State Highway 45 (SH-45 or OK-45) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs 64.7 miles (104.1 km) west-to-east through Woods, Alfalfa and Garfield counties.[2]
 State Highway 45 | ||||
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| Length | 64.7 mi (104.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[1]–present | |||
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| West end |   US 281 / SH-14 in Waynoka | |||
| East end |    US 60 / US 64 / US 81 north of Enid | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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Route description
editSH-45 begins at the US-281/SH-14 junction in Waynoka. The first 12 miles (19 km) of SH-45 heading east out of Waynoka is concurrent with US-281. US-281 then splits off to the north. SH-45 continues east for 12 miles (19 km) to Carmen.[3]
Two miles (3.2 km) east of Carmen, SH-34 joins SH-8 for a 3 miles (4.8 km) concurrency to the south, where SH-43 resumes its eastward travel. SH-58 joins SH-43 for a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency just south of the town of Helena, and at Goltry, SH-45 jogs south a few miles before turning back to the east and heading for a brief concurrency with SH-132 at Carrier. Continuing to the east, SH-45 travels eight more miles (12.9 km) from Carrier, before reaching its terminus at US-60/64/81 at the north edge of Enid.[3]
History
editSH-45 was first added to the state highway system between May 1926 and November 1927. The original routing of the highway was from Waynoka to SH-8 in Carmen.[1]
Before 1963, the section of present-day SH-45 between SH-58 and SH-132 was part of the original SH-38.[4] In 1963, all of this SH-38 west of Carrier was renumbered to SH-45 (a north–south section of SH-38 that connected Carrier to US-60 became part of a SH-132 extension). The same year, SH-45 was extended westward to Waynoka.[5] In either 1971 or 1972, the highway was extended eastward to its present terminus on the northern outskirts of Enid.[6] No major changes have occurred since.
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Woods | Waynoka | 0.0 | 0.0 | Western terminus (SH-45 begins concurrent with US-281), southern terminus of SH-14. | |
| | 12.1 | 19.5 | Eastern end of US-281 concurrency | ||
| Alfalfa | | 26.1 | 42.0 | Northern end of SH-8 concurrency | |
| | 29.1 | 46.8 | Southern end of SH-8 concurrency | ||
| Helena | 38.1 | 61.3 | Western end of SH-58 concurrency | ||
| | 39.1 | 62.9 | Eastern end of SH-58 concurrency | ||
| Garfield | Carrier | 56.0 | 90.1 | Northern end of SH-132 concurrency | |
| 56.8 | 91.4 | Southern end of SH-132 concurrency | |||
| Enid | 64.7 | 104.1 | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b Oklahoma State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1927 ed.). Oklahoma State Highway Department. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ a b Stuve, Eric. "OK-45". OKHighways.com.[self-published source]
- ^ a b Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009–10 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ Oklahoma 1962 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ Oklahoma 1963 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ 1972 Highway Map of Oklahoma (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-03-13.