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Oklahoma State Highway 79

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State Highway 79 marker
State Highway 79
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length4.43 mi[1] (7.13 km)
Existedca. 1938[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SH 79 at the Texas state line
North end US 70 west of Waurika
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
SH-78 SH-80

State Highway 79 (abbreviated SH-79 or OK-79) is a state highway in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. It runs for 4.43 miles (7.13 km) as a continuation of Texas State Highway 79 to U.S. Highway 70 on the outskirts of Waurika. It has no lettered spur routes.

SH-79 was first commissioned in 1938, and has had the same route since then.

Route description

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Oklahoma's State Highway 79 begins where Texas's State Highway 79 crosses over the Red River from Clay County, Texas into Jefferson County, Oklahoma. The bridge over the river is a multiple-span pony truss bridge.[citation needed] Upon reaching the shore, the highway continues on a northeast trajectory, rising out of the Red River valley.[3] The highway then comes to an end at US-70 on the southwest outskirts of Waurika.[1]

History

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State Highway 79 is first shown on the April 1939 state highway map. It has the same extent on that map as it does today, although it had a dirt surface.[2] By 1941, the whole route had been upgraded to asphalt.[4]

Junction list

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The entire route is in Jefferson County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Red River0.000.00
SH 79 south
Continuation into Texas
Waurika4.437.13 US 70 – Grandfield, WaurikaNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Jefferson. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ a b Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1939 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  3. ^ Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 61.
  4. ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
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