Interstate 244

This article is about the Interstate in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. For the former I-244 in Missouri, now I-270, see Interstate 270 (Illinois-Missouri).

Interstate 244
Red Fork Expy Crosstown Expy
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	15.75 mi (25.35 km)
Major junctions
West end:	I-44 / SH-66/Gilcrease Expressway in Tulsa
East end:	I-44 / US-412 / SH-66 in Tulsa
Highway system
Auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System Main • Auxiliary • Business Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma Turnpike System ← I-240 SH-251A →

Interstate 244 (abbreviated I-244), also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Expressway (in honor of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.), the Crosstown Expressway, and the Red Fork Expressway, is a 15.8 miles (25.4 km)-long east-west Interstate Highway bypass route of Interstate 44 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

At both I-244's western and eastern terminus, the highway connects with Interstate 44. I-244 runs from the western bank of the Arkansas River, across the river and past downtown Tulsa, before running through the northern half of the city and connecting again with Interstate 44.

In downtown Tulsa, I-244 forms the northern and western legs of the "Inner Dispersal Loop". The southern and eastern legs are formed by the unsigned I-444 (signed as US-75).

Replacement of Westbound Bridge across the Arkansas River

Ironically, the I-244 bridges have already reached the end of their service lives. The westbound bridge was closed and demolition begun in May 2011. Demolition was 85% complete as of August 1. The demolished structure will be replaced by a double-deck, multimodal span. The top deck will carry vehicles, and the lower deck will have a pedestrian way and two railroad tracks (to be added in the future). Completion is scheduled for 2013. Extreme care has been used during the demolition to avoid vibrations that might further damage the old 11th Street Bridge.

Exit list

I-244 with downtown Tulsa in the background

The entire route is in Tulsa County Tulsa.

#	Destinations	Notes
	I-44 west / SH-66 west – Sapulpa, Oklahoma City	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1A	I-44 east - Joplin	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
1B	51st Street (Gilcrease Expressway)	No eastbound entrance
1C	33rd West Avenue
1D	40th Place, Southwest Boulevard
2	US-75 south (Okmulgee Expressway) – Glenpool, Okmulgee	West end of US-75 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
3A	Southwest Boulevard	No westbound exit
3B	21st Street, Union Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4A	17th Street, Southwest Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4B	US-64 east / US-75 north / SH-51 east (I-444 east) – Broken Arrow, Bartlesville	East end of US-75 overlap; west end of US-64/SH-51 overlap
4C	7th Street - Downtown Tulsa	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
5A	2nd Street - Downtown Tulsa	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
5B	US-64 west / US-412 west / SH-51 west (Keystone Expressway) – Sand Springs, Enid	East end of US-64/SH-51 overlap; west end of US-412 overlap
5C	L.L. Tisdale Parkway
6A	Cincinnati Avenue, Detroit Avenue
6B	US-75 (I-444 west) – Bartlesville, Okmulgee
6C	1st Street - Downtown Tulsa	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
7	Utica Avenue, Lewis Avenue, Peoria Avenue
8	Delaware Avenue, Lewis Avenue
9	Harvard Avenue	Eastbound exit is via exit 8
10	Yale Avenue
11	Sheridan Road - Tulsa Zoo
12A	Memorial Drive
12B	SH-11 west (Gilcrease Expressway) – Tulsa International Airport
13A	Mingo Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
13	US-169 (Mingo Valley Expressway) – Owasso, Nowata	Signed as exits 13B (south) and 13C (north)
14	Garnett Road
15	129th East Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	I-44 east / US-412 east - Joplin	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance