State Highway 152 (abbreviated SH-152) is a
state highway
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running through west-central
Oklahoma
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. It begins at the
Texas
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state line, serving as a continuation of
Texas State Highway 152
State Highway 152 (SH 152) is a Texas state highway that runs from Dumas east to the Oklahoma state line. The route was originally designated in 1930 between Pampa and Wheeler, but was extended both west (replacing State Highway 209 from Pampa t ...
, and continues east to end at
Interstate 44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Fal ...
(I-44) in southwest
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
, a length of . Along its route it serves three county seats:
Sayre,
Cordell "Cordell" as a surname
* Alexander Cordell, pen name of George Graber, Sri Lankan-Welsh novelist
* LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, American retired judge of the Supreme Court of California
"Cordell" as a given name
* Cordell Annesley (d. 1636) English ...
, and Oklahoma City (which is also the state capital). Near its eastern end, it passes through the Oklahoma City suburb of
Mustang
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. The easternmost of the route is a freeway linking
Will Rogers World Airport
Will Rogers World Airport , Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is a passenger airport located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city's downtown area. It is a civil-military airport ...
to the Interstate system. SH-152 has no lettered spur routes.
SH-152 was originally designated around 1927. It was initially numbered SH-41, and connected Sayre to
Minco. SH-41 was extended east to Oklahoma City around 1934 and west to the Texas state line around 1938. The highway was renumbered to SH-152 in 1954.
Route description
SH-152 begins at the Texas state line in
Roger Mills County. It runs just north of the county line, crossing
State Highway 30, and continues east until it meets
SH-6's northern terminus, where it turns toward the southeast, entering
Beckham County. It straightens out to head through
Sayre running east–west, where it meets both
U.S. Highway 283 and
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
. Six miles later it crosses
State Highway 34 and six miles (10 km) after that it meets
SH-6 again.
SH-152 then crosses into
Washita County
Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,629. Its county seat is New Cordell. The county seat was formerly located in Cloud Chief. The county was created in 1891.
History ...
and intersects
State Highway 44 and
42. It then meets
US-183 in a
roundabout
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in
Cordell "Cordell" as a surname
* Alexander Cordell, pen name of George Graber, Sri Lankan-Welsh novelist
* LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, American retired judge of the Supreme Court of California
"Cordell" as a given name
* Cordell Annesley (d. 1636) English ...
. East of Cordell, it has a
concurrency with the northern
State Highway 54 and, after it splits off, it intersects
State Highway 115.
Right after entering
Caddo County, it has a concurrency with
State Highway 58, and then it meets
State Highway 146 near
Binger. At Binger, it begins to overlap
U.S. Highway 281 and
SH-8. It splits off on its own again five miles (8 km) later. later, it meets the western
State Highway 37 at
Cogar
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''Cogar'' was first broadcast in 2000, the first episode ...
, which it then overlaps for . (Located at this intersection is an abandoned Apco station, which was used in a scene from the movie "Rain Man"). North of
Minco, it meets
US-81. At this T-intersection, SH-37 heads south and SH-152 heads north.
After crossing the
Canadian River
The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River in the United States. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and Oklahoma. The drainage area is about .[Canadian County
Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,405, making it the fifth most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is El Reno.
The county is named for the Canadian Ri ...]
, SH-152 splits off from US-81 in
Union City. It passes the southern terminus of
State Highway 92 in
Mustang
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. In downtown Mustang, it overlaps
SH-4.
In
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,633, making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City, the state capital and largest ci ...
, it heads northeast to connect to the Airport Road freeway, which provides access to
Will Rogers World Airport
Will Rogers World Airport , Will Rogers Airport or simply Will Rogers, is a passenger airport located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, about 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city's downtown area. It is a civil-military airport ...
, the main airport for
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...
and most of central Oklahoma. SH-152 then ends at
Interstate 44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Fal ...
.
History
The first addition of any part of what is now SH-152 to the state highway system occurred between May 1, 1926, and November 1, 1927. Sometime between these dates, State Highway 41 was commissioned to run between
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 ...
in Sayre and SH-2 (now US-81) near Minco.
SH-41 was extended east to Oklahoma City sometime between August 1933 and October 1935.
SH-41's eastern terminus now fell at the intersection with
US-62/
277
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.
The current western terminus was established between April 1938 and April 1939, when the highway was extended west from Sayre, through Sweetwater, to the Texas state line, where it connected to Texas's SH-152.
On December 6, 1954, SH-41 in its entirety was renumbered to SH-152.
US-62 was moved to the Will Rogers Expressway (present day I-44 south of I-240) on September 4, 1963.
SH-152 was extended over former US-62/277 to end at the intersection of S.W. 29th Street and May Avenue in Oklahoma City. At the time, this intersection carried SH-3 and
SH-74.
On March 5, 1979, the eastern terminus was pushed back a half-mile west, to the intersection of Interstate 44 and S.W. 29th.
The most recent alteration to SH-152 came on February 2, 2004. On this date, SH-152 was removed from Newcastle Boulevard and placed on the newly extended Airport Road freeway.
The freeway previously carried no numbered route designation. This placed the highway's eastern terminus at its current location, and no changes have been made since.
Future
On August 2, 2021, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved an extension to the Interstate 240 designation to form a
beltway
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
around Oklahoma City. Starting in the existing eastern terminus, I-240 will run concurrent with I-40 to the
Kickapoo Turnpike
The Kickapoo Turnpike is a toll road in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The northern section from US-62 to Interstate 44 (Turner Turnpike) opened to traffic on October 13, 2020. The southern segment from Interstate 40 to US-62 opened to traffic on ...
, then turn north and follow the Kickapoo Turnpike north to I-44 (the Turner Turnpike), then turn west along I-44 to the
Kilpatrick Turnpike
The John Kilpatrick Turnpike is a toll road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The turnpike forms a partial loop that runs from State Highway 152 (SH-152) in the west to an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) and I-44 in the east. At the eastern term ...
, following that road west and south to its current southern terminus at SH-152, then turning east along SH-152 and following that road east to I-44, which it will overlap until reaching the current western terminus of I-240. The designation must be approved by the
(AASHTO) and the
Federal Highway Administration
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(FHWA) to take effect.
SH-42
State Highway 42 is a short
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Washita County
Washita County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,629. Its county seat is New Cordell. The county seat was formerly located in Cloud Chief. The county was created in 1891.
History ...
. It is
long and connects SH-152 to
Dill City. SH-42 begins on the east edge of Dill City. It heads west along Orient Avenue through town, until it reaches Rambo Street. It then continues north on Rambo Street. The SH-42 designation then ends at SH-152. The SH-152 junction is SH-42's only intersection with another highway.
SH-42 was first added to the state highway system on July 20, 1939, at which time it had been graded, but not yet surfaced. At the time that SH-42 was commissioned, its northern terminus was at SH-41, which was later renumbered to SH-152.
The highway first appeared on the 1944 state map.
Junction list
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References
External links
SH-152 at OKHighways
152
Transportation in Oklahoma City
Transportation in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Beckham County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Washita County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Caddo County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Grady County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Canadian County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma