State Highway 15 (abbreviated SH-15 or OK-15) is the name for two once-connected state highways in Oklahoma. One begins at the Texas state line and runs for 47.1 miles[1] (75.8 km) through Woodward; the other runs for 62.4 miles[2] (100.4 km) between U.S. Highway 64/U.S. Highway 412 and State Highway 18 north of Pawnee. SH-15 has no lettered spur routes.
 State Highway 15 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 47.1 mi (75.8 km) | |||
| West end |  SH 15 at the Texas state line | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |     US 183 / US 412 / US 270 / SH-3 in Woodward | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 62.4 mi (100.4 km) | |||
| West end |   US 64 / US 412 / SH-74 east of Enid | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  SH-18 north of Pawnee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route descriptions
editWestern section
editThe western SH-15 begins at the Texas state line, connecting to Texas' State Highway 15 between Catesby and Shattuck. It runs east for seven miles (11.2 km)[3] to US-283, which it overlaps into Shattuck. In Shattuck, SH-15 splits off to the northeast, heading through Gage and Fargo, before ending in Woodward.
Eastern section
editThe eastern SH-15 picks up a US-64/412 south of Garber, and begins concurrent with State Highway 74 heading northbound. It splits from SH-74 to head through Billings and has an interchange with Interstate 35 at milemarker 203. It then has a five-mile (8.0 km)[3] concurrency with U.S. Highway 77. After leaving US-77, it passes through Red Rock, and has a 4 miles (6.4 km)[3] concurrency with US-177, and splits off just north of the intersection with the Cimarron Turnpike. It bridges Sooner Lake and runs for 15 more miles (24 more km) before ending at State Highway 18 north of Pawnee.
History
editThe two sections of SH-15 were once connected into one highway. However, when U.S. Highway 412 was commissioned, the middle section of highway (from Woodward to Garber) was redesignated as US-412, and SH-15 decommissioned through that section.
Junction list
editWestern section
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Ellis | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Western terminus, Texas state line | |
| | 6.5 | 10.5 | Northern end of US-283 concurrency | ||
| Shattuck | 18.3 | 29.5 | Southern end of US-283 concurrency | ||
| Gage | 26.2 | 42.2 | |||
| Woodward | Woodward | 47.1 | 75.8 | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Eastern section
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Garfield | | 0.0 | 0.0 | Western terminus (concurrent with SH-74) | |
| | 9.5 | 15.3 | Northern end of SH-74 concurrency | ||
| Noble | | 22.9 | 36.9 | I-35 exit 203 | |
| | 26.4 | 42.5 | Northern end of US-77 concurrency | ||
| Ceres | 31.3 | 50.4 | Southern end of US-77 concurrency | ||
| | 43.4 | 69.8 | Northern end of US-177 concurrency | ||
| | 47.5 | 76.4 | Southern end of US-177 concurrency | ||
| Pawnee | | 62.4 | 100.4 | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Stuve, Eric. "OK-15 (west)". OKHighways. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b Stuve, Eric. "OK-15 (east)". OKHighways. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b c Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (Centennial ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2007.