Interstate 244

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This article is about the Interstate in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. For the former I-244 in Missouri, now I-270, see Interstate 270 (Illinois-Missouri).
Interstate 244
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System
Length: 15.75 mi[1] (25.35 km)
West end: I-44 in Tulsa, OK
East end: I-44 in Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma State Highways
< I-240 SH-251A >

Interstate 244 (abbreviated I-244), also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Expressway (in honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.), the Crosstown Expressway, and the Red Fork Expressway, is a 15.8 mile-long east-west interstate highway bypass route of Interstate 44 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

At both I-244's western and eastern terminus, the highway connects with Interstate 44. I-244 runs from the western bank of the Arkansas River, across the river and past downtown Tulsa, before running through the northern half of the city and connecting again with Interstate 44.

[edit] See also

Auxiliary routes of Interstate 44
Current and Future (F) Former
I-244 Oklahoma Missouri
I-444 Oklahoma

[edit] References

  1. ^ Route Log - Auxiliary Routes of the Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways - Table 2
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