State Highway 79 (abbreviated SH-79 or OK-79) is a
state highway in
Jefferson County,
Oklahoma. It runs for as a continuation of
Texas State Highway 79 to
U.S. Highway 70 on the outskirts of
Waurika. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-79 was first commissioned in 1938, and has had the same route since then.
Route description
Oklahoma's State Highway 79 begins where Texas's State Highway 79 crosses over the
Red River from
Clay County, Texas
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,218. The county seat is Henrietta. The county was founded in 1857 and later organized in 1860. It is named in honor of Henry Clay, famous ...
into Jefferson County, Oklahoma. The bridge over the river is a multiple-span
pony truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
bridge. Upon reaching the shore, the highway continues on a northeast trajectory, rising out of the Red River valley.
The highway then comes to an end at US-70 on the southwest outskirts of Waurika.
History
State Highway 79 is first shown on the April 1939 state highway map. It has the same extent on that map as it does today, although it had a dirt surface.
By 1941, the whole route had been upgraded to asphalt.
Junction list
References
External links
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SH-79 at Roadklahoma
079 79 may refer to:
* 79 (number)
* one of the years 79 BC, AD 79, 1979, 2079
* ''79 A.D.'', a 1962 historical epic film
* Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79, a catastrophic volcanic eruption in Italy
See also
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* List of highways numbered
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Transportation in Jefferson County, Oklahoma