State Highway 251A, also known as SH-251A or OK-251A, is a highway maintained by the
U.S.
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state of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. The highway has a length of in
Wagoner County and in
Cherokee County Cherokee County is the name of eight counties in the United States:
* Cherokee County, Alabama
* Cherokee County, Georgia
* Cherokee County, Iowa
* Cherokee County, Kansas
* Cherokee County, North Carolina
* Cherokee County, Oklahoma
* Cherokee Co ...
, for a total length of . The highway runs from
State Highway 16 in
Okay, Oklahoma
Okay is a town along the east bank of the Verdigris River in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 620 at the 2010 census, a 3.9 percent increase over the figure of 597 recorded in 2000.
Etymology and history
Okay's histor ...
to
State Highway 80 north of
Ft. Gibson. It runs across the dam of
Fort Gibson Lake
The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, north of the town of Fort Gibson. The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, altho ...
. The highway was once part of SH-16.
Route description
SH-251A begins in Wagoner County at SH-16 in Okay and follows North York Road north out of town.
Upon leaving town, the highway curves to the east. The highway proceeds due east until reaching the unincorporated settlement of
Mallard Bay, where it curves to the southeast to avoid the eponymous bay. SH-251A curves back to the northeast, paralleling the short of Fort Gibson Lake, before reaching
Fort Gibson Dam
The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, north of the town of Fort Gibson. The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, alt ...
. The route crosses the
Grand River along the top of the dam, entering Cherokee County in the process. After the SH-251A leaves the dam, it reaches its junction with SH-80 and ends.
History
What is now SH-251A was originally added to the state highway system as part of a 1955 extension of SH-16. The highway was paved at this time.
In 1965, SH-16 was realigned to head north from Okay instead of east, and the vacated section of highway was assigned the SH-251A designation.
No changes to SH-251A have occurred since.
Junction list
References
External links
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SH-251A at OKHighways
251A
Transportation in Wagoner County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Cherokee County, Oklahoma