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U.S. 62 West at OK 30 North in
Hollis. This
picture was taken while my car was almost
on fumes, so it was a miracle that the car
was rolling at normal speed when I took
this picture! (Photo
taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 East approaching OK 30
North. At
the time of this picture I had just breathed a
huge sigh of relief because I now had a full
tank of gas to get through the rest of this
particular day's roadtrip through southwest
Oklahoma. (Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 West/OK 6 South at OK 6
South.
(Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 West/OK 6 South
approaching OK
6 South west of Altus. The intersection is the
end of OK 6's unsigned multiplex with U.S.
62. (Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 East at Business U.S. 62
East near
Snyder. This business spur route serves
Snyder while U.S. 62 continues as a 4-lane
divided highway all the way from west of
Altus to Lawton. (Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 East at U.S. 183 exit
south of
Snyder. (Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 East at Business U.S. 62
West
southeast of Snyder. This is the eastern
end of the business spur. (Photo taken
10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 East at OK 54 North west
of Cache.
The northern OK 54 begins here and heads
north towards Interstate 40 and Weatherford.
(Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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U.S. 62 West at OK 115 - Cache. The
diamond interchange marks the southern
end of OK 115. (Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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U.S. 62 West at Deyo. This exit is
located
just west of Lawton. (Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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U.S. 62 West at Sheridan Rd.
Southbound
in Lawton. This once marked the western
terminus of OK 7. (Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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U.S. 62 West at Sheridan Rd.
Northbound
in Lawton. (Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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U.S. 62 East at the Ft. Sill Blvd.
southbound
exit in Lawton. U.S. 62 through the north part
of Lawton is a 4-lane mini-freeway of sorts
with a 50 mph speed limit. (Photo taken
9/6/02) |
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U.S. 62 West at Ft. Sill Blvd.
Southbound.
(Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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U.S. 62 East at the Ft. Sill Blvd.
northbound
exit in Lawton. This exit leads motorists right
to a gate for Ft. Sill. (Photo taken 9/6/02) |
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U.S. 62 West at Ft. Sill Blvd.
Northbound.
(Photo taken 5/12/04) |
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Interstate 44/U.S. 62 West/U.S.
277/281
South at unmarked Exit 40B - U.S. 62 West in
Lawton. (Photo taken 10/11/02) |
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Interstate 44/U.S. 62 East at Exit
46 - U.S. 62
East/U.S. 277 North/U.S. 281 North. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and U.S.
281
North assurance shields just past the point
the three highways depart from Interstate 44.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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View of Interstate 44 as it passes over
U.S. 62, U.S. 277, and U.S. 281 at Exit 46.
U.S. 277 splits from the mainline in four
miles. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and U.S.
281
North approaching the departure of U.S. 277
North. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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This sign indicates that one should turn
right
to go to Chickasha and Elgin. Continuing
straight ahead on U.S. 62, however, will
also get to Chickasha, just not as quickly.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and U.S.
281
North at U.S. 277 North. U.S. 277 will
intersect Interstate 44 in five miles and
enter Elgin in six miles. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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U.S. 281 North and U.S. 62 East assurance
shields just past the U.S. 277 North
intersection. Apache is nine miles ahead.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North
approaching
OK 19 in Apache. The federal highways
travel east and multiplex with OK 19 for
1/2 mile. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North at OK 19.
Don't continue straight here, unless you
really like hitting trees. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, OK 19 East, and U.S. 281
North assurance shields as the highways
travel east. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 281 North, and OK 19
East at U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North.
OK 19 continues straight ahead, and will
enter Cyril in nine miles, where it will
begin a lengthy duplex with U.S. 277. Until the
1960s, OK 58 traveled along present-day
OK 19 from Cyril, through Apache, to today's OK 19/
OK 58 junction. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North assurance
shields just north of OK 19. The next highway
intersection is at OK 19 in ten miles. (Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North
approaching
OK 9. The T directional sign makes a rare
appearance here. They also appear on OK 37
at the OK 4 intersection in McClain County.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and U.S. 281 turn east and begin
a multiplex with OK 9. U.S. 281 departs
from OK 9 and U.S. 62 in Anadarko, while
U.S. 62 and OK 9 will duplex until they
are about halfway between Blanchard and
Newcastle. Overall, the U.S. 62/OK 9
duplex is 50 miles long. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 281 North at OK 9.
Fort Cobb is seven miles to the northwest.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 281 North, OK 9 East, and U.S. 62
East assurance shields just east of the
western end of the multiplex. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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Anadarko, home of Indian City USA, is
seven miles ahead. Verden is 17 miles
away. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62, U.S. 281, and OK 9 enter
Anadarko
along Petree Avenue. Just ahead of this
picture, the highways turn north onto Mission
Avenue, on which they will travel for one mile.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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Two left turn lanes are provided for the
turn onto Mission Avenue. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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After one mile on Mission Avenue, U.S.
62,
U.S. 281, and OK 9 turn to the east onto
Central Boulevard. Through traffic on the
highways does not have to stop. (Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62, U.S. 281, and OK 9 make the
turn to the east onto Central Boulevard in
this view. U.S. 281 spends five blocks
on Central before turning north onto 1st
Street. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 281 North, and OK 9
East approaching OK 8. U.S. 281 will
travel north and duplex with OK 8 for its
next 62 miles, after duplexing with U.S. 62
for its past 38.5 miles. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 281 North, and OK 9
East pass this stoplight at SW 2nd Street
before the U.S. 281/OK 8 North junction.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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The stoplight in the distance in this
photograph is SW 1st Street, which U.S.
281 and OK 8 use to travel out of Anadarko.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and OK 8 South
approaching OK 8 South. OK 8 travels
along Central between 1st and 7th streets.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and OK 8 South
at the departure of OK 8 South. OK 8 will
reach Cyril in 14 miles, where it meets its
southern terminus at U.S. 277/OK 19.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East assurance shields
just past the OK 8 South junction. Verden is
nine miles ahead. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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A solo U.S. 62 assurance shield is found
just east of Verden, with no mention of
OK 9. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East approaching U.S.
81.
U.S. 81 shares nearly two miles with U.S. 62 and
OK 9. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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Pocasset is ten miles to the north, and
Minco is
18 miles to the north along U.S. 81. (Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East at U.S. 81 North.
(Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 81 South
assurance
shields just east of the U.S. 81 North
junction in far
west Chickasha. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 81 South
approaching
U.S. 81 and U.S. 277 in Chickasha.
The locally
famous J&W Grill is to the right. (Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 81 prepares to turn south onto 4th Street, while
U.S. 62 and OK 9 continue straight ahead with U.S.
277 North. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 81 South at U.S. 81
and U.S. 277 South. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 West and U.S. 277/Former OK 92
South
approaching U.S. 81/U.S. 277/Former OK 92
South.
(Photo taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 West/U.S. 277 South
at U.S. 81 and
U.S. 277 South in downtown
Chickasha. (Photo
taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and OK 9 East
assurance shields just east of the U.S. 81 and U.S.
277 South junction. Interstate 44 is 1.5 miles
ahead. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 North
approaching Interstate 44. This is Exit 83 on
the interstate, which at this point travels along the
H.E. Bailey Turnpike. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 North
at Interstate 44 West. Lawton is 43 miles to the
southwest. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 North at
Interstate 44 East. Downtown Oklahoma City is 42
miles to the northeast. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 West/U.S. 277/OK 92
South
at Interstate 44 East east of Chickasha.
(Photo taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 North
approaching OK 92. OK 92 once multiplexed
with U.S. 62, U.S. 81, U.S. 277, and OK 9 through
Chickasha and went southwest to the Lake
Burtschi State Park near Norge. In the past few
years, its southern terminus has been truncated to
this intersection. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277
North
approaching OK 92.
(Top photo taken 10/4/02,
bottom photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62, U.S. 277, and OK 9 continue straight
ahead as OK 92 begins to the left. (Photo taken
9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 West, U.S. 277 South, and
OK 9
West shields located just west of the OK 92
North intersection pictured above. (Photo
taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and OK 9 East
approaching OK 39 East in Tabler. OK 39
begins here and travels 68 miles to U.S. 377/
OK 3E/OK 99 north of Ada. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 East/U.S. 277 North
at OK 39
East. (Photo taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 East, U.S. 277 North, and
OK 9 East
assurance shields located just east of the OK 39
junction pictured above. The shields were replaced
between 2002 and 2005, as the bottom photo
shows. (Top photo taken
10/4/02, bottom photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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Mileage sign located just past OK
39. OK
76 and Blanchard are 13 miles away, while
Norman is 25 miles away via OK 9 East.
(Top photo taken 10/4/02, bottom photo taken
9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 East/U.S. 277 North
at OK 76
South near Blanchard. OK 76 joins the three
highways for a mile before heading north
towards OK 130 and OK 37. (Top photo taken
10/4/02, bottom photo taken 9/20/05) |
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Shields for U.S. 62, U.S. 277, and
OK 9
just past the intersection above. OK 76 has
not officially joined the highways yet. (Top photo
taken 10/4/02, bottom photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62, U.S. 277, OK 9, and OK 76
shields
after OK 76 North joins the other three
highways. (Top photo taken 10/4/02, bottom
photo taken 9/20/05) |
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Mileage sign on U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and
U.S. 277 and OK 76 North. Norman is 17 miles
ahead, and Oklahoma City is 28 miles away.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 and OK 76
North approaching OK 76 North in Blanchard.
(Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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The split of OK 76 North from U.S.
62, U.S.
277, and OK 9 in downtown Blanchard.
(Top photo taken 10/4/02, bottom photo taken
9/20/05) |
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This mileage sign on U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and
U.S. 277 North indicates that we are now nine
miles from Newcastle. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/U.S. 277/OK 9 shields just
north of
Blanchard. This is the final time that these
three highways are signed, as OK 9 departs
on its own a couple miles ahead. (Photo
taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 and OK 9 East and U.S. 277 North
approaching the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur -
1/2 mile. The spur provides a connection between
the turnpike (Interstate 44), OK 4, and OK 9. (Photo
taken 9/20/05) |
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After a 50-mile piggyback ride on U.S. 62,
OK 9 East prepares to depart to the east towards
Norman. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 East/U.S. 277 North
at OK 9
East between Newcastle and Blanchard. OK
9 heads towards Interstate 35 and Norman
at this point. (Top photo taken 10/4/02, bottom
photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62/OK 9 West/U.S. 277 South at OK 9
East. (Photo taken 2/13/04) |
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U.S. 62 East/U.S. 277 North at H.E. Bailey
Turnpike Spur West. The spur heads
towards Interstate 44 and
connects to OK 4,
Mustang, and Yukon.
(Top photo taken 10/4/02,
bottom photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 West/U.S. 277 South at H.E.
Bailey
Turnpike Spur West. (Photo taken 2/13/04) |
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U.S. 62 East and U.S. 277 North are now in
Newcastle as the OK 130 junction approaches.
OK 130 spans three miles from OK 76 to
U.S. 62/U.S. 277. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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The
OK 76 junction is the only destination
on OK 130 westbound. (Photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East/U.S. 277 North at OK
130 West
in Newcastle. (Top photo taken 10/4/02, bottom
photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 West/U.S. 277 South at OK
130
West. (Photo taken 2/13/04) |
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Slightly unusual U.S. 62/277
shields just north
of the OK 130 junction. The boldface type on
the numbers is common throughout this
segment of highway. (Photo taken 10/4/02) |
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U.S. 62 East/U.S. 277 North
approaching
Interstate 44 - one-half mile. U.S. 277 is just
about to come to an end. (Top photo taken
10/4/02, bottom photo taken 9/20/05) |
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U.S. 62 East at Interstate 44
north of
Newcastle.
U.S. 277 has its northern
terminus at this
interchange. (Top photo taken
8/24/02, bottom
photo taken 9/20/05) |
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Interstate 44/U.S. 62 West at Exit
107-U.S.
62 West/U.S. 277 South in Newcastle. U.S.
62 rejoins Interstate 44 61 miles later at the
southern end of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike's
northern section. (Photo taken 12/11/03) |
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Interstate 44/U.S. 62 East at Exit
115-
Interstate 240/U.S. 62/OK 3 East in south
Oklahoma City. U.S. 62 joins Interstate 240
for four miles before it exits off on Interstate
35 North. (Photo taken 9/11/02) |
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Interstate 240/U.S. 62 East at
Exit 4B-
Interstate 35 North/U.S. 62 East in south
Oklahoma City. (Photo taken 8/28/02) |
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Interstate 35 North/U.S. 62 East
at the
Interstate 35 North/Interstate 40 East exit.
(Photo taken 8/24/02) |
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Interstate 35 North/U.S. 62 East
at Exit 130 -
U.S. 62 East/N.E. 23rd St. in Oklahoma
City. U.S. 62 isn't signed with an interstate
again until Interstate 40 in Okemah. (Photo
taken 5/19/03) |
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U.S. 62 East
approaching OK 270 in
Harrah. At the intersection just ahead, the
highway is signed U.S. 270, which is what
it once was before the federal highway
was rerouted to follow Interstate 40. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 270 East. (Photo taken
9/21/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 102. (Photo taken
9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at U.S. 177. (Photo taken
9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 18 in Meeker. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at U.S. 377/OK 99 in Prague.
(Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 48. (Photo taken
9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 27/OK 56. U.S. 62
heads off to the right and will begin a
duplex with Interstate 40 in one mile.
(Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 West/OK 27/OK 56 North at
U.S.
62 West/OK 56 North in Okemah. OK 27
ends at this intersection. (Photo taken
1/7/03) |
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TO
I-40/U.S. 62 East/OK 27/OK 56 South
assurance shields just south of U.S. 62
West/OK 56 North in Okemah. (Photo
taken 1/7/03) |
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U.S. 62 West/OK 27 North at OK 56
South
in Okemah. (Photo taken 1/7/03) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK 27/OK 56 South at OK
56
South. (Photo taken 1/7/03) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK 27 South at
Interstate 40
West. (Photo taken 1/7/03) |
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Interstate 40/U.S. 62 West at Exit
221 -
U.S. 62/OK 27 - Okemah/Wetumka.
(Photo taken 12/21/03) |
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Interstate 40/U.S. 62 East/U.S. 75
North at
Exit 240A - Indian Nation Turnpike -
McAlester/Dallas. U.S. 62 East and U.S.
75 North depart in 1/2 mile. (Photo
taken 9/26/03) |
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Indian Nation Turnpike/U.S. 75 North/U.S.
62 East at Interstate 40 West.
(Photo
taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62 East/U.S. 75 North at
Business
U.S. 62/Business U.S. 75 in Henryetta.
(Photo taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62
East/U.S. 75 North at U.S. 266 East
in Henryetta. U.S. 266 is one of the shortest
U.S. routes in the country at a length of just
43 miles. (Photo taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62 East/U.S. 75 North at U.S.
62 East
in Okmulgee. (Photo taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62 East at OK Loop 56 North on
the
east side of Okmulgee. OK Loop 56
connects U.S. 62 to U.S. 75 to the
northeast of Okmulgee. (Photo taken
10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62 East
approaching OK 52. Most of
the OK 52 assurance shields in Morris
have a U.S. shield instead. (Photo taken
9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 52 in Morris. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 West at U.S. 52 in Morris.
Except
that U.S. 52 goes nowhere near Oklahoma!
The shield should be for OK 52. (Photo
taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 72. U.S. 62 heads to
the north. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK
72 North assurance
shields just north of the intersection above.
This duplex lasts for nine miles. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK 72 North at U.S. 62
East/
U.S. 64/OK 16. (Top photo taken 10/31/03,
bottom photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62/U.S. 64/OK 16 West at U.S.
62
West/U.S. 64 West/OK 72. (Photo taken
10/31/03) |
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OK
16/U.S. 62/U.S. 64 East assurance
shields just east of OK 72. The highways
are multiplexed for the next 14 miles.
(Photo taken 10/31/03) |
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U.S. 62/U.S. 64/OK 16 East at OK 162
North. OK 162 connects to the town of
Taft. (Top photo taken 10/31/03, bottom
photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62/U.S. 64/OK 16 East at U.S. 69 in
Muskogee. U.S. 62 heads left, U.S. 62 heads
right, and OK 16 heads left. Business U.S.
62 and Business U.S. 64 are straight ahead.
(Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62/OK 16
East/U.S. 69 North at U.S.
62/OK 16 East. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62/OK 16
East at Business U.S. 62
West. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62/OK 16
East at OK 16 North. For
the rest of its route, OK 16 is signed
north-south. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
approaching OK 165/
Muskogee Turnpike - 1 mile. This button
copy relic is one of few left in the state with
a full button copy shield as well. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
approaching OK 165 South -
Next Right. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
approaching OK 165 North -
Second Right. This sign is another full
button copy relic still in use. (Photo taken
9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 165 South. (Photo
taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East at OK 165 North - Port
of
Muskogee/Tulsa exit. (Top photo taken
10/31/03, bottom photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East
at OK 10 South - Braggs/
Camp Gruber. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK 10 North at OK 80
North - Ft. Gibson. (Top photo taken 9/26/03,
bottom photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 East/OK 10 North at OK 82
South
near Park Hill. Tahlequah is about five
miles straight ahead. (Photo taken 9/30/04) |
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U.S. 62 West at OK 51 East. U.S. 62
is hilly and curvy between Tahlequah and
Westville. (Photo taken 9/4/03) |