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SH-38 (OK)
State Highway 38 (abbreviated SH-38) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for in an irregular south-to-north pattern in eastern Alfalfa County, in the northwest part of the state. The highway begins at U.S. Route 64 (US-64) in Jet and extends to SH-11. SH-38 provides access to Great Salt Plains State Park, which the road skirts on the park's eastern edge. The road that is now SH-38 was added to the state highway system as SH-35 . The highway was renumbered to SH-38 the following year. Route description State Highway 38 begins at an intersection with U.S. Highway 64 in downtown Jet. The road heads northward along a section line for approximately . The highway then makes a sharp turn to the east along another section line to avoid the Great Salt Plains Lake. The highway only heads east for about one mile (1.6 km) before turning back to the north; one mile further north, the highway makes a turn to the east, again avoiding the lake. After traveling ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma Department Of Transportation
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is an government agency, agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for the construction and maintenance of the state's transportation infrastructure. Under the leadership of the Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation, Oklahoma secretary of transportation and ODOT executive director, the department maintains public infrastructure that includes highways and state-owned railroads and administers programs for county roads, city streets, public transit, passenger rail, waterways and active transportation. Along with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, the department is the primary infrastructure construction and maintenance agency of the State.Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 2-106.2A ODOT is overseen by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission, composed of nine members appointed by the governor of Oklahoma, Oklahoma Senate and Oklahoma House of Representatives. Tim Gatz, a professional landscape architect with a bachelor's degree in landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vance Air Force Base
Vance Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in southern Enid, Oklahoma, about north northwest of Oklahoma City. The base is named after local World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr. The host unit at Vance is the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW), which is a part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The commander of the 71 FTW is Colonel Jay Johnson. The vice-commander is Colonel Charles Schuck and the command chief is Chief Master Sergeant Brandon Smith. History World War II Construction began on 12 July 1941 for a cost of $4,034,583. Army Air Corps Project Officer, Major Henry W. Dorr supervised the construction and developed the basic pilot training base. In 1941, for the sum of $1 a year, this land was leased from the city of Enid to the federal government as a site for a pilot training field, and on November 21 the base was officially activated. The installation was without a name but was gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 132
State Highway 132, also known as SH-132, is a state highway in north-central Oklahoma. It connects State Highway 51 west of Hennessey to the Kansas state line near Manchester, and is long. It has no lettered spur routes. SH-132 was originally added to the state highway system in 1956, when it ran between Carrier and U.S. Route 64 (US-64) east of Nash. It was extended further northward to the Kansas state line in 1958, and southward, to its current southern terminus, in 1962. Route description SH-132 begins at State Highway 51 in rural Kingfisher County east of the unincorporated community of Lacey. It heads north from there, passing through unincorporated Cato before crossing into Garfield County. Approximately north of the county line, the highway cuts through Barr. north of Barr, the road skirts the east edge of Drummond, where it crosses a Grainbelt Corporation railroad track. The highway then meets U.S. Highway 60/ 412 west of Enid. SH-132 turns east and ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 45
State Highway 45 (SH-45 or OK-45) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs west-to-east through Woods, Alfalfa and Garfield counties. Route description SH-45 begins at the US-281/ SH-14 junction in Waynoka. The first of SH-45 heading east out of Waynoka is concurrent Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to: Law * Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea'' * Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ... with US-281. US-281 then splits off to the north. SH-45 continues east for to Carmen. east of Carmen, SH-34 joins SH-8 for a 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 trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrier, Oklahoma
Carrier is a town in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 85 at the 2010 census. History The area around Carrier was first settled by farmers who moved there following the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in 1893.Everett, Dianna,Carrier, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed June 24, 2015. The origin of the name "Carrier" comes from the first postmaster, Solomon S. Carrier. Buildings were constructed to serve area farmers, including businesses, a school, and a Congregational church. In 1903, the Northwestern Townsite Company as the Arkansas Valley and Western Railway, which was planning to build a railway through the area, laid out a town site around a mile from the existing site, and the businesses relocated to the new location. In 1904, the railway was finished. The town's economy was primarily based on agriculture and the petroleum industry. The town was not incorporated until 1972. In the 21st century, man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 58
State Highway 58 (abbreviated SH-58) is the name of two state highways in Oklahoma. One of them runs for from Medicine Park to the Blaine– Custer County line near Hydro, and the other connects US-270/ 281/SH-3/ 33 to the Kansas state line, a length of . The northern section has one lettered spur route, SH-58A. SH-58 was originally a part of US-164. When US-164 was decommissioned in 1930, a section of the road in Major County that was left without a designation became SH-58. Since then, the highway has grown toward both the north and the south. With the designation and extension of the southern section of the highway, SH-58 is present in five counties in the western part of the state. Route description Southern section The southern SH-58 begins at an intersection with State Highway 49 in Medicine Park in Comanche County. It heads north, passing Lake Lawtonka before meeting State Highway 19, which it overlaps for four miles (6.4 km). After splitting off, it meets St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma State Highway 11
State Highway 11 (abbreviated SH-11) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in an irregular west-to-east path across the northern part of the state, from U.S. Highway 281 (US-281) north of Alva to Interstate 244 (I-244) / US-412 in Tulsa. There is one letter-suffixed spur highway branching from SH-11, SH-11A. Route description From its beginning at US-281, SH-11 travels east through the town of Capron. later, it reaches SH-8. SH-11 and SH-8 overlap for , passing through the town of Burlington along the way. SH-8 / SH-11 meet SH-58 three miles (5 km) east of Burlington, and turn south, forming a three-route concurrency. The combined route passes through the unincorporated community of Driftwood and intersects US-64 just west of the town of Ingersoll. At this point, SH-11 turns to the east, leaving SH-8 and SH-58. SH-11 passes through the northern part of Great Salt Plains State Park, and after , intersects with SH-38. SH-11 continues on another seven mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Fork Arkansas River
The Salt Fork of the Arkansas River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Arkansas River in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma in the United States. Via the Arkansas River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. Course The Salt Fork rises in Comanche County, Kansas, and flows initially southeastwardly through Barber County, Kansas, and Woods County, Oklahoma, to the town of Alva, where it turns eastwardly for the remainder of its course through Alfalfa, Grant, Kay and Noble counties in Oklahoma, past the towns of Pond Creek, Lamont and Tonkawa. It flows into the Arkansas River in southern Kay County, south of Ponca City. In Alfalfa County, a dam on the river impounds Great Salt Plains Lake, which is lined with salt flats and is the site of Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge and a state park. The Salt Fork's largest tributaries are the Medicine Lodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field
Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field is located near the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, across the Great Salt Plains Lake, east of Cherokee, Oklahoma in the United States. The field has one runway, a fire station, personnel offices and a NEXRAD tower, which is used for weather forecasting for both the military and civilian entities. It is located on . Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing (71 FTW). The airfield was previously administered by Will Rogers Field, Clovis Army Air Field, Woodward Army Air Field, and Liberal Army Airfield prior to the U.S. Air Force becoming an independent service in 1947. Vance AFB student pilots and instructor pilots use the airfield to practice landings in T-6A Texan II aircraft, and refer to the field with the callsign "Dogface". The installation was first known as the Great Salt Plains Auxiliary Field, but was renamed Kegelman in 1949. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jet, Oklahoma
Jet is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 213 at the 2010 census. History The community of Jet was founded by the Jett brothers, six unmarried brothers named Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett, who established homesteads in the former Cherokee Outlet, shortly after its opening to settlement by non-Indians. The brothers erected buildings and opened a general store on Richard's land. The Jet post office was established in 1894, when it was moved from nearby Barrel Springs which was about 1.5 miles northeast . Warner Jett as the first postmaster. The community grew into a small town, and Jet incorporated in 1900.Dianna Everett, "Jet," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed April 21, 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Salt Plains Lake
Great Salt Plains Lake is a reservoir located within the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma in the United States named because of the salt flats in the area and for the Salt Fork Arkansas River, which is dammed to form the lake. It is notable for the variety of birds that are attracted to Ralstin Island (not open to the public) and also for the selenite crystals that can be collected along the shoreline. Recent droughts, most notably that of 2011, have had an adverse effect on the future of the lake. Physical description A study made in 1931 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers proposed building a flood control dam in the Great Salt Plains area. Congress authorized its construction in 1936. Design studies began in 1937 and the Corps broke ground for construction in September 1938. The dam was completed in July 1941, with a water capacity of . The lake covers and has of shoreline. The average depth is . The saline content is reportedly one-fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
