Oklahoma State Highway 9

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State Highway 9 marker

State Highway 9

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length348.1 mi[1][2][3] (560.2 km)
ExistedAugust 24, 1924[4]–present
Major junctions
West end SH 203 at the Texas state line
Major intersections
East end
US 271
at the Arkansas state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
← SH-8→ SH-10

State Highway 9, abbreviated as SH-9, OK-9, or simply Highway 9, is a major east–west highway in the

State Highway 3
).

Route description

West of Interstate 35

A new SH-9 sign, of the 2006 design, just west of I-35 in Goldsby

From the western terminus at

US-183 for 4 miles (6.4 km)(again going northward) before splitting off again.[5]

Continuing east, SH-9 passes through

H.E. Bailey Turnpike.[5]

Traveling northeast from Chickasha, US-62/277/SH-9 are routed to the town of

Interstate 35. At the interstate, SH-9 merges onto I-35 northbound to cross the Canadian River into Norman.[5]

East of Interstate 35

SH-9 East exiting from I-35 in Norman. The exit has since been reconfigured and SH-74A has been decommissioned.

Through Norman, Highway 9 serves as a major artery providing access to the University of Oklahoma campus (in particular, the Lloyd Noble Center). Around the area, the route is a four-lane divided expressway (with surface crossings and stoplights). However, after a full interchange with 72nd Avenue SE, the road becomes a two lane highway again.[5]

SH-9 continues eastward, passing

Lake Eufaula before reaching Stigler.[5]

SH-9 overlaps

US-271. Both remain concurrent, until the highway ends at the Arkansas border. After passing the Arkansas state line, State Highway 9 becomes I-540, and US-271 continues over the state line concurrent with the Interstate.[5]

History

Original SH-9 shield

Officially designated on August 24, 1924,

US-266.[6] Four years later in 1930, SH-9 was truncated to Chickasha.[4] By this time, much of the route had become part of US-62.[7]

On 1935-08-27, the route was extended eastward,[4] taking over the original SH-37. SH-9's eastern terminus became SH-48 near Seminole.[8] On 1937-08-25, the route was brought further east to end at US-69 in Eufaula.[4] Part of the newly commissioned section was rescinded on 1937-10-19,[4] when a small segment just east of SH-48 and the entire Hughes County portion were dropped from the highway.[9] These sections were re-added on 1938-09-27.[4]

SH-9 was extended eastward twice in the route's history. The first extension occurred on 1941-02-26,[4] and extended SH-9 to SH-2 at Whitefield.[10] The final extension brought SH-9 to the Arkansas state line on 1941-11-12.[4] The only major realignment in SH-9's history since 1941 was the Norman expressway bypass, which was designated as SH-9 on 1971-11-08.[4]

After the I-40 bridge disaster, parts of SH-9 in eastern Oklahoma served as an emergency detour for eastbound I-40 traffic. All eastbound traffic was routed along the section of SH-9 between SH-2 in Whitefield and US-59. In addition, the section of SH-9 between US-59 and the Arkansas state line were used for eastbound traffic for commercial trucks.[11]

Discussions to widen SH-9 to four lanes east of US-77 in Norman began in 2008. The City of Norman and ODOT have conflict in their proposals for the design of the widened highway. ODOT has proposed a 16-foot (4.9 m) paved median, with 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders to accommodate bicyclists. Norman's proposal includes a grass median and a separate bike path along the north side of the right-of-way, running from 24th Avenue S.E. to Lake Thunderbird. ODOT criticized the city's plan as too expensive. The city then proposed, with a narrower raised concrete median and separate bike path.[12] By 2014, the plan for the widening had been finalized and work had begun from US 77 eastward.[13] As of 2024, SH-9 has been widened to four lanes to 108th Avenue S.E. Future plans call for the highway to be widened to four lanes from Pecan Creek to SH-102.[14]

The

trumpet interchange in Norman. That project started in March 2015 and was completed and opened in October 2017.[16]

Future

The I-35 and SH-9 West interchange in Goldsby is also expected to be reconfigured into a Diverging diamond interchange. The new design is expected to "accommodate large volumes of turning traffic by shifting traffic to the left side of a divided roadway through a series of coordinated signals for safer and more efficient left turns."[17]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1][2][3]kmDestinationsNotes
Texas–Oklahoma state line0.00.0 SH 203 continues west into Texas
Harmon​4.97.9 SH-30
US 283 / SH-34
Western end of US-283/SH-34 concurrency
​32.051.5
US 283 / SH-34
Eastern end of US-283/SH-34 concurrency
Granite39.263.1 SH-6
KiowaLone Wolf47.676.6 SH-44Western end of SH-44 concurrency
​50.881.8 SH-44Eastern end of SH-44 concurrency
Hobart55.990.0
 SH-9 Bus.		Southern terminus of BUS SH-9
57.993.2
US 183
Southern end of US-183 concurrency
58.994.8
 SH-9 Bus.		Eastern terminus of BUS SH-9
​61.999.6
US 183
Northern end of US-183 concurrency
Gotebo71.9115.7
 SH-9 Bus.		Western terminus of BUS SH-9
72.9117.3 SH-54
Mountain View80.0128.7 SH-115Western end of SH-115 concurrency
​81.2130.7 SH-115Eastern end of SH-115 concurrency
CaddoCarnegie88.5142.4 SH-58
​98.2158.0 SH-146Southern terminus of SH-146
​106.3171.1
US 281
Western end of US-62/281 concurrency
US 281 / SH-8
Eastern end of US-281 concurrency, western end of SH-8 concurrency
115.3185.6 SH-8Eastern end of SH-8 concurrency
GradyChickasha131.1211.0 US 81Western end of US-81 concurrency
132.8213.7
US 277
Eastern end of US-81 concurrency, southern end of US-277 concurrency
134.4216.3
H.E. Bailey Turnpike
Diamond interchange
​136.1219.0 SH-92Southern terminus of SH-92
Tabler139.6224.7 SH-39Western terminus of SH-39
McClainBlanchard150.4242.0 SH-76Southern end of SH-76 concurrency
151.4243.7 SH-76
H.E. Bailey Turnpike
Norman Spur		Diamond interchange
Goldsby162.1260.9 I-35Irregular interchange, I-35 exit 106, southern end of I-35 concurrency
Trumpet interchange
, I-35 exit 108A, northern end of I-35 concurrency
168.0270.4
Parclo interchange
Pottawatomie​190.6306.7 SH-102
SH-3W
​203.6327.7
SH-9A
Western end of SH-9A concurrency
SH-9A
Eastern end of SH-9A concurrency
SH-3E
214.5345.2
US 377 / SH-99
​224.6361.5 SH-56
Hughes​228.0366.9 SH-48
​235.0378.2 SH-27Southern terminus of SH-27
Wetumka237.3381.9 US 75
Dustin250.5403.1 SH-84Southern terminus of SH-84
McIntosh​256.3412.5 Indian Nation TurnpikeINT exit 92.
​259.2417.1 SH-52Northern terminus of SH-52
Eufaula276.4444.8 US 69Parclo interchange
277.1445.9
 US 69 Bus.		Northern end of US-69 Bus. concurrency
278.1447.6
 US 69 Bus.		Southern end of US-69 Bus. concurrency
SH-9A
Eastern terminus of SH-9A
HaskellEnterprise291.9469.8 SH-71
Whitefield300.3483.3 SH-2
Stigler306.8493.7 SH-82Northern terminus of SH-82
​316.6509.5 SH-26Northern terminus of SH-26
Le Flore
​328.2528.2 US 59Western end of US-59 concurrency
​333.7537.0
US 271
Eastern end of US-59 concurrency, western end of US-271 concurrency
SH-9A
Southern terminus of SH-9A
​345.4555.9 SH-112Western end of SH-112 concurrency
​347.4559.1 SH-112Eastern end of SH-112 concurrency
Oklahoma–Arkansas state line348.1560.2
US 271
continue east into Arkansas
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spurs

State Highway 9 creates three spur highways throughout the state. Additionally, it has two business routes, serving towns the main route bypasses. These routes are:

  • Business SH-9, a three-mile (5 km) loop through Hobart.
  • Another instance of Business SH-9 that loops through Gotebo. (This is not shown on the state highway map.)
SH-9A shield

References

  1. ^ a b c Google (2012-09-10). "Oklahoma State Highway 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. ^ a b c Google (2012-09-11). "Oklahoma State Highway 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  3. ^ a b c Google (2012-09-13). "Oklahoma State Highway 9" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "Memorial Dedication and Revision History". Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h 2007 Centennial State Map (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  6. ^ Oklahoma State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1927 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  7. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1931 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  8. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System and Landing Fields (PDF) (Map) (1936 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  9. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1938 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  10. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  11. ^ "I–40 Webbers Falls Local Detour Route & Map". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  12. ^ Cannon, Jane Glen (2008-09-17). "Highway widening talks continue". The Oklahoman. p. VI 1.
  13. ^ "State Details Widening Plan For Oklahoma Highway 9". KGOU. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  14. ^ "SH-9 from Pecan Creek to SH-102". sh9.transportationplanroom.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. ^ "ODOT selects new interchange design for I-35 and SH-9 West in McClain County". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. ^ "I-35/SH-9/Lindsey Street Project". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  17. ^ "ODOT selects new interchange design for I-35 and SH-9 West in McClain County". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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