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Interstate 244 (I-244), also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Expressway (in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.) since 1984, the Crosstown Expressway, and the Red Fork Expressway, is a 15.8-mile-long (25.4 km) east–west Interstate Highway bypass route of I-44 around Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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).
In the Lawton, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa metropolitan areas, I-44 is toll-free. In Oklahoma City, I-44 is also known as the Will Rogers Expressway. I-44 is paralleled by former U.S. Highway 66 (US-66, now mostly State Highway 66, or SH-66) from Oklahoma City to the Missouri state line.
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.
In mid-2024, the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, a lobby group, put forward a four-phase plan to build out the U.S. rail network, envisioning a 220-mph high-speed Tulsa to Oklahoma City connection as part of Phase 2, with a high-speed connection from Tulsa to Kansas City added in Phase 3, and 110-mph rail links between Tulsa and both St ...
The Kickapoo Turnpike, signed Interstate 335 (I-335) since November 2024, is a 19.6-mile (31.5 km) controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.The northern section from U.S. Route 62 (US 62) to I-44 (Turner Turnpike) opened to traffic on October 13, 2020.
At mile 234.2 SH-33 intersects I-44, which in this location is the Turner Turnpike, a toll road to Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Shortly thereafter, SH-33 runs out after a tenure of 234.4 miles (377.2 km) at SH-66, at the intersection of Main St and Mission St in central Sapulpa.
73.67 mi [1] (118.56 km) Existed: 1930 [citation needed] –present: Major junctions; South end: US 64 / Creek Turnpike in Tulsa: I-44 / SH-66 in Tulsa I-244 / US 412 in Tulsa US 60 near Nowata: North end: US-169 at the Kansas state line: Location; Country: United States: State: Oklahoma: Counties: Tulsa, Rogers, Nowata: Highway system