INTERSTATE 40 IN OKLAHOMA

'Interstate 40 (I-40)' is an interstate highway in Oklahoma that runs 331 miles (530 km) across the state from Texas to Arkansas. West of Oklahoma City, it parallels and replaces Old US 66, and east of Oklahoma City, it parallels US 62, US 266 and US 64.
Cities along the route include Erick, Sayre, Elk City, Clinton, Weatherford, El Reno, Oklahoma City, Shawnee, Okemah, Henryetta, Checotah and Sallisaw.

Contents

Route description

History

Future

Business routes and old alignments

Exit list

References

See also

External links

Route description

Major cities 'Bolded cities' are officially-designated control cities for signs
★ '(Amarillo, Texas)' ★ Sayre ★ Elk City ★ Clinton ★ Weatherford ★ El Reno ★ 'Oklahoma City' ★ Shawnee ★ Okemah ★ Henryetta ★ Checotah ★ Sallisaw ★ '(Fort Smith, Arkansas)'

Interstate 40 enters Oklahoma near Texola, in Beckham County. It crosses the North Fork of the Red River near Sayre and runs through the south side of Elk City. It then cuts across the northwest corner of Washita County before entering Custer County, where it passes through Clinton and Weatherford. After leaving Weatherford, I-40 then runs across the northern tip of Caddo County before it enters Canadian County.
I-40 runs through the south side of El Reno, entering the Oklahoma City metro. It then passes through Yukon before entering Oklahoma City proper. There, it has a junction with Interstate 44 (the Amarillo Junction). It then runs just south of downtown Oklahoma City on an elevated structure called the 'I-40 Crosstown'. It next meets Interstate 35 in the Fort Smith Junction complex, forming a concurrency with it for about two miles. It then passes through Del City and Midwest City on a freeway known as the 'Tinker Diagonal', providing access to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
In far eastern Oklahoma City, I-40 meets Interstate 240 in a partial junction before passing through the north side of Shawnee. In Henryetta, I-40 serves as the northern terminus of the Indian Nation Turnpike. In McIntosh County, it crosses the northernmost arm of Lake Eufaula and meets the U.S. 69 freeway south of Checotah.
Near Webbers Falls, I-40 is the southern terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike. It then crosses the Arkansas River before heading around southern Sallisaw. The interstate crosses into Arkansas north of Moffett.

History

West of Oklahoma City, Interstate 40 parallels and replaces Old US 66. US 66 was decommissioned in Oklahoma in 1985.
The I-40 bridge over the Arkansas River/McClellan-Kerr Navigation System near Webbers Falls was struck by a barge on 2002-05-06, leading to the I-40 bridge disaster.

Future

The I-40 Crosstown was built in 1966, is too narrow for existing traffic, and is very dilapidated. Current plans call for I-40 to be relocated a few blocks south of the exiting route, the elevated route torn down, and a landscaped boulevard built on the old right-of-way, similar to the I-30 reconstruction through downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

Business routes and old alignments

I-40 has eight business routes in Oklahoma, six of which are old alignments of US 66. A number of other old alignments of US 66 are also present west of Oklahoma City.
Erick I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop that runs from I-40 two miles west of Erick to the old alignment of US 66, through Erick, and back to I-40, four miles east of Erick.
Sayre I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop that begins two miles south of Sayre at US 283, runs north into the coty, and then leaves Sayre to the east, rejoining I-40 two miles east of US 283.
Elk City I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 32, seven miles west of Elk City. It runs for ten miles through Elk City, rejoining I-40 at Exit 41.
Clinton I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 65, runs five miles through Clinton, and rejoinds I-40 at Exit 69.
Weatherford I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop that exits I-40 at Exit 82B, runs four miles through Weatherford, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 82.
El Reno I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 66) is a Business Loop through El Reno. It exits I-40 at Exit 119, runs eight miles through El Reno, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 125, the interchange with US 81.
Henryetta I-40 Business Loop (formerly US 62/US 75) is a Business Loop that leaves I-40 at Exit 237, runs four miles through Henryetta, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 240, the interchange with US 75 and the Indian Nation Turnpike.
Sallisaw I-40 Business Loop is a Business Loop that leaves I-40 at Exit 308, US 59, runs four miles through Sallisaw, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 311, US 64.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	#	Destinations	Notes
' I-40 enters Texas'
Beckham			1	Texola Road
	Erick		5	I-40 BUS (Honeyfarm Road) – Erick
			7	OK-30 - Erick, Sweetwater
			11	I-40 BUS – Erick	Westbound only
			14	Hext Rd.
	Sayre		20	US 283/I-40 BUS (S. 4th Street) – Mangum
			23	SH-152 (Main St.) – Cordell
			25	I-40 BUS west (N. 4th Street)
			26	Cemetery Rd.
	Elk City		32	I-40 BUS east/SH-34 south – Carter, Mangum	SH-34 joins eastbound and splits westbound
			34	Merritt Road
			38	SH-6 (S. Main Street) – Altus
			40	E. 7th Street
			41	I-40 BUS west/SH-34 north – Woodward, Elk City
Washita			47	Canute
			50	Clinton Lake Road
			53	SH-44 – Foss, Altus
Custer			57	Stafford Rd.
			61	Haggard Rd.
			62	Parkersburg Rd.
	Clinton		65	I-40 BUS (Gary Blvd.)
			65A	10th St./Neptune Dr.	Westbound only
			66	U.S. 183 (S. 4th St.) – Cordell
			69	I-40 BUS west – Clinton
			71	Custer City Rd.
	Weatherford		80	SH-54 – Thomas
			80A	I-40 BUS east	Eastbound only
			82	I-40 BUS west (E. Main St.)
			84	Airport Rd.
Caddo			88	SH-58 – Hydro, Carnegie	Exit 89 westbound
			89	Bethel Rd.
			101	U.S. 281/OK-8 – Hinton, Anadarko
Canadian			104	Methodist Rd.
			108	Spur US 281 north – Geary, Watonga
			115	U.S. 270 west – Calumet	U.S. 270 joins eastbound and splits westbound
	El Reno		119	I-40 BUS – El Reno
			123	Country Club Rd.
			125	U.S. 81/I-40 BUS – El Reno/Chickasha
			130	Banner Rd.
	Yukon		132	Cimarron Rd. – C.E. Page Airport
			136	SH-92 – Yukon, Mustang
			137	Cornwell Dr./Czech Hall Rd.
			138	SH-4 (Mustang Rd.) – Yukon, Mustang
			139	Kilpatrick Turnpike
	Oklahoma City		140	Morgan Rd.
Oklahoma			142	Council Rd.
			143	Rockwell Ave.
			144	MacArthur Blvd.
			145	Meridian Ave.
			146	Portland Ave.	Eastbound only
			147A	I-44 west/SH-3 east – Lawton/Dallas
			147B	I-44 east/SH-3 west – Tulsa/Wichita
			147C	May Ave. – Fair Park	Westbound only
			148A	Agnew Ave./Villa Ave.
			148B	Pennsylvania (Penn) Ave.	Eastbound only
			148C	Virginia Ave.	Westbound only
			149A	Western Ave./Reno Ave.
			149B	Classen Blvd.	Westbound only
			150A	Walker Ave.	Eastbound only
			150B	Harvey Ave.	Westbound only
			150C	Robinson Ave. – Downtown	Westbound only
			151A	Lincoln Blvd.	Eastbound only
			151B	I-35 south – Dallas	I-35/U.S. 62 joins westbound and splits eastbound
			151C	I-235 north – Oklahoma Health Center, State Capitol, Edmond	Exit 126 westbound
		152	127	Eastern Ave./Martin Luther King Ave.	Eastbound only
			153	I-35 North/US 62 East – Wichita	I-35/U.S. 62 splits eastbound and joins westbound
	Del City		154	Reno Ave./Scott St.
			155A	Sunnylane Rd. – Del City
			155B	S.E. 15th St. – Del City/Midwest City
			156A	Sooner Road
	Midwest City		156B	Hudiburg Dr.
			157A	S.E. 29th St. – Midwest City	Eastbound only
			157B	Air Depot Blvd – Tinker Gate
			157C	Eaker Gate
			159A	Hruskocy Gate
			159B	Douglas Blvd. – Lancer Gate, Liberator Gate, Marauder Gate
	Oklahoma City		162	Anderson Road
			165	I-240/SH-3 west – Lawton/Dallas	Westbound only; SH-3 joins eastbound and splits westbound
			166	Choctaw Road
			169	Peebly Road
			172	Newalla Rd. – Harrah
Pottawatomie			176	SH-102 north – McLoud	SH-102 joins eastbound and splits westbound
			178	OK-102 south/to OK-270 – Dale, Bethel Acres	SH-102 splits eastbound and joins westbound
	Shawnee		181	U.S. 177/U.S. 270/SH-3W – Shawnee, Tecumseh	SH-3 splits into SH-3W and SH-3E
			185	SH-3E east – Shawnee
			186	SH-18 – Shawnee, Meeker
			192	SH-9A south – Earlsboro
Seminole			200	U.S. 377/SH-99 – Prague/Seminole
			212	OK-56 – Cromwell
Okfuskee			217	SH-48 – Holdenville, Bristow
			221	U.S. 62 west/SH-27 – Okemah, Wetumka	U.S. 62 joins eastbound and splits westbound
			227	Clearview Rd.
			231	U.S. 75 south – Wetumka	U.S. 75 joins eastbound and splits westbound
Okmulgee	Henryetta		237	I-40 BUS east – Henryetta
			240A	U.S. 62 east/U.S. 75 north – Henryetta, Okmulgee	U.S. 62/75 split eastbound and join westbound
			240B	Indian Nation Turnpike – McAlester, Dallas
McIntosh			247	Tiger Mt. Rd.
			255	Pierce Rd.
			259	SH-150 (Lake Eufaula Rd.)
			262	To U.S. 266 – Lotawatah Rd.
			264A	U.S. 69 south – McAlester
			264B	U.S. 69 north – Muskogee
			265	U.S. 69 Business – Checotah
			270	Texanna Road – Porum Landing
Muskogee			278	U.S. 266/SH-2/To U.S. 64 – Warner, Porum
			284	Ross Road
			286	Muskogee Turnpike – Muskogee, Tulsa
			287	SH-100 – Webbers Falls
Sequoyah			291	OK-10 – Gore
			297	SH-82 – Vian
			304	Dwight Mission Rd.
	Sallisaw		308	I-40 BUS east/U.S. 59 – Sallisaw/Poteau
			311	I-40 BUS west/US 64 – Sallisaw
			321	SH-64B – Muldrow
			325	U.S. 64 – Roland, Fort Smith
			330	SH-64D – Dora, Ft. Smith
' Interstate 40 enters Arkansas'

References

1. Froehlig, Adam. Scans from the "Yellow Book". ''Froggie's Place.'' URL accessed 20 September 2006.

See also

★ U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma

External links

★ I-40 at OKHighways.com

★ I-40 at AARoads