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
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).

Future

Replacement of Westbound Bridge across the Arkansas River

I-244 with downtown Tulsa in the background

Ironically, the I-244 bridges have already reached the end of their service lives. The westbound bridge was closed and demolition begun in June 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 historic 11th Street Bridge.

Exit list

The entire route is in Tulsa, Tulsa County.

Mile	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	I-44 / SH-66 continue west toward Sapulpa and Oklahoma City
0.0	0.0	1A	I-44 east – Joplin	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.4	0.6	1B	51st Street (Gilcrease Expressway)	No eastbound entrance
1.1	1.8	1C	33rd W. Avenue
1.9	3.1	1D	40th Place, Southwest Boulevard
2.7	4.3	2	US-75 south – Glenpool, Okmulgee	Western terminus of US-75 concurrency, westbound exit and eastbound entrance
3.6	5.8	3A	Southwest Boulevard	No westbound exit
4.1	6.6	3B	21st Street, Union Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4.5	7.2	4A	17th Street, Southwest Boulevard	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
4.8	7.7	4B	I-444 east / US-64 east / US-75 north / SH-51 east – Broken Arrow, Bartlesville	I-444 unsigned, eastern terminus of US-75 concurrency, western terminus of US-64/SH-51 concurrency
4.9	7.9	4C	7th Street – Downtown Tulsa	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
5.5	8.9	5A	2nd Street – Downtown Tulsa	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
5.8	9.3	5B	US-64 west / US-412 west / SH-51 west (Keystone Expressway) – Sand Springs, Enid	Eastern terminus of US-64/SH-51 concurrency, western terminus of US-412 concurrency
6.0	9.7	5C	L.L. Tisdale Parkway
6.4	10.3	6A	Cincinnati Avenue, Detroit Avenue
7.0	11.3	6B	I-444 east / US-75 – Bartlesville, Okmulgee	I-444 unsigned
7.3	11.7	6C	1st Street – Downtown Tulsa	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
7.8	12.6	7	Utica Avenue, Lewis Avenue, Peoria Avenue
8.9	14.3	8	Delaware Avenue, Lewis Avenue
9.6	15.4	9	Harvard Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound exit
10.3	16.6	10	Yale Avenue
11.4	18.3	11	Sheridan Road – Tulsa Zoo
12.4	20.0	12A	Memorial Drive
12.7	20.4	12B	SH-11 west (Gilcrease Expressway) – Tulsa International Airport
13.4	21.6	13A	Mingo Road	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
13.9	22.4	13	US-169 (Mingo Valley Expressway) – Owasso, Nowata	Signed as exits 13B (south) and 13C (north)
14.5	23.3	14	Garnett Road
15.2	24.5	15	129th E. Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
15.8	25.4	I-44 / US-412 continue east toward Joplin
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened

References

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