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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) |