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===Through Oklahoma City=== |
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Route 66 was signed in [[Oklahoma City, OK|Oklahoma City]] by 1929. Its initial routing entered from the west on 39th Street and turned south on Classen Boulevard and east on 23rd Street. [[State Highway 7 (Oklahoma 1920s)|State Highway 7]] entered from the south on Robinson Avenue, which also carried [[State Highway 4 (Oklahoma 1920s)|State Highway 4]], [[State Highway 9 (Oklahoma 1920s)|State Highway 9]], and [[U.S. Highway 77 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 77]]. At the intersection of 23rd Street and [[Lincoln Boulevard (Tulsa)|Lincoln Boulevard]], just north of the [[State Capitol (Oklahoma)|State Capitol]], State Highways 3 and 9 continued east, along with [[U.S. Highway 266 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 266]], while the other routes, including Route 66, turned north. After leaving the city limits, continuing on Lincoln Boulevard (including the present Beverly Drive), it jogged east on [[Grand Boulevard (Tulsa)|Grand Boulevard]] (now [[Interstate 44 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 44]]) to reach Kelley Avenue.<ref name="1929 map back"/> By 1931, traffic was routed via Western Avenue rather than Classen Boulevard, and a new '''U.S. Route 66 Beltline''' bypassed downtown, turning north rather than south on Western Avenue to [[Britton, Oklahoma|Britton]] and east on Britton Road to Kelley Avenue.<ref name="1931 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1931b.pdf Official Highway Map], [[July 1]], [[1931]]</ref> By 1935 Route 66 used May Avenue rather than Western Avenue; the Beltline continued to use Western Avenue, though a '''U.S. Route 66 Alternate''' was later designated via May Avenue and Britton Road.<ref name="1935 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1935b.pdf Official State Highway Map of Oklahoma], 1935</ref> |
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Effective [[March 18]], [[1936]]<!--why is there also one from March 3?-->, it was moved out of downtown, turning north instead of south on Classon Boulevard, <ref name=ODOT/> |
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===Through Tulsa=== |
===Through Tulsa=== |
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By 1929, Route 66 had been marked through [[Tulsa, OK|Tulsa]], entering from the southwest on Southwest Boulevard (then Quanah Avenue) to the old [[11th Street Bridge (Tulsa)|11th Street Bridge]] over the [[Arkansas River]], a [[concrete bridge|concrete]] [[arch bridge]] from 1916 that is now of the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It left the bridge on Maybelle Avenue, and turned east on 11th Street, north on Cheyenne Avenue, east on 7th Street, north on Detroit Avenue, east on 2nd Street, north on Lewis Avenue, and east on Admiral Place to the city limits. Outside the city, the original route turned south on Mingo Road<!--or was it Garnett Road?? the ODOT maps show there--> and east on 11th Street, turning north on 193rd Avenue to reach [[Catoosa, OK|Catoosa]].<ref name="1929 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1929b.pdf Official Map of the State Highways of Oklahoma], [[January 1]], [[1929]]</ref> A relocation, approved on [[July 7]], [[1932]], simplified the routing through Tulsa, taking it east on 11th Street all the way from the bridge to 193rd Avenue. ([[U.S. Highway 75 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 75]] and [[State Highway 11 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 11]] remained on Admiral Place, the former using the old Route 66 alignment through downtown.)<ref name="1933 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1933b.pdf Official State Highway Map], August 1933</ref><ref name=ODOT>[[Oklahoma Department of Transportation]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/route66/index.htm Oklahoma's Memorial Highways & Bridges: Historic Route 66], including maps from Jim Ross, Oklahoma Route 66, 2001</ref> |
By 1929, Route 66 had been marked through [[Tulsa, OK|Tulsa]], entering from the southwest on Southwest Boulevard (then Quanah Avenue) to the old [[11th Street Bridge (Tulsa)|11th Street Bridge]] over the [[Arkansas River]], a [[concrete bridge|concrete]] [[arch bridge]] from 1916 that is now of the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It left the bridge on Maybelle Avenue, and turned east on 11th Street, north on Cheyenne Avenue, east on 7th Street, north on Detroit Avenue, east on 2nd Street, north on Lewis Avenue, and east on Admiral Place to the city limits. Outside the city, the original route turned south on Mingo Road<!--or was it Garnett Road?? the ODOT maps show there--> and east on 11th Street, turning north on 193rd Avenue to reach [[Catoosa, OK|Catoosa]].<ref name="1929 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1929b.pdf Official Map of the State Highways of Oklahoma], [[January 1]], [[1929]]</ref> A relocation, approved on [[July 7]], [[1932]], simplified the routing through Tulsa, taking it east on 11th Street all the way from the bridge to 193rd Avenue. ([[U.S. Highway 75 (Oklahoma)|U.S. Highway 75]] and [[State Highway 11 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 11]] remained on Admiral Place, the former using the old Route 66 alignment through downtown.)<ref name="1933 map back">[[Oklahoma State Highway Commission]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/okinterstate50/maps/1933b.pdf Official State Highway Map], August 1933</ref><ref name=ODOT>[[Oklahoma Department of Transportation]], [http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/route66/index.htm Oklahoma's Memorial Highways & Bridges: Historic Route 66], including maps from Jim Ross, Oklahoma Route 66, 2001</ref> |
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The historic U.S. Route 66 ran from west to northeast across the U.S. state of Oklahoma, along the path now taken by Interstate 40 and State Highway 66. It passed through Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and many smaller communities.
History
Route 66 in New Mexico was marked over portions of two auto trails - the Postal Highway from Texas via Weatherford to Oklahoma City, and one of the main routes of the Ozark Trails network from Oklahoma City via Tulsa into Kansas.[1] The state had taken over maintenance of these roads as State Highway 3 west of and State Highway 7 east of Oklahoma City.[2]
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The final routing of US 66 prior to its April 1, 1985 removal was as follows:
- Interstate 40, Texas to Sayre
- Interstate 40 Business through Sayre
- Interstate 40, Sayre to Elk City
- Interstate 40 Business through Elk City
- Interstate 40, Elk City to Clinton
- Interstate 40 Business through Clinton
- Interstate 40, Clinton to El Reno
- Interstate 40 Business and SH-66 through El Reno, Yukon and Bethany into Oklahoma City
- Interstate 44 and Interstate 35 (concurrent with SH-66) through Oklahoma City
- SH-66 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa
- Interstate 44 (concurrent with SH-66) through Tulsa
- SH-66, U.S. Highway 60, U.S. Highway 69 and U.S. Highway 69 Alternate from Tulsa to Kansas
Route description
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Through Oklahoma City
Route 66 was signed in Oklahoma City by 1929. Its initial routing entered from the west on 39th Street and turned south on Classen Boulevard and east on 23rd Street. State Highway 7 entered from the south on Robinson Avenue, which also carried State Highway 4, State Highway 9, and U.S. Highway 77. At the intersection of 23rd Street and Lincoln Boulevard, just north of the State Capitol, State Highways 3 and 9 continued east, along with U.S. Highway 266, while the other routes, including Route 66, turned north. After leaving the city limits, continuing on Lincoln Boulevard (including the present Beverly Drive), it jogged east on Grand Boulevard (now Interstate 44) to reach Kelley Avenue.[3] By 1931, traffic was routed via Western Avenue rather than Classen Boulevard, and a new U.S. Route 66 Beltline bypassed downtown, turning north rather than south on Western Avenue to Britton and east on Britton Road to Kelley Avenue.[4] By 1935 Route 66 used May Avenue rather than Western Avenue; the Beltline continued to use Western Avenue, though a U.S. Route 66 Alternate was later designated via May Avenue and Britton Road.[5]
Effective March 18, 1936, it was moved out of downtown, turning north instead of south on Classon Boulevard, [6]
Through Tulsa
By 1929, Route 66 had been marked through Tulsa, entering from the southwest on Southwest Boulevard (then Quanah Avenue) to the old 11th Street Bridge over the Arkansas River, a concrete arch bridge from 1916 that is now of the National Register of Historic Places. It left the bridge on Maybelle Avenue, and turned east on 11th Street, north on Cheyenne Avenue, east on 7th Street, north on Detroit Avenue, east on 2nd Street, north on Lewis Avenue, and east on Admiral Place to the city limits. Outside the city, the original route turned south on Mingo Road and east on 11th Street, turning north on 193rd Avenue to reach Catoosa.[3] A relocation, approved on July 7, 1932, simplified the routing through Tulsa, taking it east on 11th Street all the way from the bridge to 193rd Avenue. (U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 11 remained on Admiral Place, the former using the old Route 66 alignment through downtown.)[7][6]
U.S. Route 66 Bypass was established on June 4, 1951 along the proposed Skelly Drive, which was not finished until the late 1950s, when it became part of Interstate 44.[citation needed] Route 66 itself was moved to Skelly Drive on November 3, 1959, and the old route on Southwest Boulevard and 11th Street, west of the Skelly Drive interchange east of downtown, became U.S. Route 66 Business. (The only change in this route was made in the early 1970s,[8] during contstruction of Interstate 444, when it was moved to 12th Street west of Denver Avenue.) The business route was eliminated on January 15, 1973, removing all state highways from surface streets in downtown Tulsa, except for a temporary routing of U.S. Highway 64 and State Highway 51 on 15th Street until the Broken Arrow Expressway was completed.[9][6]
References
- ^ Map of the Ozark Trails
- ^ Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas, 1926, accessed via the Broer Map Library
- ^ a b Oklahoma State Highway Commission, Official Map of the State Highways of Oklahoma, January 1, 1929
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway Commission, Official Highway Map, July 1, 1931
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway Commission, Official State Highway Map of Oklahoma, 1935
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma's Memorial Highways & Bridges: Historic Route 66, including maps from Jim Ross, Oklahoma Route 66, 2001
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway Commission, Official State Highway Map, August 1933
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory database, 2006
- ^ Oklahoma State Highway Commission, Oklahoma 1974 Map
