Oklahoma State Highway 24
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| Length: | 21.3 mi (34.3 km) | ||||||
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| South end: |  OK-74 north of Maysville |
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| North end: | OK-74 north of Washington |
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State Highway 24, also sometimes referred to as Highway 24, OK-24, or SH-24, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for 21.3 miles (34.1 km) through central Oklahoma, entirely within McClain County. It is signed north-south and has no lettered spur routes.
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The highway begins where State Highway 74 crosses the McClain/Garvin County Line, about three miles north of Maysville. From here, OK-24 actually runs west along the county line for three miles, where it turns due north in the unincorporated community of Storey. It has a brief, 1-mile duplex with OK-59 east of Payne. After this, the road turns west again and returns to a due north course before intersecting OK-39 in the unincorporated town of Woody Chapel.
From Woody Chapel, Highway 24 continues northward (encountering a few curves to avoid a small pond) to the town of Washington. Through Washington, the road runs east-west and is named Morehead Street. Originally, the road ran north along Main Street through downtown Washington, crossing over Walnut Creek via an old, one-lane truss bridge, built in 1927. However, recently the road was extended to cross at a new bridge to the east of town. The old bridge still serves as an alternate route out of Washington; the old OK-24 alignment has been designated "Walnut Creek Road" by the county.
At the southern limit of the town of Goldsby, the road meets OK-74 again. At this intersection, the mainline road becomes OK-74 Northbound, turning right is OK-74 Southbound, and turning left puts you on the old OK-24 alignment through Washington. I-35 is two miles to the north of this terminus, following OK-74 Northbound.
