Interstate 40 in Oklahoma

This article is about the section of Interstate 40 in Oklahoma. For the entire length of the highway, see Interstate 40.

Interstate 40
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	331 mi (533 km)
Existed:	1957 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-40 at the Texas state line
	US-81 in El Reno I-44 in Oklahoma City I-35 in Oklahoma City I-235 in Oklahoma City I-240 in Oklahoma City Indian Nation Tpk. in Henryetta US-69 in Checotah Muskogee Tpk. near Webbers Falls
East end:	I-40 at the Arkansas state line
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Business Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma Turnpike System ← SH-39 SH-42 →

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.

Route description

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 a new ten lane section of Interstate. It next meets Interstate 35 in the Fort Smith Junction complex, forming a concurrency with it for about two miles (3 km). 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 US-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 May 26, 2002, causing the bridge to collapse and resulting in the death of 14 people.

Oklahoma City Crosstown realignment

Main article: Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway

The I-40 Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway was built in 1966;^{[citation needed]} however, this stretch of elevated highway is too narrow for existing traffic, and is in disrepair. In response, I-40 has been relocated a few blocks south of the exiting route, with the original elevated route torn down, and a landscaped boulevard proposed on the old right-of-way, similar to the I-30 reconstruction through downtown Fort Worth, Texas.^{[citation needed]} The project was completed in February 2012.

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 (3 km) west of Erick to the old alignment of US-66, through Erick, and back to I-40, four miles (6 km) east of Erick.

Sayre I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins two miles (3 km) south of Sayre at US-283, runs north into the city, and then leaves Sayre to the east, rejoining I-40 two miles (3 km) east of US-283.

Elk City I-40 Business Loop (formerly US-66) is a Business Loop that begins at Exit 32, seven miles (11 km) west of Elk City. It runs for ten miles (16 km) 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 (8 km) 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 (6 km) 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 (13 km) 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 (6 km) 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 (6 km) through Sallisaw, and rejoins I-40 at Exit 311, US-64.

Exit list

Exit 176

Exit 181

Exit 240A

Exit 262

County	Location	Mile	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Texas–Oklahoma state line		0.00	0.00	I-40 continues west into Texas
Beckham				1	Texola
				5	BL I-40 east (Honeyfarm Road) – Erick
	Erick			7	SH-30 – Erick, Sweetwater
				11	BL I-40 west – Erick
				14	Hext Road
	Sayre			20	BL I-40 east / US-283 (South 4th Street) – Mangum
				23	SH-152 (Main Street) – Cordell
		25.11	40.41	25	BL I-40 west (North 4th Street)
				26	Cemetery Road
				32	BL I-40 east / SH-34 south – Carter, Mangum, Elk City	Western terminus of SH-34 concurrency
				34	Merritt Road
	Elk City			38	SH-6 (South Main Street) – Altus
				40	East 7th Street
				41	BL I-40 west / SH-34 north – Woodward, Elk City	Eastern terminus of SH-34 concurrency
Washita	Canute			47	Canute
				50	Clinton Lake Road
	Foss			53	SH-44 – Foss, Altus
Custer				57	Stafford Road
				61	Haggard Road
				62	Parkersburg Road
	Clinton			65	BL I-40 east (Gary Boulevard)	No eastbound entrance
				65A	10th Street, Neptune Drive
				66	US-183 (S. 4th Street) – Cordell
		69.16	111.30	69	BL I-40 west – Clinton	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				71	Custer City Road
	Weatherford			80	SH-54 – Thomas, Mountain View
				80A	BL I-40 east (W. Main Street) – Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
				82	BL I-40 west (E. Main Street)
				84	Airport Road
Caddo				88	SH-58 – Hydro, Carnegie
				95	Bethel Road
				101	US-281 / SH-8 – Hinton, Anadarko
Canadian				104	Methodist Road
				108	US-281 Spur – Geary, Watonga
				115	US-270 west – Calumet	Western terminus of US-270 concurrency
				119	BL I-40 east – El Reno
	El Reno			123	Country Club Road
				125	BL I-40 west / US-81 – El Reno, Chickasha
				130	Banner Road
				132	Cimarron Road – C.E. Page Airport
	Yukon			136	Garth Brooks Blvd.
				137	Cornwell Drive, Czech Hall Road
				138	SH-4 (Mustang Road) – Yukon, Mustang	Westbound exit via exit 139
				139	Kilpatrick Turnpike east
				140	Morgan Road
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City			142	Council Road
				143	Rockwell Avenue
				144	MacArthur Boulevard
				145	Meridian Avenue
				146	Portland Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
				147A	I-44 west / SH-3 east – Lawton
				147B	I-44 east / SH-3 west – Tulsa
				147C	May Avenue – Fair Park	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				148A	Agnew Avenue, Villa Avenue
				148B	Crosstown Boulevard	Projected ramp to future boulevard along old I-40 alignment
				148C	Penn Avenue
				149	Western Avenue
				150A	Shields Boulevard	No Westbound exit
				150B	Robinson Avenue	Westbound exit
				151A	Crosstown Boulevard	Projected ramp to future boulevard along old I-40 alignment
				151B	I-35 south / US-62 west (US-77 south) – Dallas	Western terminus of I-35/US-62 concurrency
				151C	I-235 north (US-77 north) – Edmond, State Capitol, Oklahoma Health Center	Signed as exit 126 westbound
				127	Eastern Avenue, M. L. King Avenue	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
				153	I-35 north / US-62 east to I-44 – Tulsa, Wichita	Eastern terminus of I-35/US-62 concurrency
	Del City			154	Reno Avenue, Scott Street
				155A	Sunnylane Road – Del City
				155B	S.E. 15th Street – Del City, Midwest City
	Midwest City			156A	Sooner Road
				156B	Hudiburg Drive	No eastbound entrance
				157A	S.E. 29th Street – Midwest City	Eastbound exit only
				157B	Air Depot Boulevard - Tinker Gate
				157C	Town Center Drive - Eaker Gate
				159A	Hruskocy Gate
				159B	Douglas Boulevard – Lancer Gate, Liberator Gate, Marauder Gate
	Oklahoma City			162	Anderson Road
				165	I-240 west (SH-3) – Lawton, Dallas	Western terminus of SH-3 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
				166	Choctaw Road
				169	Peebly Road
				172	Newalla Road – Harrah
Pottawatomie				176	SH-102 north (McLoud Road)	Western terminus of SH-102 concurrency
				178	SH-102 south – Dale, Bethel Acres	Eastern terminus of SH-102 concurrency
				181	US-177 / US-270 east / SH-3W east – Shawnee, Tecumseh	Eastern terminus of US-270 concurrency, SH-3 splits into SH-3E (which remains concurrent with I-40) and SH-3W (which exits)
	Shawnee			185	SH-3E east – Shawnee	Eastern terminus of SH-3E concurrency
				186	SH-18 – Shawnee, Meeker
				192	SH-9A south – Earlsboro
Seminole				200	US-377 / SH-99 – Prague, Seminole
				212	SH-56 – Cromwell, Wewoka
Okfuskee				217	SH-48 – Holdenville, Bristow
				221	US-62 west / SH-27 – Okemah, Wetumka	Western terminus of US-62 concurrency
				227	Clearview Road
				231	US-75 south – Wetumka, Weleetka	Western terminus of US-75 concurrency
Okmulgee	Henryetta			237	BL I-40 east – Henryetta
				240A	Indian Nation Turnpike – McAlester, Dallas
				240B	US-62 east / US-75 north / BL I-40 west – Okmulgee	Eastern terminus of US-62/US-75 concurrency
McIntosh				247	Tiger Mountain Road
				255	Pierce Road
				259	SH-150 (Lake Eufaula Road)
				262	To US-266 / Lotawatah Road
				264	US-69 – Eufaula, McAlester, Dallas
				265	US-69 Bus. – Checotah
				270	Texanna Road – Porum Landing
Muskogee				278	US-266 / SH-2 – Muskogee, Warner, Porum
				284	Ross Road
				286	Muskogee Turnpike west – Muskogee, Tulsa
				287	SH-100 north – Webbers Falls, Gore
Sequoyah				291	SH-10 north (Carlisle Road) – Gore
				297	SH-82 – Vian, Tahlequah
				303	Dwight Mission Road
	Sallisaw			308	BL I-40 east / US-59 – Sallisaw, Poteau
				311	BL I-40 west / US-64 – Sallisaw, Stilwell
				321	SH-64B north – Muldrow
				325	US-64 – Roland, Fort Smith
				330	SH-64D south – Dora, Fort Smith	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance (Westbound exit and eastbound entrance is in Arkansas and is signed as Exit 1)
Oklahoma–Arkansas state line		331.00	532.69	I-40 continues east into Arkansas
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened

See also

• U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma

External links

Template:Attached_KML/Interstate 40 in Oklahoma

• I-40 at OKHighways.com
• I-40 at AARoads

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