Oklahoma State Highway 63
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| State Highway 63 |
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| Length: | 96.7 mi (156 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  U.S. 69, Kiowa |
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| East end: |  AR-8, Arkansas state line |
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Oklahoma State Highway 63 is a 96.7 mile (155.6 km)[1] state highway in southeastern Oklahoma. It runs from U.S. Route 69 in Kiowa to the Arkansas state line. It has one lettered spur route, SH-63A.
[edit] Route description
SH-63 heads northeast from Kiowa, passing through Pittsburg and crossing under the Indian Nation Turnpike near Blanco. In Haileyville, it meets U.S. 270/SH-1 and begins a concurrency with them. After passing through Hartshorne, U.S. 270 splits off. 7 miles later, it meets State Highway 2 and the two highways concur with it.
The SH-1/2/63 concurrency heads south for six miles. West of Buffalo Valley, SH-2 splits off to the south as SH-1/63 head east. In Talihina, the highways meet U.S. 271, which SH-1 joins. SH-63 heads east alone, passing through Whitesboro and Muse. In Big Cedar, it crosses U.S. Route 259. It then enters Ouachita National Forest and ends at the state line. Arkansas Highway 8 continues on to Mena.
[edit] SH-63A
SH-63 has one lettered spur, SH-63A. SH-63A begins at SH-1/63 two miles west of Talihina. It heads north for ΒΌ mile before forking into two separate highways. The west fork goes to the Choctaw Nation hospital, while the east fork goes to the Oklahoma Veterans Center.
