Oklahoma State Highway 73
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| Length: | 24.5 mi (39.4 km) | |||
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| West end: |  SH-34 north of Elk City |
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| East end: |  BUS I-40 in Clinton |
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→State Highway 73 (abbreviated SH-73 or OK-73) is a 24½ mi[1] (39.4 km) state highway mostly in Custer Co., Oklahoma, although a stretch of about four-fifths of a mile (1.3 km) of its eastbound lane lies in Roger Mills Co. SH-73 has no lettered spur routes.
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[edit] Route description
State Highway 73 begins at State Highway 34 south of Hammon. The western terminus of the highway occurs at a jog in the Roger Mills–Custer county line; north of the intersection, SH-34 runs along the north–south boundary, and at the intersection, the boundary makes a ninety-degree turn to head east–west. The first 0.8 miles (1.3 km) of SH-73 straddles the county line.[2] The county line makes another turn after this to return to a north–south orientation, and SH-73 fully enters Custer County.
In Custer County, SH-73 travels through hilly terrain and crosses both Panther Creek and Little Panther Creek, tributaries of Foss Lake. SH-73 serves the southwestern portion of the lake, and runs along the edges of Foss State Park. The highway provides connections to four campgrounds along the lakeshore.[2] Near the southeast corner of the lake, the route intersects SH-44.
SH-73 turns south along SH-44, forming a concurrency. The two routes curve southwest to cross Oak Creek. SH-44/73 travel together for 2 miles (3.2 km)[3] before SH-73 splits off, returning to a due east course. The highway parallels I-40, which runs to the south of SH-73. SH-73 then bridges the Washita River. West of Clinton, the highway crosses a set of railroad tracks at the unincorporated locale of Ralph.[2] State Highway 73 then enters Clinton, where it comes to an end at an intersection with I-40's Clinton business loop.
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Roger Millsa[›] |
0.0 | SH-34 |
Western terminus | |
| Custer |
12.1 |  SH-44 |
Northern end of SH-44 concurrency | |
| 13.9 | SH-44 |
Southern end of SH-44 concurrency | ||
| Clinton | 24.5 | BUS I-40 |
Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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^ a: Motorists making westbound SH-73 to northbound SH-34 movements will remain within Custer County. See route description above.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Stuve, Eric. "OK-73". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok73.html. Retrieved 2006-06-03.
- ^ a b c DeLorme (2006). Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Oklahoma Official State Map (Map) (2008 ed.).
