Oklahoma State Highway 136
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State Highway 136 (abbreviated SH-136) is a
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in
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. It runs across Texas County in the
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, from the adjoining state of
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in the south to
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in the north. SH-136 does not have any letter-suffixed spur routes branching from it, however, it does have a truck route bypassing downtown Guymon. State Highway 136 was designated as such to match the number of the Texas state highway to which it connects.Oklahoma Department of Highways. "Highway Routing and Numbering Notes From Joint Meeting, Oklahoma and Kansas Highway Commissions at Wichita, Kansas on Friday, December 11, 1959"
US-56 Highway Commission Action 1 data
page 11. Accessed 2009-03-17.


Route description

SH-136 begins at the Texas state line about north of Gruver. It runs north to Guymon, where it joins US-64, US-412 and
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through the city. The routes divide five miles (8 km) north of Guymon, after crossing the Beaver River, with Highway 136 running uninterrupted the remaining to the Kansas line.


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External links


SH-136 at OKHighways.com
136 Transportation in Texas County, Oklahoma