State Highway 31 (abbreviated SH-31) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. It runs 132.6 miles
in an irregular west-to-east pattern in the southeastern part of the state.
There are two spur highways branching from SH-31, SH-31A and SH-31B.
Route description
SH-31 begins at
SH-48 seven miles (11 km) south of
Tupelo. Two miles (3.2 km) east of here, SH-31B branches off, connecting the main highway with the town of
Olney Olney may refer to:
Places Australia
* Olney Parish, New South Wales England
* Olney, Buckinghamshire, a town near Milton Keynes, England
United States
* Olney, Alabama
* Olney, Georgia - see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
* Ol ...
. SH-31 then continues for to
Coalgate, the seat of
Coal County
Coal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,925. Its county seat is Coalgate.
History
Coal County was formed at statehood from the former Shappaway County (later renamed Atoka Co ...
, where it intersects
US-75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it once continued as Manitoba Highway 75 on the other side ...
/
SH-3
The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engin ...
. Leaving Coalgate, SH-31 turns north at
SH-131, traveling to its junction with SH-31A, which connects with
US-270
U.S. Route 270 (US 270) is a spur of US 70. It travels for from Liberal, Kansas at US 54 and US 83 to White Hall, Arkansas at Interstate 530 (I-530) and US 65. It travels through the states of Arkansas, Oklahom ...
at
Stuart
Stuart may refer to:
Names
* Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile
*Stuart (automobile)
Places
Australia Generally
*Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory
Northe ...
. At SH-31A, SH-31 turns to the east, following the northern edge of the
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, arriving in
McAlester, seat of
Pittsburg County
Pittsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,837. Its county seat is McAlester. The county was formed from part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory in 1907. County lead ...
, later.
In McAlester, SH-31 forms a five-mile (8 km)
concurrency
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Law
* Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea''
* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with US-270 and
SH-1, splitting up just east of the
US-69
U.S. Route 69 (US 69) is a major north–south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only long, but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. The highway's southern terminus (as well as ...
interchange on the east side of the city. SH-31 then sets off to the northeast, passing through
Krebs, and crossing the south arm of
Lake Eufaula.
At
Quinton
Quinton is a place name, a surname or a masculine given name.
The place name originates from Old English ''cwen'' "queen" or ''cwene'' "woman" and ''tun'' "farmstead, estate".
The English surname and given name may originate from the English plac ...
, from McAlester, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus of
SH-71, then heads east, forming a six-mile (10 km) concurrency with
SH-2
The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter originally developed and produced by American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft Corporation. It has been typically used as a compact and fast-moving rotorcraft for utility and anti-submarine warfar ...
to the town of
Kinta. At Kinta, SH-2 turns north, and SH-31 continues east, with a short dogleg concurrency with
SH-82 at
Lequire. Continuing on to the east, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus for SH-26 at
McCurtain, then passes through
Bokoshe
Bokoshe ( ) is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma metropolitan statistical area. ''Bokoshe'' is a Choctaw word meaning "little creek". The population was 512 at the 2010 census, a 1 ...
before terminating at
US-59/
US-271, two miles (3 km) north of
Panama.
Junction list
Spur routes
SH-31A
SH-31A is a spur connecting SH-31 with US-270/SH-1 and the town of Stuart in
Pittsburg and
Hughes
Hughes may refer to:
People
* Hughes (surname)
* Hughes (given name)
Places Antarctica
* Hughes Range (Antarctica), Ross Dependency
* Mount Hughes, Oates Land
* Hughes Basin, Oates Land
* Hughes Bay, Graham Land
* Hughes Bluff, Victoria La ...
counties.
SH-31B
SH-31B is a spur connecting SH-31 and the town of Olney in Coal County.
External links
SH-31 at OKHighways.com
References
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031
Transportation in Coal County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Hughes County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Haskell County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Le Flore County, Oklahoma