U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma
| East end |  US 62 at the Arkansas state line | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
| Counties | Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Comanche, Caddo, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Muskogee, Cherokee, Adair | |||
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In Oklahoma, U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs diagonally across the state, from the
Oklahoma City, as well as many regionally important cities, like Altus, Chickasha, Muskogee, and Tahlequah
. Despite this, US-62 has no lettered spur routes like many other U.S. routes in Oklahoma do.
Since 1930, US-62 has been a part of Oklahoma's highway system. The section of the Interstate system's route that passes through Oklahoma City was altered several times after it was established in order to accommodate the presence of the new freeways. The present-day route of US-62 includes
I-40
.
Route description
Southwestern Oklahoma
US-62 enters Oklahoma in
US-62 continues eastward, sending
US-281.[2]
I-44/US-62/277/281 head northward through Fort Sill. At Exit 45, the freeway serves as the eastern terminus of
State Highway 8 briefly joins the concurrency. US-283 and SH-8 split off to the north, while US-62/SH-9 head out of town to the east.[2]
Central Oklahoma
US-62/SH-9 cross into
State Highway 76. Northeast of Blanchard, they are carried by an expressway. SH-9 splits off at a diamond interchange that also serves as the eastern terminus of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur. The two U.S. routes continue north into Newcastle, running through town on a five-lane (two lanes in each direction plus center turn lane) alignment. On the northern rim of Newcastle, the two routes encounter I-44 once again, at the northern terminus of the Bailey Turnpike. US-62 joins eastbound I-44 toward Oklahoma City, while US-277 terminates at the interchange.[2]
I-44/US-62 pick up
US-270. I-35/US-62 split off to the north after just over a mile. US-62 leaves I-35 at Exit 130, turning east onto N.E. 23rd St., an at-grade street[2]
US-62 serves some of Oklahoma City's eastern suburbs, including far northern
Green Country
US-62 enters eastern Oklahoma's
US-64
.
US-62/64 split up in
History
When US-62 first appeared on the state highway map in 1930, it had the same basic routing as it did today.[4][5] In 1930, most of the highway was of gravel or earthen construction. The only portions of the highway that were paved were from Chickasha to Tabler, from Newcastle to Oklahoma City and Meeker, from Okemah to Morris, and from just south of the US-64 junction to Fort Gibson.[5] By 1948, the entire stretch of US-62 through Oklahoma had been paved.[6]
Oklahoma City routing
On 1950-03-06, US-62 was rerouted through Oklahoma City.US-66 CITY, and the second State Highway 1. US-77 also ran along 23rd Street from Broadway to Lincoln Boulevard, where it split off to the north, along with US-66 CITY. US-62/270/SH-1 then continued along 23rd Street to Spencer.[8]
US-62 was realigned once again on April 6, 1955.[7]
US-62 was realigned for a third time on September 4, 1961. This routing was only meant to be temporary, following Agnew, Exchange, and Reno Avenues to downtown.[7] This change was followed up by the September 4, 1963[7] rerouting, which put US-62 onto its present-day routing (though I-240 did not exist yet, and I-44 still ended at I-35).[9]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[10][11][12][13] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma–Texas line | 0.00 | 0.00 |   US 62 west continues into Texas | |||
| Harmon | Hollis | 5.0 | 8.0 |  SH-30 | Southern terminus of SH-30 | |
| Gould | 13.3 | 21.4 |  SH-5 | Northern terminus of SH-5 | ||
Duke | 25.4 | 40.9 |  SH-34 | |||
| | 33.9 | 54.6 |  SH-6 | Western end of SH-6 concurrency | ||
US 283 / SH-6 | Eastern end of SH-6 concurrency | |||||
US 62 Bus. | ||||||
US 183 | Diamond interchange | |||||
| | 63.2 | 101.7 |  US 62 Bus. | |||
| | 65.8 | 105.9 |  SH-54 | Southern terminus of SH-54 | ||
| Comanche | Cache | 78.8 | 126.8 | — |  SH-115 | West end of freeway, southern terminus of SH-115 |
| | 83.9 | 135.0 | — | Deyo | ||
| Lawton | 86.1 | 138.6 | — | Quanah Parker Trailway | East end of freeway; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance | |
| 91.4 | 147.1 | Sheridan Road | Parclo interchange | |||
| 92.4 | 148.7 | Fort Sill Boulevard | Parclo interchange | |||
| 93.4 | 150.3 |      H.E. Bailey Turnpike west) | I-44 exit 40B; western end of I-44/US-277/US-281 concurrency | |||
| 40C | NE Rogers Lane | Exit numbers follow I-44; no exit number eastbound | ||||
| 95.0 | 152.9 | 41 | Fort Sill Key Gate | Department of Defense ID required | ||
| | 98.7 | 158.8 | 45 |  SH-49 – Carnegie, Medicine Park | ||
| | 99.5 | 160.1 |   Oklahoma City | I-44 exit 46; eastern end of I-44 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance | ||
| Northern end of US-277 concurrency | ||||||
| Caddo | Apache | 112.6 | 181.2 |  SH-19 | Western end of SH-19 concurrency | |
| 113.2 | 182.2 | SH-19 | Eastern end of SH-19 concurrency | |||
| | 123.2 | 198.3 |  SH-9 | Western end of SH-9 concurrency | ||
US 281 / SH-8 | Northern end of US-281 concurrency, western end of SH-8 concurrency | |||||
| 132.2 | 212.8 |  SH-8 | Eastern end of SH-8 concurrency | |||
| Grady | Chickasha | 148.0 | 238.2 |  US 81 | Western end of US-81 concurrency | |
| 149.7 | 240.9 | US 277 | Eastern end of US-81 concurrency, western end of US-277 concurrency | |||
| 149.8 | 241.1 | 2nd Street / 1st Street | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 151.3 | 243.5 | H.E. Bailey Turnpike | I-44 exit 83 | |||
| | 153.0 | 246.2 |  SH-92 | Southern terminus of SH-92 | ||
| Tabler | 156.5 | 251.9 |  SH-39 | Western terminus of SH-39 | ||
| McClain | Blanchard | 167.3 | 269.2 |  SH-76 | Western end of SH-76 concurrency | |
| 168.3 | 270.9 | SH-76 | Eastern end of SH-76 concurrency | |||
| Diamond interchange; eastern end of SH-9 concurrency | ||||||
| 177.4 | 285.5 |  SH-130 | Eastern terminus of SH-130 | |||
| 179.7 | 289.2 |  | Northern terminus of US-277; eastern terminus of H.E. Bailey Tpk.; eastern end of US-277 concurrency; western end of I-44 concurrency | |||
| 180.6 | 290.6 | 108 |  SH-37 west – Minco, Tuttle | Exit numbers follow I-44; western end of SH-37 concurrency | ||
| 181.1 | 291.5 | 108A | Frontage Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
Oklahoma City | 182.4 | 293.5 | 109 | SW 149th Street | ||
| 183.4 | 295.2 | 110 | SH-37 east (SW 134th Street) – Moore | Eastern end of SH-37 concurrency | ||
| 184.5 | 296.9 | 111 | SW 119th Street | |||
| 185.6 | 298.7 | 112 | SW 104th Street | |||
| Oklahoma | 186.6 | 300.3 | 113 | SW 89th Street | ||
| 187.5 | 301.8 | 114 | SW 74th Street | |||
| 187.7 | 302.1 | — |       I-240 begins / I-44 east / SH-3 to I-40 – Tulsa, Wichita | Eastern end of I-44 concurrency; western end of I-240/SH-3 concurrency; I-44 exit 115, I-240 exit 1A | ||
| 188.3 | 303.0 | 1B | S. May Avenue | Exit numbers follow I-240 | ||
| 189.3 | 304.6 | 1C | S. Penn Avenue | Full name is "Pennsylvania" | ||
| 190.3 | 306.3 | 2A | S. Western Avenue | |||
| 191.3 | 307.9 | 2B | S. Walker Avenue | |||
| 191.6 | 308.4 | 3 | S. Santa Fe Avenue | |||
| 192.2 | 309.3 | 3B | Shields Boulevard, Santa Fe Avenue | Westbound exit only | ||
| 192.9 | 310.4 | 4A |   Ft. Smith | Eastern end of I-240/SH-3 concurrency, western end of I-35/US-77 concurrency; exit number is for I-35/US-77 south; no exit number westbound; I-35 exit 121B, I-240 exit 4B | ||
| 193.6 | 311.6 | 122A | SE 66th Street | Exit numbers follow I-35; no eastbound entrance | ||
| 194.1 | 312.4 | 122B | SE 59th Street | |||
| 194.7 | 313.3 | 123A | SE 51st Street | No eastbound entrance | ||
| 195.2 | 314.1 | 123B | SE 44th Street | No westbound entrance | ||
| 195.7 | 314.9 | 124A | Grand Boulevard | |||
| 196.3 | 315.9 | 124B | SE 29th Street, SE 25th Street | Signed as exit 125A westbound | ||
| 197.2 | 317.4 | 125B | SE 15th Street | Signed as exit 125D westbound | ||
| 197.9 | 318.5 | — |   I-235 north (US-77 north) – Oklahoma Health Center, State Capitol, Edmond | Eastern end of US-77 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance | ||
| — | US-270 west) – Amarillo | Western end of I-40/US-270 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound left entrance | ||||
| 198.9 | 320.1 | 127 | Reno Avenue – west / Eastern Avenue / M.L. King Avenue | Westbound exit is part of I-40/US-270 east exit; Reno Ave. not signed eastbound | ||
| 199.2 | 320.6 | — |  US 270 east – Ft. Smith | Eastern end of I-40/US-270 concurrency | ||
| 200.4 | 322.5 | 129 | NE 10th Street | |||
| 201.2 | 323.8 | I-35 north / NE 23rd Street west | I-35 exit 130; eastern end of I-35 concurrency | |||
| Harrah |  Kickapoo Turnpike | Kickapoo Turnpike exit 138[14][15] | ||||
| 218.4 | 351.5 |  SH-270 | Western terminus of SH-270 | |||
| Lincoln | Midway | 223.0 | 358.9 |  SH-102 | ||
US 177 | ||||||
| Meeker | 234.4 | 377.2 |  SH-18 | |||
US 377 / SH-99 | ||||||
| Okfuskee | | 264.4 | 425.5 |  SH-48 | ||
| Okemah | 270.2 | 434.8 |     SH-27 begins / SH-56 north | Northern terminus of SH-27; western end of SH-27/SH-56 concurrency | ||
| 270.5 | 435.3 | SH-56 south | Eastern end of SH-56 concurrency | |||
| 271.1 | 436.3 | Oklahoma City, Wetumka | Eastern end of SH-27 concurrency; western end of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 221 | |||
| | 277.2 | 446.1 | 227 | Clearview Road | Exit numbers follow I-40 | |
| | 281.7 | 453.4 | 231 |  US 75 south – Wetumka, Weleetka | Western end of US-75 concurrency | |
US 75 Bus. north – Henryetta | ||||||
| 240A |   I-40 BL begins | Exit number is for Indian Nation Tpk.; no exit number southbound; eastern end of I-40 concurrency; southern end of I-40 Bus. concurrency; I-40 exit 240B | ||||
| 287.7 | 463.0 |  US 75 Bus. south (Main Street) | Northern end of I-40 Bus. concurrency | |||
| 290.3 | 467.2 |  | Western terminus of US-266 | |||
| Okmulgee | 303.2 | 488.0 | US 75 north (Wood Drive) | Northern end of US-75 concurrency | ||
| 304.9 | 490.7 |  SH-56 Loop | Eastern terminus of SH-56 Loop | |||
| Morris | 308.9 | 497.1 |  SH-52 (Hughes Avenue) | |||
| Muskogee | | 320.2 | 515.3 |  SH-72 | Western end of SH-72 concurrency | |
| | 329.5 | 530.3 |  US 64 west / SH-72 north SH-16 west | Eastern end of SH-72 concurrency, western end of US-64 concurrency, western end of SH-16 concurrency | ||
| | 334.5 | 538.3 |  SH-162 north (124th Street West) – Taft | Southern terminus of SH-162 | ||
US 62 Bus. (Okmulgee Avenue) | Eastern end of US-64 concurrency, western end of US-69 concurrency | |||||
| 344.3 | 554.1 |  US 69 (32nd Street) | Eastern end of US-69 concurrency | |||
| 347.8 | 559.7 | SH-16 east (Okay Road) | Eastern end of SH-16 concurrency | |||
| 349.5 | 562.5 |    Ft. Smith, Port of Muskogee, Tulsa | Cloverleaf interchange | |||
| | 352.0 | 566.5 |  SH-10 | Western end of SH-10 concurrency | ||
Ft. Gibson | 355.3 | 571.8 |  SH-80 | Southern terminus of SH-80 | ||
| Cherokee | Park Hill | 372.3 | 599.2 |  SH-82 | Southern end of SH-82 concurrency | |
US 62 Bus. | Western end of SH-51 concurrency; south end of US Bus. 62 | |||||
| 374.6 | 602.9 | US 62 Bus. | Northern end of SH-82 concurrency; east end of US Bus 62. | |||
| 376.5 | 605.9 | SH-10 | Northern end of SH-10 concurrency | |||
| Eldon | 382.4 | 615.4 |  SH-51 | Eastern end of SH-51 concurrency | ||
| Adair | Westville | 395.4 | 636.3 |  US 59 | ||
| Oklahoma–Arkansas line | 398.3 | 641.0 | US 62 east continues into Arkansas | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Snyder business loop
U.S. Highway 62 Business | |
|---|---|
| Location | Snyder, Oklahoma |
| Length | 7.6 mi[16] (12.2 km) |
Business U.S. Highway 62 (Bus. US 62) is a business route of US 62 in Snyder, Oklahoma that is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long.[16] It starts at US 62 west of Snyder, intersects U.S. Route 183 in Snyder, and ends at US 62 east of Snyder.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Kiowa County.
| Location | mi[16] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 62 – Lawton, Altus | Western terminus | |
| | 7.7 | 12.4 | US 62 – Lawton, Altus | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Henryetta business loop
U.S. Highway 62 Business | |
|---|---|
| Location | Henryetta, Oklahoma |
| Length | 2.94 mi (4.73 km) |
U.S. Route 62 Business in
U.S. 75 Business
.
Muskogee business loop
U.S. Highway 62 Business | |
|---|---|
| Location | Muskogee, Oklahoma |
![[icon]](/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (January 2010) |
U.S. Route 62 Business in
U.S. Route 64 Business
along-Okmulgee Avenue and then turns north away from that route along North Main Street.
Tahlequah business loop
U.S. Highway 62 Business | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tahlequah, Oklahoma |
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2020) |
U.S. Route 62 Business in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma is a fourth business route of US 62 in Oklahoma. The route runs along former sections of the main route along Muskogee Avenue beginning at the western terminus of US 62/OK 82's overlap with OK 51, then runs north into downtown Tahlequah, where it turns right running east along East Downing Street until reaching its terminus at the east end of the US 62/OK 82 overlap.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "State Highway System: Log of U.S. Highway 62" (PDF). Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 2007 Centennial State Map (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b c Official State Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (March 1, 1930 ed.). Oklahoma State Highway Department. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ a b Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1931 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- ^ Map of Oklahoma's State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1948 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - US-62". Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ Highways of Oklahoma (back side, Oklahoma City inset) (PDF) (Map) (1954 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ Highway Map of Oklahoma (Map) (1966 ed.). Cartography by Diversified Map Co. Skelly Oil Company. § 11C.
- ^ Google (October 5, 2012). "U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ Google (October 6, 2012). "U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ Google (October 7, 2012). "U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ Google (October 8, 2012). "U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Gatz, Tim J. (September 25, 2017). "Re: Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) funding for Interstate 40 / Douglas Interchange and related interstate widening in Oklahoma County" (PDF). Letter to The Hon. Elaine Chao, Secretary of Transportation. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Oklahoma Turnpike Authority celebrates opening of Kickapoo Turnpike with virtual ceremony, Fox 25 Oklahoma City, Oct 14, 2020
- ^ a b c Google (February 28, 2017). "US 62 Bus. - Snyder, OK" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Okmulgee. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
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