ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dᵻfˈaɪnd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti wˈʌn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː æz ɐ ɹˈaʊt fɹʌm bˈɜːlɛsən tə mɛɹˈɪdiən, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ɐ pˈoːɹʃən ʌv ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ tˈuː.
SH 89 was originally defined on August 21, 1923 as a route from Burleson to Meridian, replacing a portion of SH 2.