 in the central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 of Kinston. From this terminus, the route travels in an easterly direction prior to turning to the north as it exits the town. From this point, SR-189 generally travels in a north-northeast direction where it intersects both SR-134 and SR-141 in route to Elba. Within Elba, the route intersects SR-203

Alabama State Route 203

State Route 203 or SR-203 is a long route that serves as a bypass around the northern and western portions of the town of Elba in Coffee County.-Route description:...

 prior to its brief concurrency

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with US-84 through the central business district of Elba. Upon leaving its concurrency with US-84, SR-189 resumes its northerly direction and meets SR-87

Alabama State Route 87

State Route 87 is a long route that extends from Troy in Pike County to the Florida state line in Geneva County. After crossing the state line, it continues as Florida State Road 81. Other cities and towns along the route include Elba, and Samson....

, SR-125 and SR-203 again as it exits town. From Elba, the route generally travels in a northwesterly direction in route to its northern terminus at US-331 south of Brantley.

Major intersections

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