Interstate 40 in Oklahoma
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Interstate 40 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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Maintained by ODOT | |||||||||
Length: | 331 mi (533 km) | ||||||||
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Formed: | 1957[1] | ||||||||
West end: | I-40 at Texas state line | ||||||||
Major junctions: |
US-81 I-44 |
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East end: | I-40 at Arkansas state line | ||||||||
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Interstate 40 (I-40) is an Interstate Highway in Oklahoma that runs 331 miles (530 km) across the state from Texas to Arkansas. West of Oklahoma City, it parallels and replaces Old US-66, and east of Oklahoma City, it parallels US-62, US-266 and US-64.
Cities along the route include Erick, Sayre, Elk City, Clinton, Weatherford, El Reno, Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Okemah, Henryetta, Checotah and Sallisaw.
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[edit] Route description
Major cities Bolded cities are officially-designated control cities for signs |
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Interstate 40 enters Oklahoma near Texola, in Beckham County. It crosses the North Fork of the Red River near Sayre and runs through the south side of Elk City. It then cuts across the northwest corner of Washita County before entering Custer County, where it passes through Clinton and Weatherford. After leaving Weatherford, I-40 then runs across the northern tip of Caddo County before it enters Canadian County.
I-40 runs through the south side of El Reno, entering the Oklahoma City metro. It then passes through Yukon before entering Oklahoma City proper. There, it has a junction with Interstate 44 (the Amarillo Junction). It then runs just south of downtown Oklahoma City on an elevated, dilapidated structure called the I-40 Crosstown, which is scheduled for replacement in 2012. It next meets Interstate 35 in the Fort Smith Junction complex, forming a concurrency with it for about two miles. It then passes through Del City and Midwest City on a freeway known as the Tinker Diagonal, providing access to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
In far eastern Oklahoma City, I-40 meets Interstate 240 in a partial junction before passing through the north side of Shawnee. In Henryetta, I-40 serves as the northern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike. In McIntosh County, it crosses the northernmost arm of Lake Eufaula and meets the US-69 freeway south of Checotah.
Near Webbers Falls, I-40 is the southern terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike. It then crosses the Arkansas River before heading around southern Sallisaw. The interstate crosses into Arkansas north of Moffett.
[edit] History
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West of Oklahoma City, Interstate 40 parallels and replaces Old US-66. US-66 was decommissioned in Oklahoma in 1985.
The I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River/McClellan-Kerr Navigation System near Webbers Falls was struck by a barge on 2002-05-06, leading to the I-40 bridge disaster.
[edit] Future
The I-40 Crosstown Oklahoma City Crosstown was built in 1966[citation needed], is too narrow for existing traffic, and is very dilapidated. Current plans call for I-40 to be relocated a few blocks south of the exiting route, the elevated route torn down, and a landscaped boulevard built on the old right-of-way, similar to the I-30 reconstruction through downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
[edit] Business routes and old alignments
I-40 has eight business routes in Oklahoma, six of which are old alignments of US-66. A number of other old alignments of US-66 are also present west of Oklahoma City.
Erick I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that runs from I-40 two miles west of Erick to the old alignment of US-66, through Erick, and back to I-40, four miles east of Erick.
Sayre I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins two miles south of Sayre at US-283, runs north into the coty, and then leaves Sayre to the east, rejoining I-40 two miles east of US-283.
Elk City I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 32, seven miles west of Elk City. It runs for ten miles through Elk City, rejoining I-40 at Exit 41.
Clinton I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 65, runs five miles through Clinton, and rejoinds I-40 at Exit 69.
Weatherford I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that exits I-40 at Exit 82B, runs four miles through Weatherford, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 82.
El Reno I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop through El Reno. It exits I-40 at Exit 119, runs eight miles through El Reno, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 125, the interchange with US-81.
Henryetta I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-62/US-75) is a Business Loop that leaves I-40 at Exit 237, runs four miles through Henryetta, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 240, the interchange with US-75 and the Indian Nation Turnpike.
Sallisaw I-40 Business Loop is a Business Loop that leaves I-40 at Exit 308, US-59, runs four miles through Sallisaw, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 311, US-64.
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[edit] Exit list
County | Location | Mile | # | Destinations | Notes |
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I-40 enters Texas | |||||
Beckham | 1 | Texola Road | |||
Erick | 5 | I-40 BUS (Honeyfarm Road) – Erick | |||
7 | SH-30 - Erick, Sweetwater | ||||
11 | I-40 BUS – Erick | Westbound only | |||
14 | Hext Rd. | ||||
Sayre | 20 | US-283/I-40 BUS (S. 4th Street) – Mangum | |||
23 | SH-152 (Main St.) – Cordell | ||||
25 | I-40 BUS west (N. 4th Street) | ||||
26 | Cemetery Rd. | ||||
Elk City | 32 | I-40 BUS east/SH-34 south – Carter, Mangum | SH-34 joins eastbound and splits westbound | ||
34 | Merritt Road | ||||
38 | SH-6 (S. Main Street) – Altus | ||||
40 | E. 7th Street | ||||
41 | I-40 BUS west/SH-34 north – Woodward, Elk City | ||||
Washita | 47 | Canute | |||
50 | Clinton Lake Road | ||||
53 | SH-44 – Foss, Altus | ||||
Custer | 57 | Stafford Rd. | |||
61 | Haggard Rd. | ||||
62 | Parkersburg Rd. | ||||
Clinton | 65 | I-40 BUS (Gary Blvd.) | |||
65A | 10th St./Neptune Dr. | Westbound only | |||
66 | US-183 (S. 4th St.) – Cordell | ||||
69 | I-40 BUS west – Clinton | ||||
71 | Custer City Rd. | ||||
Weatherford | 80 | SH-54 – Thomas | |||
80A | I-40 BUS east | Eastbound only | |||
82 | I-40 BUS west (E. Main St.) | ||||
84 | Airport Rd. | ||||
Caddo | 88 | SH-58 – Hydro, Carnegie | Exit 89 westbound | ||
89 | Bethel Rd. | ||||
101 | US-281/SH-8 – Hinton, Anadarko | ||||
Canadian | 104 | Methodist Rd. | |||
108 | Spur US-281 north – Geary, Watonga |
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115 | US-270 west – Calumet | US-270 joins eastbound and splits westbound | |||
El Reno | 119 | I-40 BUS – El Reno | |||
123 | Country Club Rd. | ||||
125 | US-81/I-40 BUS – El Reno/Chickasha | ||||
130 | Banner Rd. | ||||
Yukon | 132 | Cimarron Rd. – C.E. Page Airport | |||
136 | SH-92 – Yukon, Mustang | ||||
137 | Cornwell Dr./Czech Hall Rd. | ||||
138 | SH-4 (Mustang Rd.) – Yukon, Mustang | ||||
139 | Kilpatrick Turnpike | ||||
Oklahoma City | 140 | Morgan Rd. | |||
Oklahoma | 142 | Council Rd. | |||
143 | Rockwell Ave. | ||||
144 | MacArthur Blvd. | ||||
145 | Meridian Ave. | ||||
146 | Portland Ave. | Eastbound only | |||
147A | I-44 west/SH-3 east – Lawton/Dallas | ||||
147B | I-44 east/SH-3 west – Tulsa/Wichita | ||||
147C | May Ave. – Fair Park | Westbound only | |||
148A | Agnew Ave./Villa Ave. | ||||
148B | Pennsylvania (Penn) Ave. | Eastbound only | |||
148C | Virginia Ave. | Westbound only | |||
149A | Western Ave./Reno Ave. | ||||
149B | Classen Blvd. | Westbound only | |||
150A | Walker Ave. | Eastbound only | |||
150B | Harvey Ave. | Westbound only | |||
150C | Robinson Ave. – Downtown | Westbound only | |||
151A | Lincoln Blvd. | Eastbound only | |||
151B | I-35 south – Dallas | I-35/US-62 joins westbound and splits eastbound | |||
151C | I-235 north – Oklahoma Health Center, State Capitol, Edmond | Exit 126 westbound | |||
152 | 127 | Eastern Ave./Martin Luther King Ave. | Eastbound only | ||
153 | I-35 North/US-62 East – Wichita | I-35/US-62 splits eastbound and joins westbound | |||
Del City | 154 | Reno Ave./Scott St. | |||
155A | Sunnylane Rd. – Del City | ||||
155B | S.E. 15th St. – Del City/Midwest City | ||||
156A | Sooner Road | ||||
Midwest City | 156B | Hudiburg Dr. | |||
157A | S.E. 29th St. – Midwest City | Eastbound only | |||
157B | Air Depot Blvd – Tinker Gate | ||||
157C | Eaker Gate | ||||
159A | Hruskocy Gate | ||||
159B | Douglas Blvd. – Lancer Gate, Liberator Gate, Marauder Gate | ||||
Oklahoma City | 162 | Anderson Road | |||
165 | I-240/SH-3 west – Lawton/Dallas | Westbound only; SH-3 joins eastbound and splits westbound | |||
166 | Choctaw Road | ||||
169 | Peebly Road | ||||
172 | Newalla Rd. – Harrah | ||||
Pottawatomie | 176 | SH-102 north – McLoud | SH-102 joins eastbound and splits westbound | ||
178 | SH-102 south/to SH-270 – Dale, Bethel Acres |
SH-102 splits eastbound and joins westbound | |||
Shawnee | 181 | US-177/US-270/SH-3W – Shawnee, Tecumseh | SH-3 splits into SH-3W and SH-3E | ||
185 | SH-3E east – Shawnee | ||||
186 | SH-18 – Shawnee, Meeker | ||||
192 | SH-9A south – Earlsboro | ||||
Seminole | 200 | US-377/SH-99 – Prague/Seminole | |||
212 | SH-56 – Cromwell | ||||
Okfuskee | 217 | SH-48 – Holdenville, Bristow | |||
221 | US-62 west/SH-27 – Okemah, Wetumka | US-62 joins eastbound and splits westbound | |||
227 | Clearview Rd. | ||||
231 | US-75 south – Wetumka | US-75 joins eastbound and splits westbound | |||
Okmulgee | Henryetta | 237 | I-40 BUS east – Henryetta | ||
240A | US-62 east/US-75 north – Henryetta, Okmulgee | US-62/75 split eastbound and join westbound | |||
240B | Indian Nation Turnpike – McAlester, Dallas | ||||
McIntosh | 247 | Tiger Mt. Rd. | |||
255 | Pierce Rd. | ||||
259 | SH-150 (Lake Eufaula Rd.) | ||||
262 | To US-266 – Lotawatah Rd. |
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264A | US-69 south – Eufaula, McAlester, Dallas | ||||
264B | US-69 north – Muskogee | ||||
265 | US-69 Business – Checotah |
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270 | Texanna Road – Porum Landing | ||||
Muskogee | 278 | US-266/SH-2/To US-64 – Warner, Porum |
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284 | Ross Road | ||||
286 | Muskogee Turnpike – Muskogee, Tulsa | ||||
287 | SH-100 – Webbers Falls | ||||
Sequoyah | 291 | SH-10 – Gore | |||
297 | SH-82 – Vian | ||||
304 | Dwight Mission Rd. | ||||
Sallisaw | 308 | I-40 BUS east/US-59 – Sallisaw/Poteau | |||
311 | I-40 BUS west/US-64 – Sallisaw | ||||
321 | Image:Oklahoma State Highway 64B.svg SH-64B – Muldrow | ||||
325 | US-64 – Roland, Fort Smith | ||||
330 | SH-64D – Dora, Ft. Smith | Westbound exit is in Arkansas and is signed as Exit 1 | |||
Interstate 40 enters Arkansas |
[edit] References
- ^ Froehlig, Adam. Scans from the "Yellow Book". Froggie's Place. URL accessed 20 September 2006.
[edit] See also
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