Interstate 40 in Oklahoma

Interstate 40
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 331 mi (533 km)
Existed: 1957[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: I-40 at the Texas state line
 

US-81 in El Reno
I-44 in Oklahoma City
I-35 in Oklahoma City
I-235 in Oklahoma City
I-240 in Oklahoma City
Indian Nation Tpk. in Henryetta
US-69 in Checotah

Muskogee Tpk. near Webbers Falls
East end: I-40 at the Arkansas state line
Highway system

Main route of the Interstate Highway System
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Oklahoma State Highways
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← SH-39 SH-42 →

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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Route description

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 (3 km). 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.

History

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 May 26, 2002, causing the bridge to collapse and resulting in the death of 14 people.

Future

The I-40 Crosstown Oklahoma City Crosstown was built in 1966, 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.

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 (3 km) west of Erick to the old alignment of US-66, through Erick, and back to I-40, four miles (6 km) east of Erick.

Sayre I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins two miles (3 km) south of Sayre at US-283, runs north into the coty, and then leaves Sayre to the east, rejoining I-40 two miles (3 km) east of US-283.

Elk City I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 32, seven miles (11 km) west of Elk City. It runs for ten miles (16 km) 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 (8 km) 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 (6 km) 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 (13 km) 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 (6 km) 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 (6 km) through Sallisaw, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 311, US-64.

Exit list

County Location Mile # Destinations Notes
I-40 enters Texas
Beckham 1 Texola
5 BL I-40 east (Honeyfarm Road) – Erick
Erick 7 SH-30 – Erick, Sweetwater
11 BL I-40 west – Erick
14 Hext Road
Sayre 20 BL I-40 east / US-283 (South 4th Street) – Mangum
23 SH-152 (Main Street) – Cordell
25 BL I-40 west (North 4th Street)
26 Cemetery Road
32 BL I-40 east / SH-34 south – Carter, Mangum, Elk City
34 Merritt Road
Elk City 38 SH-6 (South Main Street) – Altus
40 East 7th Street
41 BL I-40 west / SH-34 north – Woodward, Elk City
Washita 47 Canute
50 Clinton Lake Road
53 SH-44 – Foss, Altus
Custer 57 Stafford Road
61 Haggard Road
62 Parkersburg Road
Clinton 65 BL I-40 east (Gary Boulevard) No eastbound entrance
65A 10th Street, Neptune Drive
66 US-183 (South 4th Street) – Cordell
69 BL I-40 west – Clinton Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
71 Custer City Road
80 SH-54 – Thomas
Weatherford 80A BL I-40 east (West Main Street) – Southwestern Oklahoma State University Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
82 BL I-40 west (East Main Street)
84 Airport Road
Caddo 88 SH-58 – Hydro, Carnegie
95 Bethel Road
101 US-281 / SH-8 – Hinton, Anadarko
Canadian 104 Methodist Road
108
US-281 Spur north – Geary, Watonga
115 US-270 west – Calumet West end of US-270 overlap
119 BL I-40 east – El Reno
El Reno 123 Country Club Road
125 BL I-40 west / US-81 – El Reno, Chickasha
130 Banner Road
132 Cimarron Road – C.E. Page Airport
Yukon 136 SH-92 – Yukon, Mustang
137 Cornwell Drive, Czech Hall Road
138 SH-4 (Mustang Road) – Yukon, Mustang Westbound exit via exit 139
139 Kilpatrick Turnpike east
140 Morgan Road
Oklahoma Oklahoma City 142 Council Road
143 Rockwell Avenue
144 MacArthur Boulevard
145 Meridian Avenue
146 Portland Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
147A I-44 / SH-3 – Lawton, Tulsa Signed as exits 147A (west) and 147B (east)
147C May Avenue – Fair Park Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
148A Agnew Avenue, Villa Avenue
148B Penn Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
148C Virginia Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
149A Western Avenue, Reno Avenue, Sheridan Avenue
149B Classen Boulevard Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
150A Walker Avenue – Downtown Oklahoma City Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
150B Harvey Avenue Eastbound exit only
150C Robinson Avenue, E.K. Gaylord Boulevard, Shields Boulevard – Downtown Oklahoma City No eastbound exit
151A Lincoln Boulevard Eastbound exit only. Closed due to construction of the new I-40 Crosstown.
151B I-35 south / US-62 west (US-77 south) – Dallas West end of I-35/US-62 overlap
151C I-235 north (US-77 north) – Edmond, State Capitol, Oklahoma Health Center Signed as exit 126 westbound
127 Eastern Avenue, M. L. King Avenue Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
153 I-35 north / US-62 east to I-44 – Tulsa, Wichita East end of I-35/US-62 overlap
Del City 154 Reno Avenue, Scott Street
155A Sunny Lane Road – Del City
155B Southeast 15th Street – Del City, Midwest City
Midwest City 156A Sooner Road
156B Hudiburg Drive No eastbound entrance
157A Southeast 29th Street – Midwest City Eastbound exit only
157B Air Depot Bloulevard - Tinker Gate
157C Town Center Drive - Eaker Gate
159A Hruskocy Gate
159B Douglas Boulevard – Midwest City, Tinker Air Force Base Gates
Oklahoma City 162 Anderson Road
165 I-240 west (SH-3) – Lawton, Dallas West end of SH-3 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
166 Choctaw Road
169 Peebly Road
172 Newalla Road – Harrah
Pottawatomie 176 SH-102 north (McLoud Road) West end of SH-102 overlap
178 SH-102 south – Dale, Bethel Acres East end of SH-102 overlap
181 US-177 / US-270 east / SH-3W east – Shawnee, Tecumseh East end of US-270 overlap
Shawnee 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, Wewoka
Okfuskee 217 SH-48 – Holdenville, Bristow
221 US-62 west / SH-27 – Okemah, Wetumka West end of US-62 overlap
227 Clearview Road
231 US-75 south – Wetumka - Weleetka West end of US-75 overlap
Okmulgee Henryetta 237 BL I-40 east – Henryetta
240A Indian Nation Turnpike – McAlester, Dallas
240B US-62 east / US-75 north / BL I-40 west – Okmulgee East end of US-62/US-75 overlap
McIntosh 247 Tiger Mountain Road
255 Pierce Road
259 SH-150 (Lake Eufaula Road)
262 To US-266 / Lotawatah Road
264 US-69 – Eufaula, McAlester, Dallas Signed as exits 264A (south) and 264B (north)
265
US-69 Bus. – Checotah
270 Texanna Road – Porum Landing
Muskogee 278 US-266 / SH-2 – Muskogee, Warner, Porum
284 Ross Road
286 Muskogee Turnpike west – Muskogee, Tulsa
287 SH-100 north – Webbers Falls, Gore
Sequoyah 291 SH-10 north (Carlisle Road) – Gore
297 SH-82 – Vian, Tahlequah
303 Dwight Mission Road
Sallisaw 308 BL I-40 east / US-59 – Salisaw, Poteau
311 BL I-40 west / US-64 – Salisaw, Stilwell
321 SH-64B north – Muldrow
325 US-64 – Roland, Fort Smith
330 SH-64D south – Dora, Fort Smith Eastbound exit and wesbound entrance
I-40 enters Arkansas

See also

References

  1. ^ Froehlig, Adam. Scans from the "Yellow Book". Froggie's Place. URL accessed 20 September 2006.

External links

Interstate 40
Previous state:
Texas		 Oklahoma Next state:
Arkansas