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It connects three of Oklahoma's largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton. Most of I-44 in Oklahoma is a toll road. In southwestern Oklahoma, I-44 is the H. E. Bailey Turnpike and follows a diagonally northwest–southeast (and vice versa) direction. From Oklahoma City to Tulsa, I-44 follows the Turner Turnpike.
The turnpike carries the I-44 designation for its entire length. The turnpike is 88.5 miles (142.4 km) long and costs $4.75 (for a two-axle vehicle) to drive one way. The Will Rogers Turnpike opened to traffic on June 28, 1957. It was designated as I-44 in 1958. It is named for Will Rogers, "Oklahoma's Favorite Son".
Due to added costs with the new system, PlatePay toll rates are 75 percent higher on average than the previous cash rates. On January 25, 2022, the Kickapoo Turnpike closed its toll collection booths to begin PlatePay operations. [5] On June 21, 2022, the H. E. Bailey Turnpike from Lawton to Oklahoma City and its spur to Norman went cashless. [6]
SE 89th Street – Oklahoma City: I-44 – Luther: $4.74 (PlatePay) $2.28 (Pikepass) [66] I-344 / Kilpatrick Turnpike: 29.4 47.3 SH 152 – Oklahoma City: I-35 / I-44 / Turner Turnpike – Oklahoma City: $7.98 (PlatePay) $3.84 (Pikepass) [67] Muskogee Turnpike: 53.1 85.5 SH-364 / Creek Turnpike – Broken Arrow: I-40 – Webbers Falls: $8.06 ...
The route begins north of Oklahoma City, as Interstates 35 and 44 and SH-66 approach it from the south. I-35/SH-66 split to the north, and I-44 begins its journey eastward as the Turnpike. (Traffic may also travel west at this point, along the John Kilpatrick Turnpike.) It ends 86 miles (138 km) later, southwest of Tulsa, at a junction with SH-66.
The I-344/John Kilpatrick Turnpike designation will be for the entire nearly 31-mile length from State Highway 152 and continuing north and east to the Interstate 35 and Interstate 44/Turner ...
The “Off Broadway” project along I-235 between downtown Oklahoma City and I-44 began more than 12 years ago and followed reconstruction of Broadway Extension between NW 63 and Edmond.
In southwestern Oklahoma, I-44 is the H. E. Bailey Turnpike and it runs northeast–southwest (and vice-versa). In the Oklahoma City area, I-44 is either six or eight lanes; it runs concurrent with I-35 for about four miles (6.4 km) in Oklahoma City. From Oklahoma City, I-44 runs northeast–southwest as the Turner Turnpike towards Tulsa.