State Highway 67, abbreviated as SH-67, is a highway on the south side of
Tulsa
Tulsa () is the second-largest city in the U.S. state, state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population, 47th-most populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...
. It begins in the west at
U.S. Route 75 Alternate in
Kiefer and runs east along 151st St. South before ending at
US-64 in
Bixby. Along the way it crosses
US-75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, wh ...
in
Glenpool. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-67 was first established in 1936. Throughout much of its early years, the highway's extent was in flux, at various times serving towns such as Mounds, Drumright, Sapulpa, and Coweta.
Route description
State Highway 67 is split between the counties of
Creek
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Creek may also refer to:
People
* Creek people, also known as Muscogee, Native Americans
...
and
Tulsa County
Tulsa County is located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 669,279, making it the second-most populous county in Oklahoma, behind only Oklahoma County. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, the secon ...
. The first of the route lie in Creek County,
while the remainder of the route, , falls within Tulsa County.
SH-67 begins at US-75 ALT in downtown
Kiefer. The highway heads east from here, crossing into Tulsa County just under two miles east of town. About a mile after crossing the county line, SH-67 has an interchange with
US-75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, wh ...
, the Okmulgee Bee-Line.
The route then proceeds east to Memorial Drive (
US-64 in Bixby), where it reaches its eastern terminus.
History
SH-67 was first commissioned on May 21, 1936, serving in the same capacity—connecting US 75 to US 64 south of Tulsa—as it does now, though with a much different route.
The original SH-67 began at US-75 in
Mounds
A mound is an artificial heap or pile, especially of earth, rocks, or sand.
Mound and Mounds may also refer to:
Places
* Mound, Louisiana, United States
* Mound, Minnesota, United States
* Mound, Texas, United States
* Mound, West Virginia
* Moun ...
(US-75 at the time using the present-day route of US-75 ALT) and continuing east through far southern Tulsa County, reaching US-64 south of Bixby.
The first extension to SH-67 occurred just over one month into the highway's life, on June 23, 1936.
This extended the designation north along US-75 to
Sapulpa
Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census. The population as of 2022 is 22,205. As of 2019, the estimated popul ...
. From here, it ran
concurrent
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Law
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with
US-66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
out of town, splitting from US-66 to follow present-day
SH-33 (which at this time followed
SH-51 en route to
downtown Tulsa
Downtown Tulsa is an area of approximately surrounded by an inner-dispersal loop created by Interstate 244, US 64, and US 75. The area serves as Tulsa's financial and business district, and is the focus of a large initiative to draw tourism, which ...
) and coming to an end in
Drumright.
The original part of SH-67, from Mounds to Bixby, was removed from the highway on December 31, 1937.
SH-67 was re-extended to Bixby on June 7, 1943, following a more northerly route, branching off from US-75 in Kiefer, similar to the present-day one (although the final realignment of this section was not established until 1971).
The western part of SH-67, from Drumright to Sapulpa was truncated on May 8, 1951.
This, along with the realignment of August 9, 1971, brought about SH-67 as it exists today.
The SH-67 designation was assigned to another segment of highway east of the present-day route. On October 15, 1956, a section of gravel road beginning at the Tulsa–
Wagoner County
Wagoner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 80,981. Its county seat is Wagoner.
Wagoner County is included in the Tulsa metropolitan statistical area.
History
According to archa ...
line and extending into
Coweta
Coweta is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States, a suburb of Tulsa. As of 2010, its population was 9,943. Part of the Muscogee (Creek), Creek Nation in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a U.S. state, the town was first settled i ...
was added to the highway system as SH-67.
This segment of highway was decommissioned on November 10, 1969.
Junction list
References
External links
{{Attached KML
SH-67 at OKHighways
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Transportation in Creek County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Tulsa County, Oklahoma