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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".
Interstate 44 (I-44) is an Interstate Highway that runs diagonally through the U.S. state of Oklahoma, spanning from the Texas state line near Wichita Falls, Texas, to the Missouri border near Joplin, Missouri. It connects three of Oklahoma's largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton. Most of I-44 in Oklahoma is a toll road.
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 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 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 Kickapoo Turnpike (I-335) runs through eastern Oklahoma County and connects Interstate 44 on the northeast side of Oklahoma City to Interstate 40 on the southeast side. The Kilpatrick Turnpike (I-344) runs through the north and west sides of the Oklahoma City metro, running from I-40 to I-35/I-44, where it becomes the Turner Turnpike.
The old Lincoln Boulevard ramp to I-44 closed in June and the new one won’t open until completion of the project in August. The $16 million Lincoln Boulevard connector was started in April 2023.
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.