Oklahoma State Highway 117
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| State Highway 117 |
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| Length: | 7.3 mi (12 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  SH-66 west of Sapulpa |
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| East end: |  US-75 north of Glenpool |
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State Highway 117 is a state highway in northeastern Oklahoma. The majority of the 7.4 mile highway is in Creek Co. with the easternmost one mile in Tulsa Co. It is 7.3 miles[1] (12 km) long. SH-117 has one lettered spur in the city of Sapulpa.
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[edit] Route description
SH-117 begins at SH-66 just west of Sapulpa. It briefly runs in an arc curving southeast-to-east before heading seven miles east. SH-117 ends two miles north of Glenpool at US-75.
SH-117 is known as Teel Road in Creek County, and 121st Street South in Tulsa County.
[edit] History
SH-117 was extended east along US-75, 71st Street South, and Peoria Avenue in Tulsa to Interstate 44 in 1983, coinciding with the imminent opening of the 71st Street bridge across the Arkansas River[2]. The eastern end was truncated back to its original ending at US-75 before 1990[3].
[edit] Spurs
SH-117 has one lettered spur.
- SH-117A connects SH-117 to SH-66 along Mission Street in Sapulpa.
[edit] References
- ^ Stuve, Eric. OK-117. OKHighways. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1983 edition.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map [map], 1990 edition.
