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| Home Roadklahoma Links: Home Terminus Page OK 20 Page Intersecting Highways: Interstate 44 U.S. 59 U.S. 69 U.S. 75 U.S. 169 OK 10 OK 11 OK 18 OK 28 OK 66 OK 82 (N) OK 88 OK 99 OK 127 Latest Updates Interstate Highways U.S. Highways State Highway Terminus Gallery E-mail OKHighways.com (Spam filter in effect: Use @ in place of #) | | OKHighways.com Terminus Gallery Highway History: OK 20 once ended at OK 18 in the town of Fairfax. Since that time, OK 20 has been straightened out, and now ends a few miles south of Fairfax, and just on the other side of the Arkansas River from Ralston. **Highway Review:**OK 20 is mostly known to roadgeeks as half of the only two different states and two different state highways signed at the same time. That would be the duplex of OK 20 and AR 43 along the Oklahoma-Arkansas border. OK 20 begins at OK 18 just east of Ralston and doesn't see any towns or highways until OK 99 in Hominy, 20 miles east of OK 18. It's another 24 miles before OK 20 sees another highway, OK 11 in Skiatook. After Skiatook, however, OK 20 has left the Osage Indian Reservation, so highways become more common for its remaining 100 miles. OK 20 shares a 3-mile duplex with U.S. 169 near Collinsville. OK 20 enters Claremore duplexed with OK 88 and also joins OK 66 for a block in downtown Claremore, home of the Will Rogers Museum and the J.M. Davis Gun Museum. OK 20 also intersects Interstate 44 just east of town. OK 20 intersects U.S. 69 in Pryor, the county seat of Mayes County. OK 82 joins OK 20 for 15 miles and the two highways wind their way near the Spavinaw Hills State Game Refuge. In Jay, OK 20 is duplexed with U.S. 59 and OK 10. Eleven miles after leaving U.S. 59 and OK 10 behind, OK 20 joins AR 43 and the two highways head north along the Oklahoma-Arkansas state line for five and a half miles. This creates the only situation in the nation where two highways from two different states are signed on the same highway. The two highways end as they cross into Missouri, and the highway becomes strictly MO 43. Highway Information: Distance: 143.8 milesCounties traveled through: Osage, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, DelawareHighway intersections: OK 18 (Mile 0.0), OK 99 (Mile 20.4), OK 11 (Mile 44.5), U.S. 75 (Mile 48.5), U.S. 169 (Mile 54.0), U.S. 169 (Mile 57.1), OK 88 (Mile 68.9), OK 66 (Mile 69.7), OK 66/88 (Mile 69.8), Interstate 44 (Mile 71.2), U.S. 69 (Mile 86.7), OK 82 (Mile 96.8), OK 82 (Mile 111.4), OK 28 (Mile 120.5), U.S. 59/OK 10 (Mile 125.0), OK 127 (Mile 127.1), U.S. 59/OK 10 (Mile 127.3), AR 43 (Mile 138.3)Highway duplexes: U.S. 169 (Miles 54.0-57.1, 3.1 miles), OK 88 (Miles 68.9-69.8, 0.9 miles), OK 66 (Miles 69.7-69.8, 0.1 miles), OK 82 (Miles 96.8-111.4, 14.6 miles), U.S. 59/OK 10 (Miles 125.0-127.3, 2.3 miles), AR 43 (Miles 138.3-143.8, 5.5 miles) WESTERN TERMINUS OK 18, east of Ralston OTHER HIGHWAY PICTURES OK 20 East at OK 11 in Skiatook. OK 11 runs from U.S. 281 north of Alva to Interstate 244 in Tulsa. Although OK 11 is signed east-west throughout its 206 miles, it runs in a mostly north-south orientation from Pawhuska to Tulsa. (Photo taken 2/14/03) OK 20 East at U.S. 75 South. U.S. 75 is a 4-lane divided highway throughout the northern half of Oklahoma. (Photo taken 2/14/03) OK 20 East at U.S. 75 North. For those staying on OK 20, Collinsville is six miles away. If turning left here to get on U.S. 75 North, Bartlesville is about 25 miles away. (Photo taken 2/14/03) OK 20 East at U.S. 169 South, just east of Collinsville. OK 20 heads south here with U.S. 169, and the highways are duplexed for three miles. (Photo taken 2/14/03) Just past the overpass is the entrance to U.S. 169 North. Officially, the eastbound lanes are not OK 20 East, but the westbound lanes are OK 20 West. (Photo taken 2/14/03) OK 20 East at OK 88 in Claremore. The two highways share a short duplex. (Photo taken 11/26/04) OK 20 East/OK 88 South at OK 66 in downtown Claremore. OK 20 and OK 88 head to the southwest for a very short multiplex with OK 66. (Photos taken 11/26/04) OK 20 East at Interstate 44 - Will Rogers Turnpike. (Photo taken 11/26/04) OK 20 East at U.S. 69 in Pryor. U.S. 69 is a major north- south thoroughfare in eastern Oklahoma, providing connections to Durant, McAlester, Eufaula, Muskogee, Vinita, and Miami. (Top photo taken 9/4/03, bottom photo taken 11/26/04) OK 20 East as it crosses Lake Hudson near Salina. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East at OK 82 in Salina. OK 20 turns to the left here and is duplexed with OK 82 for the next 15 miles. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 West/OK 82 South at OK 20 West in Salina. (Photo taken 11/26/04) OK 20 East/OK 82 North assurance shields just north of their merge in Salina. The next 15 miles are full of hills and curves. (Photo taken 9/4/03) An example of some of the scenery seen on OK 20 East/ OK 82 North. It is difficult to maintain good speed during this stretch. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East/OK 82 North at their split north of Spavinaw. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East at OK 28 West. OK 28 connects U.S. 169 near Delaware (the town, not the state) with OK 66, U.S. 69, and OK 20 along its route. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East at U.S. 59/OK 10 west of Jay. The three highways remain joined through the Delaware County Seat. (Photo taken 9/4/03) U.S. 59/OK 10 North/OK 20 East at OK 127 East in Jay. OK 127 connects back to U.S. 59/OK 10 five miles to the north. (Photo taken 9/4/03) U.S. 59/OK 10 North/OK 20 East at OK 20 East. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East at AR 43. OK 20 turns to the left (north) and is duplexed with AR 43 for its final five miles. There is a sign goof present here, and that is the right shield. MO 43 doesn't begin for another five miles to the north of this intersection. (Photo taken 9/4/03) OK 20 East/MO 43 North assurance shields just north of the intersection pictured above. Once again, MO 43 is signed here instead of AR 43. But in five miles, this highway will become MO 43 for good. (Photo taken 9/4/03) EASTERN TERMINUS Missouri State Line, continues as MO-43 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | 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