State Highway 48 (abbreviated SH-48) is a
state highway
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in eastern
Oklahoma
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that runs nearly from Bryan County to Pawnee County.
SH-48 has one lettered spur, SH-48A, in
Johnston County.
Route description
SH-48 begins at
SH-78 six miles (10 km) north of
Durant
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. Running north, it is five miles (8 km) to the first highway intersection,
SH-22, just west of
Kenefic. Highway 48 continues on to the north, passing through the community of
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, and at
Coleman,
SH-48A spurs off to the west, towards the town of
Milburn.
Seven miles ahead is
Wapanucka, and the junction with
SH-7. Nine miles past Wapanucka,
SH-31 intersects, heading to the east, and in seven more miles Highway 48 reaches the town of
Tupelo. Just north of Tupelo, SH-48 intersects
SH-3
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, and then continues for to
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, where it joins
SH-1 for a seven-mile (11 km) concurrency to
Atwood.
At Atwood, SH-48 splits off to the north, crosses the
Canadian River,(the road originally angled west parallel to the river but was eventually rerouted after years of the river undercutting the roadbed) and soon enters the city of
Holdenville, seat of
Hughes County. SH-48 meets
US-270
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Business in Holdenville, then intersects US-270 just north of town. SH-48 intersects with
SH-9 in northwestern Hughes County, and then turns to the east the junction with
SH-99A, just west of
Bearden.
Highway 48 turns back to the north soon after leaving Bearden, and crosses the
North Canadian River just south of the
I-40 junction. Two miles after I-40, SH-48 crosses
SH-56 five miles (8 km) west of
Okemah
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, then
US-62
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five miles (8 km) after that, just west of
Castle
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.
The between US-62 and the SH-16 junction in
Bristow is very rural, with no settlements of any size. At Bristow, SH-48 joins
SH-16 and
SH-66 for a short three-route
concurrency
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through town. SH-16 branches off just north of downtown Bristow, and SH-48/SH-66 intersect with
I-44/
Turner Turnpike
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at Bristow's northern edge.
Four miles after I-44, SH-66 splits off the east, and Highway 48 continues north eight miles (13 km) to
SH-33, then another nine miles (14 km) to
SH-51, two miles (3 km) west of
Mannford. SH-48 crosses the
Cimarron River and skirts the western edge of
Keystone Lake as it travels its final few miles, intersecting with
US-412/
Cimarron Turnpike just before terminating at
US-64, eight miles (13 km) south of
Cleveland.
SH-48A
SH-48 has one lettered spur, State Highway 48A. SH-48A connects SH-48 to SH-78 at Milburn, in Johnston County.
Junction list
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References
External links
SH-48 at OKHighways
048
Transportation in Bryan County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Johnston County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Coal County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Hughes County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Creek County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Pawnee County, Oklahoma