State Highway 31 (abbreviated SH-31) is a
state highway in
Oklahoma. 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
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. Two miles (3.2 km) east of here, SH-31B branches off, connecting the main highway with the town of
Olney. SH-31 then continues for to
Coalgate, the seat of
Coal County, where it intersects
US-75
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/
SH-3
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. Leaving Coalgate, SH-31 turns north at
SH-131, traveling to its junction with SH-31A, which connects with
US-270 at
Stuart. At SH-31A, SH-31 turns to the east, following the northern edge of the
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
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, arriving in
McAlester, seat of
Pittsburg County, later.
In McAlester, SH-31 forms a five-mile (8 km)
concurrency with US-270 and
SH-1, splitting up just east of the
US-69
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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, 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 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
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before terminating at
US-59/
US-271, two miles (3 km) north of
Panama
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.
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 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