Indian Nation Turnpike
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Route information | |
Length | 105.2 mi (169.3 km) |
Existed | 1966 – present |
Major junctions | |
South end |
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North end |
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Location | |
Counties | Choctaw, Pushmataha, Atoka, Pittsburg, McIntosh, Okmulgee |
Highway system | |
Oklahoma State Highway System
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The Indian Nation Turnpike is a toll road in southeastern Oklahoma, United States, running between Hugo and Henryetta, Oklahoma, a distance of 105.2 miles (169.3 km). It is the longest tollway in the state.[1]
Route description
The Indian Nation turnpike is built to parkway-like design standards, omitting a center barrier and left-hand shoulders for a slightly mounded grassy median that is flush with the edge of the left lane in each direction. The turnpike's speed limit is 75 mph (121 km/h).
A two-axle vehicle pays $7.00 ($6.20 with Pikepass or K-Tag) to drive the full length of the Turnpike.[2]
Law enforcement along the Indian Nation Turnpike is provided by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop XC, a special troop assigned to the turnpike.[3]
The only dining option along the entire turnpike is McDonald's near the Eufaula exit.
History
The route is one continuous four-lane limited access highway, but consists of two separately constructed sections. The 41.1-mile (66.1 km) northern section, which opened in 1966, is the portion between I-40/US 62/US 75 near Henryetta and US 69 south of McAlester. The southern extension opened in 1970, and is the 64.1-mile (103.2 km) segment from the US 69 junction to US 70/271 in Hugo.
Exit list
County | Location | mi[4] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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Choctaw | Hugo | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | Last free exit northbound, Turnpike begins; southbound continuation as | |
Pushmataha | Antlers | 16.0 | 25.7 | 16 | Toll barrier under bridge prior to exit in both directions | |
16.4 | 26.4 | Antlers Service Plaza | ||||
Atoka | Daisy | 38.4 | 61.8 | 38 | ||
Pittsburg | | 63.2 | 101.7 | Toll barrier | ||
| 63.3 | 101.9 | 63 | Signed as Exits #63B-A southbound U.S. Route 69 North provides a shortcut to I-40 East | ||
| 69.9 | 112.5 | 70 | |||
| 82.0 | 132.0 | 82 | Canadian, Indianola | Northbound entrance and southbound exit | |
McIntosh | | 92.8 | 149.3 | 92 | Toll Plaza just after exit | |
| 92.9 | 149.5 | Eufaula Service Plaza | |||
Henryetta | 104.4 | 168.0 | 104A | Last free exit southbound; I-40 exit 240A | ||
104.7 | 168.5 | 104B | Turnpike ends, northbound continuation as | |||
105.2 | 169.3 | E. Main St. | Freeway ends | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ↑ "OKHighways.com - Indian Nation Turnpike". OK Highways. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "PIKEPASS: Toll Rates". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Highway Patrol". Retrieved April 5, 2008.
- ↑ Google (January 5, 2011). "Overview map of Indian Nation Turnpike Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 5, 2011.