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The Will Rogers Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.The highway begins as a continuation of the Creek Turnpike in Tulsa, continuing northward from the I-44/US-412 interchange there to the Missouri state line west of Joplin, Missouri.
The Will Rogers Archway, originally named the Glass House Restaurant and still nicknamed "The Glass House", [1] [2] is a 29,135-square-foot (2,706.7 m 2) [3] service station that spans the Will Rogers Turnpike section of Interstate 44 (I-44) near Vinita, Oklahoma.
The Turner Turnpike was Oklahoma's first turnpike, connecting Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The Turner Turnpike parallels historic US-66 (now SH-66), and carries I-44. The Will Rogers Turnpike connects Tulsa to the Missouri state line near Joplin. Like the Turner Turnpike, this turnpike serves as a parallel route to US-66 and carries I-44.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a semi-truck carrying eggs was involved in a multi-vehicle crash along the Will Rogers Turnpike near the Oklahoma-Missouri border.
The Will Rogers Turnpike is the section of Interstate 44 between Tulsa and Joplin, Missouri. Near Vinita, Oklahoma , a statue of Rogers was installed at the service plaza that spans the interstate. Thirteen public schools in Oklahoma have been named for Rogers, including Will Rogers High School in Tulsa .
After meeting the Creek Turnpike again on the east side of the city, I-44 becomes a turnpike once again, gaining the Will Rogers Turnpike designation. The Will Rogers Turnpike section serves many northeast Oklahoma towns, including Claremore, Vinita (where it passes under the world's former largest McDonald's), and Miami.
A 1996 complaint concerning the Will Rogers Turnpike describes “burying 55 gal drums of dried (toxic) paint at the Vinita facility.” The records cited included an ODEQ investigator writing ...
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will be doing land-office business when 28 parcels of property alongside seven of the state's 10 toll roads are sold at auction in Oklahoma City.. The auction will ...