State Highway 11 (abbreviated SH-11) is a
state highway
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in
Oklahoma
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. It runs in an irregular west-to-east path across the northern part of the state, from
U.S. Highway 281
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The highway's northern terminus is at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, North Dakota, at t ...
(US-281) north of
Alva to
Interstate 244
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(I-244) /
US-412 in
Tulsa
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. 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
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for , passing through the town of
Burlington
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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
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and intersects
US-64 just west of the town of
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. 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
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SH-38. SH-11 continues on another seven miles (11 km), before intersecting with
SH-132. Six miles to the east, SH-11's only spur route, SH-11A, branches off to the north, connecting to the town of
Wakita. SH-11 travels another to the east, intersecting
US-81 in
Medford, the seat of
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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. After leaving Medford, SH-11 runs another to the east, passing through
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(unincorporated), before its junction with
SH-74. From there, SH-11 heads east for , passing through
Deer Creek and running just to the north of
Nardin (unincorporated), intersecting
I-35
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three miles (5 km) west of
Blackwell Blackwell may refer to:
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.
SH-11 is four lanes divided for the three miles (5 km) to its junction with
US-177 in Blackwell, then reverts to two lanes for the to its junction with
US-77
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, six miles (10 km) south of
Newkirk. Here, the route turns south, joining with US-77 for , before turning back to the east north of
Ponca City
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. After , SH-11 passes through
Kaw City
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Hist ...
, and crosses
Kaw Lake
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, then runs another to
SH-18, in
Shidler.
SH-11 then joins with SH-18 for , running south through the
Osage County oil fields. Just east of
Burbank, SH-11 leaves SH-18 for a concurrency with
US-60
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across the rolling Osage prairie to
Pawhuska
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, the seat of Osage County. SH-11 then turns south on a five-mile (8 km) concurrency with
SH-99, then turns back to the east, passing through more rugged terrain, through
Pershing and
Tallant (both unincorporated), before entering the oil town of
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later.
Just east of Barnsdall, SH-11 serves as the southern terminus of
SH-123, which connects to
Woolaroc Museum. SH-11 then heads roughly southeast, through
Wolco (unincorporated), and skirts
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, turning due south upon entering
Tulsa County
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, before intersecting
SH-20 on the east end of
Skiatook.
After leaving Skiatook, SH-11 continues south as Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa County, and later, doglegs a mile to the east at
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. SH-11 then resumes its path to the south as Peoria Avenue, passes through
Turley (unincorporated), and enters the city of
Tulsa
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at 56th Street North. SH-11 is a four-lane arterial street along Peoria Avenue, and at 36th Street North, turns to the east, going 1½ miles to
US-75
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, the Cherokee Expressway. SH-11 briefly overlaps southbound US-75, then turns back to the east as the
Gilcrease Expressway
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, passing by
Tulsa International Airport
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/
US-412 in east Tulsa.
SH-11A
State Highway 11A is a short state highway in
Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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. It runs for from SH-11 north to the town of
Wakita.
Junction list
References
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Transportation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Transportation in Woods County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Grant County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Kay County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Osage County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Washington County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Tulsa County, Oklahoma