Interstate 40 in Oklahoma
I-40 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT | ||||
Length | 331 mi (533 km) | |||
Existed | 1957[1]–present | |||
NHS | Entire route | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Oklahoma | |||
Counties | Beckham, Washita, Custer, Caddo, Canadian, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Sequoyah | |||
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Interstate 40 (I-40) is an Interstate Highway in Oklahoma that runs 331 miles (533 km) across the state from Texas to Arkansas. West of Oklahoma City, it parallels and replaces old U.S. Highway 66 (US-66), and, east of Oklahoma City, it parallels US-62, US-266, and US-64. I-40 is the longest Interstate highway in Oklahoma.
Cities along the route include Erick, Sayre, Elk City, Clinton, Weatherford, Oklahoma City and its suburbs (El Reno, Yukon, Del City, and Midwest City), Shawnee, Okemah, Henryetta, Checotah, and Sallisaw.
Route description
[edit]I-40 enters Oklahoma near Texola in Beckham County. It crosses the North Fork of the Red River near Sayre and runs through southern Elk City. It then cuts across northwest Washita County before entering Custer County. There, it passes through Clinton and Weatherford. After leaving Weatherford, I-40 then runs across northern Caddo County. After that, it enters the Oklahoma City metropolitan area at Canadian County.
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I-40 runs through the southside of El Reno as it enters the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. It then passes through Yukon before entering Oklahoma City city limits. In west Oklahoma City, I-40 has a junction with I-44. It then runs just south of downtown Oklahoma City on a new 10-lane section.[2] I-40 then interlines with I-35 at the Dallas Junction complex. This forms a concurrency with it for two miles (3.2 km). After the Dallas Junction, I-40 then passes through Del City and Midwest City on the Tinker Diagonal. This provides access to Tinker Air Force Base in east Oklahoma City.
In far eastern Oklahoma City, I-40 meets I-240 in a partial junction. Afterward, it passes through the northside of Shawnee. This marks the eastern end of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. 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. Afterward, it meets US-69 south of Checotah.
Near Webbers Falls, I-40 is the southern terminus of the Muskogee Turnpike. It then crosses the Arkansas River before passing through southern Sallisaw. The Interstate crosses into Arkansas north of Moffett.
History
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West of Oklahoma City, I-40 parallels and replaces Old US-66. US-66 was decommissioned in Oklahoma in 1985.
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Bridge collapse
[edit]The I-40 bridge over the McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River 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.
Westbound I-40 traffic was detoured through Gore and Webbers Falls along SH-10, US-64, and SH-100, while eastbound traffic was diverted through Porum and Stigler along SH-2, SH-9, and US-59.[3] Delays of 30 to 50 minutes on the 12-mile (19 km) westbound detour were typical, although trains passing through Gore could lengthen wait times by 15 minutes. The eastbound detour added 40 miles (64 km) and two hours to the typical trip. Some travelers chose to avoid the area entirely; one Tulsa trucking firm detoured trucks via Springdale, adding 70 miles (110 km) to the trip.[4][5]
The detour significantly impacted the town of Gore. Local firefighters directed traffic there 24 hours a day, with daytime temperatures approaching 100 °F (38 °C). Businesses in Gore reported loss of revenue due to the traffic; one gas station reported a 30% decline in revenue while traffic was detoured through town.[5]
2013 tornado
[edit]On the evening of May 31, 2013, a very large and powerful multiple-vortex tornado occurred over rural areas of central Oklahoma, passing around El Reno, Oklahoma. This is known to be the largest tornado ever recorded at 2.6 miles (4.2 km) wide and was responsible for eight fatalities and 151 injuries. Four of those fatalities were storm chasers, the first known deaths in storm chasing history.[6] This tornado crossed over I-40 at around 6:33 pm CDT after hitting peak strength and maximum width and did a 270-degree counterclockwise loop north of the Interstate, clipping SH-66 before traveling on and along the Interstate, approaching Oklahoma City at a very slow speed. The tornado dissipated at 6:43 pm near exit 130 (Banner Road).[7]
2015 shootings
[edit]On December 17, 2015, a Pasadena, Texas, man allegedly shot and killed two people on I-40 near Weatherford, Oklahoma. He was arrested by police in Clinton, Oklahoma.[8]
Oklahoma City Crosstown realignment
[edit]The original I-40 Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway was built in 1966 mostly as an elevated route;[citation needed] however, this former stretch was too narrow for existing traffic and was frequently in disrepair. In response, the I-40 Crosstown Expressway has been relocated a few blocks south of the original route and the original bridge torn down. The project was completed in February 2012.[2]
The new I-40 Crosstown Expressway has been designed to carry more than 170,000 vehicles per day traveling at 60 mph (97 km/h) using at least 10 lanes for traffic and has breakdown lanes for disabled vehicles and future lane expansion.
When the new crosstown opened in 2012, nearly 95% of non–rush hour traffic was considered 'through traffic' (i.e., not transferring to or from downtown streets).[citation needed]
A landscaped boulevard (Oklahoma City Boulevard) was completed in 2019, replacing the original I-40 Crosstown Bridge right-of-way through downtown Oklahoma City, similar to the I-30 reconstruction through downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
Business routes and old alignments
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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.
- Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus., formerly US-66) in Erick is a business loop that runs from I-40 two miles (3.2 km) west of Erick to the old alignment of US-66, through Erick, and back to I-40 four miles (6.4 km) east of Erick.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-66) in Sayre is a business loop that begins two miles (3.2 km) south of Sayre at US-283, runs north into the city, and then leaves Sayre to the east, rejoining I-40 two miles (3.2 km) east of US-283.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-66) in Elk City is a business loop that begins at exit 32 seven miles (11 km) west of Elk City. It runs for 10 miles (16 km) through Elk City, rejoining I-40 at exit 41.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-66) in Clinton is a business loop that begins at exit 65, runs five miles (8.0 km) through Clinton, and rejoins I-40 at exit 69.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-66) in Weatherford is a business loop that exits I-40 at exit 82B, runs four miles (6.4 km) through Weatherford, and rejoins I-40 at exit 82.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-66) in El Reno is a business loop that 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.
- I-40 Bus. (formerly US-62/US-75) in Henryetta is a business loop that leaves I-40 at exit 237, runs four miles (6.4 km) through Henryetta, and rejoins I-40 at exit 240, the interchange with US-75 and the Indian Nation Turnpike.
- I-40 Bus. in Sallisaw is a business loop that leaves I-40 at exit 308 (US-59) runs four miles (6.4 km) through Sallisaw, and rejoins I-40 at exit 311, US-64.
Exit list
[edit]County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Beckham | Texola | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Texas | |
0.50 | 0.80 | 1 | Texola | |||
| 5.05 | 8.13 | 5 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Erick | 7.35 | 11.83 | 7 | ![]() | ||
| 11.65 | 18.75 | 11 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 14.30 | 23.01 | 14 | Hext Road | ||
Sayre | 20.76 | 33.41 | 20 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
23.33 | 37.55 | 23 | ![]() | |||
25.01 | 40.25 | 25 | ![]() ![]() | |||
26.90 | 43.29 | 26 | Cemetery Road | |||
Elk City | 32.50– 32.91 | 52.30– 52.96 | 32 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of SH-34 concurrency | |
34.89 | 56.15 | 34 | Merritt Road | |||
38.79 | 62.43 | 38 | ![]() | |||
40.49 | 65.16 | 40 | E. 7th Street | |||
41.32– 41.74 | 66.50– 67.17 | 41 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SH-34 concurrency | ||
Washita | Canute | 46.91 | 75.49 | 47 | Canute | |
| 50.52 | 81.30 | 50 | Clinton Lake Road | ||
Foss | 53.25 | 85.70 | 53 | ![]() | ||
Custer | | 57.20 | 92.05 | 57 | Stafford Road | |
| 60.90 | 98.01 | 61 | Haggard Road | ||
| 62.37 | 100.37 | 62 | Parkersburg Road | ||
Clinton | 64.83 | 104.33 | 65 | ![]() ![]() | No eastbound entrance | |
65.45 | 105.33 | 65A | 10th Street / Neptune Drive | Historic US 66 | ||
66.10 | 106.38 | 66 | ![]() | |||
| 68.94 | 110.95 | 69 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |
| 71.69 | 115.37 | 71 | Custer City Road | ||
Weatherford | 79.80 | 128.43 | 80 | ![]() | ||
80.50 | 129.55 | 80A | ![]() ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
81.76 | 131.58 | 81 | Washington Avenue / E. Main Street | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance, at E. Eads Avenue | ||
81.99 | 131.95 | 82 | ![]() ![]() | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
84.05 | 135.27 | 84 | Airport Road | |||
Caddo | | 88.52– 88.97 | 142.46– 143.18 | 88 | ![]() | |
| 95.00 | 152.89 | 95 | Bethel Road | ||
Hinton | 101.43 | 163.24 | 101 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Canadian | | 104.48 | 168.14 | 104 | Methodist Road | |
Geary | 108.14 | 174.03 | 108 | ![]() | ||
| 115.15 | 185.32 | 115 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US-270 concurrency | |
| 119.11 | 191.69 | 119 | ![]() ![]() | ||
El Reno | 123.40 | 198.59 | 123 | Country Club Road | ||
125.50 | 201.97 | 125 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
127.48 | 205.16 | 127 | Radio Road | |||
| 130.47 | 209.97 | 130 | Banner Road | ||
Oklahoma City | 132.48 | 213.21 | 132 | Cimarron Road – C.E. Page Airport | ||
Oklahoma City–Yukon line | 134.55 | 216.54 | 134 | Frisco Road | Opened in August 2021 | |
Yukon | 135.69 | 218.37 | 136 | Garth Brooks Boulevard | Former SH-92 | |
Oklahoma City | 136.89 | 220.30 | 137 | Cornwell Drive / Czech Hall Road | Eastbound exit and entrance on Czech Hall Rd., westbound exit and entrance from NW 10th Street | |
138.07 | 222.20 | 138A | ![]() | Signed as exit 139B westbound | ||
138.95 | 223.62 | 138B | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exit 139A westbound | ||
140.21 | 225.65 | 140 | Morgan Road | |||
Oklahoma | 142.18 | 228.82 | 142 | Council Road | ||
143.17 | 230.41 | 143 | Rockwell Avenue | |||
144.16 | 232.00 | 144 | MacArthur Boulevard | |||
145.16 | 233.61 | 145 | Meridian Avenue | |||
146.16 | 235.22 | 146 | Portland Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
146.60 | 235.93 | 147 | ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 147A (westbound I-44) & 147B (eastbound I-44); I-44 exits 120A-B | ||
147.15 | 236.81 | 147C | May Avenue – Fair Park | Merged with exit 148A upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
147.72 | 237.73 | 148A | Agnew Avenue / Villa Avenue / May Avenue | May Ave. not signed eastbound | ||
147.95 | 238.10 | 148B | Oklahoma City Boulevard east | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; former Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway alignment | ||
148.16 | 238.44 | 148C | Pennsylvania Avenue | Formerly exit 148B (that was eastbound exit and westbound entrance only) on old alignment | ||
148C | Virginia Avenue | Closed upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
149.20 | 240.11 | 149 | Western Avenue | Formerly also served Reno Avenue and Sheridan Avenue on exit 149A of old alignment | ||
149B | Classen Boulevard | Closed upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
150A | Walker Avenue – Downtown Oklahoma City | Closed upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
150B | Harvey Avenue | Closed upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was eastbound exit only | ||||
150.15 | 241.64 | 150A | Shields Boulevard | No eastbound exit | ||
150.00 | 241.40 | 150B | Robinson Avenue | Westbound exit only; formerly exit 150C on old alignment; location of Skydance Bridge | ||
150.94 | 242.91 | 151A | Oklahoma City Boulevard west | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
151A | Lincoln Boulevard | Closed upon I-40 Crosstown realignment; was eastbound exit only | ||||
151.35 | 243.57 | 151B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of I-35/US-62 concurrency | ||
151C | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exit 126 westbound, due to I-35 concurrency | ||||
152.35 | 245.18 | 127 | Eastern Avenue / M. L. King Avenue | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit number follows I-35 | ||
152.90 | 246.07 | 153 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of I-35/US-62 concurrency | ||
Del City | 153.68 | 247.32 | 154 | Reno Avenue / Scott Street | ||
154.63 | 248.85 | 155A | Sunnylane Road – Del City | |||
155.29 | 249.92 | 155B | SE 15th Street – Del City, Midwest City | |||
Midwest City | 155.84 | 250.80 | 156A | Sooner Road | ||
156.38 | 251.67 | 156B | Hudiburg Drive | No eastbound entrance | ||
156.87 | 252.46 | 157A | SE 29th Street – Midwest City | Eastbound exit only | ||
157.12 | 252.86 | 157B | Air Depot Boulevard – Tinker Gate | |||
157.61 | 253.65 | 157C | Town Center Drive – Eaker Gate | |||
158.65 | 255.32 | 159A | Hruskocy Gate (to Midwest Boulevard) | |||
159.14 | 256.11 | 159B | Douglas Boulevard – Lancer Gate, Liberator Gate, Marauder Gate | |||
Oklahoma City | 162.36 | 261.29 | 162 | Anderson Road | ||
164.02 | 263.96 | 165 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SH-3 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
165.72 | 266.70 | 166 | Choctaw Road | |||
168.77 | 271.61 | 169 | Peebly Road | |||
170.55 | 274.47 | 170 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access to Turnpike southbound to be under construction; Kickapoo Tpk. exit 130 | ||
171.75 | 276.40 | 172 | Newalla Road – Harrah | |||
Pottawatomie | McLoud | 175.71 | 282.78 | 176 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of SH-102 concurrency |
177.78 | 286.11 | 178 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SH-102 concurrency | ||
| 180.85 | 291.05 | 181 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US-270/SH-3 concurrency, western end of SH-3E concurrency; SH-3 splits into SH-3E and SH-3W | |
Shawnee | 184.85 | 297.49 | 185 | Kickapoo Street – Shawnee | ||
185.84 | 299.08 | 186 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of SH-3E concurrency | ||
| 191.84 | 308.74 | 192 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Seminole | | 199.49 | 321.05 | 200 | ![]() ![]() | |
| 211.55 | 340.46 | 212 | ![]() | ||
Okfuskee | | 216.49 | 348.41 | 217 | ![]() | |
Okemah | 221.02 | 355.70 | 221 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Western end of US-62 concurrency | |
| 227.04 | 365.39 | 227 | Clearview Road | ||
| 231.06 | 371.86 | 231 | ![]() ![]() | Western end of US-75 concurrency | |
Okmulgee | Henryetta | 237.10 | 381.58 | 237 | ![]() ![]() | |
239.67 | 385.71 | 240A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Indian Nation Turnpike exits 104A-B | ||
240B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US-62/US-75 concurrency | ||||
McIntosh | | 247.15 | 397.75 | 247 | Tiger Mountain Road | |
| 254.44 | 409.48 | 255 | Pierce Road | ||
| 258.42 | 415.89 | 259 | ![]() | ||
| 261.46 | 420.78 | 262 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Checotah | 264.20 | 425.19 | 264 | ![]() | Signed as exits 264A (south) and 264B (north) | |
265.07 | 426.59 | 265 | ![]() ![]() | |||
| 269.42 | 433.59 | 270 | Texanna Road – Porum Landing | ||
Muskogee | | 277.83 | 447.12 | 278 | ![]() ![]() | |
| 283.69 | 456.55 | 284 | Ross Road | ||
Webbers Falls | 285.70 | 459.79 | 286 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
286.78 | 461.53 | 287 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Arkansas River | I-40 Bridge | |||||
Sequoyah | Carlisle | 290.84 | 468.06 | 291 | ![]() ![]() | |
| 296.94 | 477.88 | 297 | ![]() | ||
| 302.59 | 486.97 | 303 | Dwight Mission Road | ||
Sallisaw | 307.14 | 494.29 | 308 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
309.85 | 498.66 | 311 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Muldrow | 320.17 | 515.26 | 321 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Roland | 324.40 | 522.07 | 325 | ![]() | ||
| 330.10 | 531.24 | 330 | ![]() ![]() | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 330.20 | 531.41 | ![]() ![]() | Continuation into Arkansas | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Auxiliary route
[edit]I-40 has one auxiliary route in Oklahoma:
I-240: A bypass of the southside of Oklahoma City
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Froehlig, Adam. Scans from the "Yellow Book". Froggie's Place. URL accessed September 20, 2006.
- ^ a b "OKC I-40 Crosstown". Okladot.state.ok.us. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ "I-40 Webbers Falls Local Detour Route & Map". Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ Stewart, D. R. (May 29, 2002). "Truckers weigh cost of detours". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Morgan, Rhett (July 26, 2002). "Towns on detour route await bridge reopening". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "El Reno tornado on May 31 now widest in US | Earth | EarthSky". June 5, 2013.
- ^ "May 31, 2013 El Reno, OK Tornado – Google My Maps".
- ^ "2 Dead in Apparent Road Rage Shooting on Oklahoma Highway - ABC News". ABC News.
External links
[edit]- I-40 at OKHighways.com
- I-40 at AARoads Archived March 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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- Interstate Highways in Oklahoma
- Interstate 40
- Transportation in Beckham County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Washita County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Custer County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Caddo County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Canadian County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Seminole County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in McIntosh County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- Transportation in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma