L.L. Tisdale Parkway
L.L. Tisdale Parkway | |
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 L.L. Tisdale Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
| Existed | 1986[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |     I-244 / US 64 / US 412 / SH-51 in Tulsa |
| Gilcrease Expressway in Tulsa | |
| North end | 36th Street North in Tulsa |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Tulsa, Osage |
| Highway system | |
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The L.L. Tisdale Parkway is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) expressway that runs through northwest Tulsa. The highway is named in honor of local Tulsa pastor, Rev. L.L. Tisdale. The parkway was originally known as the Osage Expressway, as part of a cancelled freeway project to Pawhuska, the capitol of the Osage Nation.
Route description
[edit]The parkway begins as a four-lane divided freeway at an interchange with I-244/US 64/US 412/SH-51 just outside Downtown Tulsa. It runs north weaving into Osage County before returning to Tulsa County in Tulsa. At an intersection with the Gilcrease Expressway, the parkway becomes a three-lane undivided expressway at before ending at 36th Street North in Northern Tulsa. It is the Osage Nation's only expressway.
History
[edit]Plans for the expressway were almost abandoned in 1983 by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation due to lack of funding and other roads needing the funds.[2] The highway was later funded entirely by the residents of Tulsa.[3] Construction began on the Osage Expressway in 1986 and was completed in 1993, running from Interstate 244 to Apache Street. The expressway was extended further north in 1995 to 36th Street North, with construction finishing in 1997.[1] With the northern extension, the Osage Expressway was renamed L.L. Tisdale Parkway in honor of the Reverend L.L. Tisdale.
Exit list
[edit]The entire route is in Tulsa. All exits are unnumbered.
| County | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0.00 | 0.00 |   I-244 west / US 64 east / SH-51 east – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma City   US 64 west / SH-51 west (US 412 west) to Cimarron Turnpike west – Sand Springs | Southern terminus | |
| 0.2 | 0.32 |  I-244 east / US 412 east – Downtown | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 5C on I-244 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Fairview Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Tulsa–Osage county line | 0.9 | 1.4 | Pine Street – Gilcrease Museum | ||
| Osage | 1.8 | 2.9 | Apache Street | ||
| Tulsa | 2.9 | 4.7 | Northern end of freeway section | ||
| Gilcrease Expressway – Tulsa Botanic Garden | At-grade intersection | ||||
| 3.2 | 5.1 | 36th Street North | Northern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Killman, Curt (June 10, 1997). "Mayor Unveils New Tisdale Parkway". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Tulsa mulls bond issue for troubled expressway". News OK. January 27, 1983. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Nicole (October 4, 1995). "Osage Expressway Expansion to Begin". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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