State Highway 131 (SH-131 or OK-131) is a
state highway
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in southeastern
Oklahoma
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. It runs through
Coal
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Coal is formed when dea ...
and
Atoka Counties. It has no lettered spur routes.
Route description
SH-131 begins in Coal County
northeast of Coalgate, the county seat. From the terminus at
State Highway 31, SH-131 heads northeast towards the unincorporated town of
Cairo
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. North of Phillips Hollow, the route crosses a small stream, an eventual tributary of Coal Creek.
The highway then crosses the Coal–Atoka county line.
After entering Atoka County, the highway gradually curves onto an east-northeast course, which continues as it passes through
Wardville, another incorporated town
northeast of Cairo. SH-131 then becomes a more easterly route. After bridging North Boggy Creek, the route swings around to the north briefly, before returning to a due east heading. The road then crosses Fivemile Creek.
Five miles (8.0 km)
east of Wardville, it ends at
US-69
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south of
Kiowa
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.
History
State Highway 131 first appeared on the 1959 state road map. When it was originally commissioned, it began at its present-day western terminus near Cairo, but stopped short of the present-day eastern terminus, instead ending in Wardville.
SH-131 had these termini for over twenty years. The route was extended to US-69 in 1985.
No further changes to the highway have been made since the extension.
Junction list
References
External links
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SH-131 at OKHighways
131 131 may refer to:
*131 (number)
*AD 131
*131 BC
*131 (album), the album by Emarosa
*131 (MBTA bus), the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus. For the MBTA bus, see 131 (MBTA bus).
*131 (New Jersey bus), the New Jersey Transit bus
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Transportation in Coal County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Atoka County, Oklahoma