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'State Highway 3', also abbreviated as 'OK 3' or 'SH 3', is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Traveling diagonally through Oklahoma, from the Panhandle to the far southeastern corner of the state, OK 3 the longest state highway in the Oklahoma road system, at a total length of 616.5 mi[1] (992 km) via OK 3E (see below).
Highway 3 begins at the Colorado state line 19 mi (31 km) north of Boise City, Oklahoma. At this terminus, it is concurrent with US 287/US 385. It remains concurrent with the two U.S. Routes until reaching Boise City, where it encounters a traffic circle which contains five other highways. After the circle, US 385 splits off, and OK 3 overlaps US 287, US 56, US 64, and US 412, though US 56 and US 287 both split off within the next eight miles.
In Guymon, US 64 splits off. At Elmwood, US 270 joins US 412, coming from a concurrency with State Highway 23. OK 3 remains concurrent with US 270 through Watonga. In Seiling, US 183 leaves the concurrency but is quickly replaced by U.S. Route 281. OK 33 joins the roadbed twenty miles later.
In Watonga, OK 33 and OK 3 split off from US 270 and US 281. Highways 3 and 33 remain concurrent for 28 more miles, until Kingfisher, where OK 3 joins U.S. Route 81. It will stay concurrent with US 81 for 13 miles, through the town of Okarche. Three miles after Okarche, OK 3 leaves US 81. This marks the first point that OK 3 has not been part of a concurrency.
Beginning at the split from US 81, Highway 3 becomes a major artery in the Oklahoma City highway system, commonly known as the ''Northwest Expressway'' because it is a diagonal route and because it serves the northwestern part of the metro area. It skirts the northern limits of El Reno before entering the Oklahoma City limits. The often-congested Northwest Expressway passes through the suburb of Warr Acres and passes close to Lake Hefner.
At the intersection with the Lake Hefner Parkway, OK 3 again re-enters a concurrency. The Lake Hefner Parkway ends very shortly after, and OK 3 becomes concurrent with Interstate 44 through the western side of the city. Near Will Rogers World Airport, Highway 3 transfers to I-240 along the southern side of the city. After I-240 ends, OK 3 is transferred onto I-40 (also carrying US 270), which it remains concurrent with for 16 miles.
In Shawnee, OK 3 splits into two highways, 'OK 3E' and 'OK 3W'. OK 3W splits off of I-40 onto U.S. Route 177, along with US 270, at I-40 milemarker 181. It continues along with US 270 and 177 through the west side of Shawnee, and continues south of that city until Tecumseh, where US 270 splits off. South of Asher, Oklahoma, OK 3W leaves US 177 and veers southeast toward Ada.
OK 3E, the longer of the two split routes, was the original routing of Highway 3 before the two highways were split. It remains on I-40 for five miles after OK 3W splits off. When it does split off, it soon joins OK 18. It follows a route closer to the center of Shawnee. After leaving Shawnee, it heads southeast toward Seminole. Here, it meets US 377/OK 99. OK 3E merges onto this highway, and they will remain concurrent until after they reach Ada.
In Ada, OK 3E and OK 3W are reunited and become OK 3 once again.
OK 3 then becomes part of the 'Richardson Loop', a freeway around the east and south sides of Ada. Throughout the Richardson Loop, it overlaps OK 1 and US 377/OK 99 at different times. The highway then becomes two-lane once again and heads southeast to the town of Coalgate, where begins an 18-mile (29 km) concurrency with U.S. Route 75, lasting through Atoka. In Atoka, US 75 splits off to join U.S. Route 69.
Two miles west of Antlers, the highway has an interchange with the Indian Nation Turnpike, and in Antlers it intersects U.S. Route 271. After reaching the town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, it turns southward and overlaps US 259 and US 70.
Near Idabel, the highway splits off after being with US 259 for 13 mi (21 km). Twenty-eight miles later, it becomes Highway 32 as it crosses the state line into Arkansas.
The current OK 3 was designated on 15 May 1939. The original highway included all of current OK 3 up to Antlers, where it terminated at US 271. It was extended to the Arkansas state line on 4 August, 1952. OK-3 ended there concurrent with US 70 and OK 7, near DeQueen, Arkansas. On 7 January 1963, the highway was given its own alignment from near Idabel to Arkansas, taking over that of OK 21, which was eliminated at that time.
From the highway's commissioning to 1976, there was only one fork of OK 3 between Shawnee and Ada, which was the path of current OK 3E. OK 3W and OK 3E were created on 4 October 1976; the new OK 3W took over all of OK 13. Other than minor realignments, the highway remains essentially the same today.[2]
In the early 1980s, Governor George Nigh was able to obtain $97.1 million to upgrade the highway between Oklahoma City and Colorado, despite opponents labeling the project "the highway to nowhere". [3] House Concurrent Resolution 1067 labeled the highway as "Governor George Nigh's Northwest Passage." ODOT officially named the highway on 2 February, 1981.[4]
★ OK 3's concurrency with Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City is an example of a wrong-way concurrency - I-44 West is OK 3 East and vice-versa.
★ OK 3's concurrency with US 70 is also a wrong-way concurrency, as US 70 is signed as going west and OK 3 as going east.
★ The OK 3 bypass around Atoka is named the Cecil B. "Bud" Greathouse Bypass. It was designated by ODOT on 4 October 1982.[5]
OK 3 has one lettered spur, OK 3A, which continues the alignment of the Northwest Expressway for two more miles before ending at Interstate 44 near Penn Square Mall. It was originally known as OK 66A, a spur off of U.S. Route 66, which once ran through the area. The combined effect of US 66 being decommissioned and "3A" being a more logical name for an extension of Highway 3 led to the name change.
1.
2. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 ODOT Planning & Research Division
3. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hcr1067_enr.rtf
4. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 Northwest Expressway ODOT Planning & Research Division
5. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 Bypass ODOT Planning & Research Division
★ OK 3 at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3E at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3W at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3 at Roadklahoma
'State Highway 3', also abbreviated as 'OK 3' or 'SH 3', is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Traveling diagonally through Oklahoma, from the Panhandle to the far southeastern corner of the state, OK 3 the longest state highway in the Oklahoma road system, at a total length of 616.5 mi[1] (992 km) via OK 3E (see below).
| Contents |
| Route description |
| In the northwest |
| Through Oklahoma City |
| OK 3E/3W split |
| Ada to Atoka |
| Antlers to Arkansas |
| History |
| Notes |
| OK 3A |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
In the northwest
Highway 3 begins at the Colorado state line 19 mi (31 km) north of Boise City, Oklahoma. At this terminus, it is concurrent with US 287/US 385. It remains concurrent with the two U.S. Routes until reaching Boise City, where it encounters a traffic circle which contains five other highways. After the circle, US 385 splits off, and OK 3 overlaps US 287, US 56, US 64, and US 412, though US 56 and US 287 both split off within the next eight miles.
In Guymon, US 64 splits off. At Elmwood, US 270 joins US 412, coming from a concurrency with State Highway 23. OK 3 remains concurrent with US 270 through Watonga. In Seiling, US 183 leaves the concurrency but is quickly replaced by U.S. Route 281. OK 33 joins the roadbed twenty miles later.
OK 3 and OK 33 concurrency between Watonga and Kingfisher.
In Watonga, OK 33 and OK 3 split off from US 270 and US 281. Highways 3 and 33 remain concurrent for 28 more miles, until Kingfisher, where OK 3 joins U.S. Route 81. It will stay concurrent with US 81 for 13 miles, through the town of Okarche. Three miles after Okarche, OK 3 leaves US 81. This marks the first point that OK 3 has not been part of a concurrency.
Through Oklahoma City
Beginning at the split from US 81, Highway 3 becomes a major artery in the Oklahoma City highway system, commonly known as the ''Northwest Expressway'' because it is a diagonal route and because it serves the northwestern part of the metro area. It skirts the northern limits of El Reno before entering the Oklahoma City limits. The often-congested Northwest Expressway passes through the suburb of Warr Acres and passes close to Lake Hefner.
At the intersection with the Lake Hefner Parkway, OK 3 again re-enters a concurrency. The Lake Hefner Parkway ends very shortly after, and OK 3 becomes concurrent with Interstate 44 through the western side of the city. Near Will Rogers World Airport, Highway 3 transfers to I-240 along the southern side of the city. After I-240 ends, OK 3 is transferred onto I-40 (also carrying US 270), which it remains concurrent with for 16 miles.
OK 3E/3W split
In Shawnee, OK 3 splits into two highways, 'OK 3E' and 'OK 3W'. OK 3W splits off of I-40 onto U.S. Route 177, along with US 270, at I-40 milemarker 181. It continues along with US 270 and 177 through the west side of Shawnee, and continues south of that city until Tecumseh, where US 270 splits off. South of Asher, Oklahoma, OK 3W leaves US 177 and veers southeast toward Ada.
OK 3E, the longer of the two split routes, was the original routing of Highway 3 before the two highways were split. It remains on I-40 for five miles after OK 3W splits off. When it does split off, it soon joins OK 18. It follows a route closer to the center of Shawnee. After leaving Shawnee, it heads southeast toward Seminole. Here, it meets US 377/OK 99. OK 3E merges onto this highway, and they will remain concurrent until after they reach Ada.
In Ada, OK 3E and OK 3W are reunited and become OK 3 once again.
Ada to Atoka
OK 3 then becomes part of the 'Richardson Loop', a freeway around the east and south sides of Ada. Throughout the Richardson Loop, it overlaps OK 1 and US 377/OK 99 at different times. The highway then becomes two-lane once again and heads southeast to the town of Coalgate, where begins an 18-mile (29 km) concurrency with U.S. Route 75, lasting through Atoka. In Atoka, US 75 splits off to join U.S. Route 69.
Antlers to Arkansas
Two miles west of Antlers, the highway has an interchange with the Indian Nation Turnpike, and in Antlers it intersects U.S. Route 271. After reaching the town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, it turns southward and overlaps US 259 and US 70.
Near Idabel, the highway splits off after being with US 259 for 13 mi (21 km). Twenty-eight miles later, it becomes Highway 32 as it crosses the state line into Arkansas.
History
The current OK 3 was designated on 15 May 1939. The original highway included all of current OK 3 up to Antlers, where it terminated at US 271. It was extended to the Arkansas state line on 4 August, 1952. OK-3 ended there concurrent with US 70 and OK 7, near DeQueen, Arkansas. On 7 January 1963, the highway was given its own alignment from near Idabel to Arkansas, taking over that of OK 21, which was eliminated at that time.
From the highway's commissioning to 1976, there was only one fork of OK 3 between Shawnee and Ada, which was the path of current OK 3E. OK 3W and OK 3E were created on 4 October 1976; the new OK 3W took over all of OK 13. Other than minor realignments, the highway remains essentially the same today.[2]
In the early 1980s, Governor George Nigh was able to obtain $97.1 million to upgrade the highway between Oklahoma City and Colorado, despite opponents labeling the project "the highway to nowhere". [3] House Concurrent Resolution 1067 labeled the highway as "Governor George Nigh's Northwest Passage." ODOT officially named the highway on 2 February, 1981.[4]
Notes
★ OK 3's concurrency with Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City is an example of a wrong-way concurrency - I-44 West is OK 3 East and vice-versa.
★ OK 3's concurrency with US 70 is also a wrong-way concurrency, as US 70 is signed as going west and OK 3 as going east.
★ The OK 3 bypass around Atoka is named the Cecil B. "Bud" Greathouse Bypass. It was designated by ODOT on 4 October 1982.[5]
OK 3A
OK 3A
OK 3 has one lettered spur, OK 3A, which continues the alignment of the Northwest Expressway for two more miles before ending at Interstate 44 near Penn Square Mall. It was originally known as OK 66A, a spur off of U.S. Route 66, which once ran through the area. The combined effect of US 66 being decommissioned and "3A" being a more logical name for an extension of Highway 3 led to the name change.
References
1.
2. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 ODOT Planning & Research Division
3. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2001-02HB/hcr1067_enr.rtf
4. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 Northwest Expressway ODOT Planning & Research Division
5. Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH 3 Bypass ODOT Planning & Research Division
External links
★ OK 3 at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3E at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3W at OKHighways.com
★ OK 3 at Roadklahoma
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