Oklahoma State Highway 54
State Highway 54 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 9.96 mi (16.03 km) | |||
| South end |  US 70 west of Grandfield | |||
| North end |  SH-5 north of Hollister | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 85.5 mi (137.6 km) | |||
| South end |  US 62 east of Snyder | |||
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| North end |  SH-33 near Thomas | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 54 (abbreviated SH-54 or OK-54) is a state highway in western Oklahoma. Running north–south, it exists in two parts, which lie at approximately the same longitude. The southern section's length is 9.96 miles (16.03 km),[1] while the northern section runs for 85.5 miles (137.6 km), for a combined length of 95.5 miles (153.7 km). The northern section has two lettered spur routes.
Route descriptions
Southern section
The southern section of State Highway 54 runs for just under ten miles (16 km),
Northern section
The northern section of SH-54 runs for 85.5 miles[
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The highway next enters
History
The northern section of State Highway 54 was first commissioned on April 14, 1941.
SH-54 saw a substantial realignment on October 16, 1945, when it was shifted to the west onto its present alignment from US-62 southeast of Snyder to Weatherford, and on November 5 of that year, the old alignment of the highway was transferred to
The southern section was established in its entirety on October 15, 1956.[4] It has never been connected to the northern SH-54.[6]
Junction list
Southern section
The entire route is in Tillman County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 70 | Southern terminus | |
| | 9.96 | 16.03 | SH-5 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Northern section
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 62 | Southern terminus |
| | 7.4 | 11.9 |  SH-49 | Western terminus of SH-49 | |
| | 15.5 | 24.9 |  SH-19 | Southern end of SH-19 concurrency | |
| | 18.5 | 29.8 | SH-19 | Northern end of SH-19 concurrency | |
| Gotebo | 30.5 | 49.1 |  SH-9 | ||
| Washita | Lake Valley | 37.7 | 60.7 |  SH-55 | Eastern terminus of SH-55 |
| | 45.9 | 73.9 |  SH-152 | Western end of SH-152 concurrency | |
| | 52.9 | 85.1 | SH-152 | Eastern end of SH-152 concurrency | |
| |  SH-54B | Western terminus of SH-54B | |||
| |  SH-54A | Eastern terminus of SH-54A | |||
| Custer | Weatherford | 68.8 | 110.7 |  I-40 | I-40 exit 80 |
| Thomas | 85.5 | 137.6 | SH-33 | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Spur routes
SH-54 has two lettered spur routes, both of which branch off the northern section of SH-54. Both were once part of the now-decommissioned
- SH-54A runs west from SH-54 for 3.50 miles (5.63 km)[7] to Corn.
- SH-54B runs east from SH-54 for 3.27 miles (5.26 km)[7] to Colony.
References
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Tillman County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006.
- ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009–10 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Chronological History of State Highway 54" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (January 1942 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ Oklahoma's Highways 1957 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: Washita County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-04-22.