Oklahoma State Highway 6
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| State Highway 6 |
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| Length: | 116.4 mi (187 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  SH 6, Texas state line |
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| North end: |  SH-152 near Sweetwater |
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State Highway 6, abbreviated to SH-6 or OK-6, is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in a 116.4 mile[1] (187.3 km) crescent through the southwestern part of the state, running from the Texas state line north of Quanah, Texas to SH-152 in the unincorporated town of Sweetwater. There are no letter-suffixed spur highways branching from SH-6.
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After crossing the Red River, State Highway 6 leaves Texas, becomes SH-6 and continues headed northeast, passing through the small Jackson County towns of Eldorado and Olustee. Highway 6 meets US-62 five miles (8 km) west of Altus. SH-6 makes a right turn at this point to overlap US-62 into Altus.
In Altus, SH-6 takes a turn to the north to overlap US-283. North of Blair, US-283 heads due north while SH-6 turns toward the northwest. SH-6 crosses US-283 once more before the state highway continues to the north toward Granite, where it meets SH-9.
North of Granite, SH-6 runs along the Beckham/Washita county line until sharing a 6-mile (9.7 km) concurrency with SH-55, moving into Beckham County. After splitting away from SH-55 it meets SH-152 for the first time (it will meet SH-152 at its northern end.)
SH-6 continues north to have an interchange with Interstate 40 in Elk City. It overlaps Business Loop I-40 for four miles (6.4 km) on the north side of the city. At this point the north-south highway curves to the west. It crosses US-283 (again), and then ends at SH-152 in Sweetwater.
