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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 John Kilpatrick Turnpike, signed as Interstate 344 (I-344) since November 2024, is a controlled-access toll road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.The turnpike forms a partial beltway that runs from State Highway 152 (SH-152) and Interstate 240 (I-240) to an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) and Interstate 44 (I-44).
I-40 near Oklahoma City: I-44 in Luther: 2024 [4] current Redesignation of Kickapoo Turnpike; will be extended to I-35 in the future I-344: 31.0: 49.9 I-240 in Oklahoma City: I-35/I-44 near Oklahoma City 2024 [4] current Redesignation of John Kilpatrick Turnpike: I-440 — — in Oklahoma City: I-35 in Oklahoma City — c. 1965
Eastbound and westbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike will be closed overnight Saturday for removal of the Old Stroud Road bridge.. Traffic will be detoured from 7 p.m. Saturday through 7 a.m ...
The Creek Turnpike, also designated State Highway 364 (SH-364), is a 33.2-mile (53.4 km) controlled-access toll road that lies entirely in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The turnpike forms a partial beltway around the south and east sides of Tulsa , Oklahoma's second largest city.
The predecessor agency to ODOT was the Department of Highways, which began operations in 1911, four years after Oklahoma statehood. The Department of Highways, consisting of four employees, was given an initial budget of $3,700. [6] The state's first 29 numbered highways were commissioned on August 29, 1924. [7]
The only exceptions are sections of Interstate 44 (I-44) and U.S. Highway 412 (US 412), which run along turnpikes maintained by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA). (I-44 runs along the H.E. Bailey , Turner , and Will Rogers turnpikes; US 412 is signed along the Cimarron and Cherokee turnpikes.)
The Turner Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May 1953, it is the oldest of the state's twelve turnpikes . [ 1 ]