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Oklahoma (/ ˌ oʊ k l ə ˈ h oʊ m ə / ⓘ OHK-lə-HOH-mə; [7] Choctaw: Oklahumma, pronounced) [8] is a landlocked state in the South Central region of the United States. [9] It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northeast, Arkansas to the east, New Mexico to the west, and Colorado to the northwest.
In Oklahoma, U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs diagonally across the state, from the Texas state line in far southwestern Oklahoma to the Arkansas state line near Fayetteville. US-62 spends a total of 402.48 miles (647.73 km) [1] in the Sooner State. The highway passes through fifteen of Oklahoma's counties.
Interstate 40 (I-40) is an Interstate Highway in Oklahoma that runs 331 miles (533 km) across the state from Texas to Arkansas.West of Oklahoma City, it parallels and replaces old U.S. Highway 66 (US-66), and, east of Oklahoma City, it parallels US-62, US-266, and US-64.
State Highway 147 (abbreviated SH-147) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs 13.58 miles (21.85 km) [1] [2] in Choctaw and Pushmataha counties. Highway 147 begins at US-70, just east of Sawyer. From there it runs north, up the east side of Hugo Lake.
I-40 was completed in its present state in 1966 between Sayre and Elk City; the bypasses of both cities opened in October 1970, with the Sayre bypass project extending west to the point east of Hext where I-40 curves away from the old road. (The relocation here was made on June 1, 1970.) The rest of I-40 west to Texas opened on September 2, 1975.
Main Street, downtown Ardmore. Reaction in Ardmore after Michelin announced they would be closing the tire plant in 2024 or 2025. Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
"Oklahoma Is a State of Mind" – Peter Kalla, 2005. [288] "Oklahoma is Callin' Me Home" – Melissa Black, 2012. [289] "Oklahoma Joe" – written by Gil Milan, recorded by Chris LeDoux, 1974. [290] "The Oklahoma Kid" – Goebel Reeves, "The Texas Drifter," 1930. [291] "Oklahoma Kids, a Kaleidoscope" – Monty Harper, 2007. [292]
Interstate 240 (I-240) is an Interstate Highway in southern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, that runs 26.8 miles (43.1 km) from I-344 (John Kilpatrick Turnpike) to I-40.