U.S. Route 75 (US 75) is a major north-south highway that enters the U.S. 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 ...
from
Texas concurrent with
US 69 crossing the
Red River. US 75 serves the city of
Tulsa, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma.
Route description
US 75 enters the state concurrent with US 69 as a freeway. The freeway status drops between
Colbert and
Calera. The two highways regain their freeway status in
Durant
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. This freeway ends about 12 miles north of Durant. The two highways split in
Atoka. Through traffic traveling to
Tulsa usually uses US 69 to the
Indian Nation Turnpike as a faster route.
Leaving Atoka, US 75 serves many small communities and crosses the
Canadian River before reaching
I-40/
US 62 about 82 miles northwest of Atoka. The three highways travel east to
Henryetta
Henryetta is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,927 at the 2010 census, down 9.6 percent from the figure of 6,096 recorded in 2000.
History
Hugh Henry established a ranch on Creek Nation land in 1885. He so ...
. US 62 and US 75 leave I-40 at an interchange with the Indian Nation Turnpike. The two highways serve as a major route through the town. US 62 leaves US 75 in
Okmulgee.
Coming out of Okmulgee, US 75 starts to enter a more urban area traveling into
Tulsa. US 75 becomes a freeway in
Glenpool
Glenpool is a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (TMSA). As of 2020, the population was 14,040, which represented an increase of 29.9% since the 2010 census, which reported the t ...
, interchanging with the
Creek Turnpike in
Jenks. US 75 travels through western Tulsa before reaching an interchange at
I-244. The two highways travel into
Downtown Tulsa together, where US 75 splits off with a short overlap with
US 64/
SH 51. US 75 leaves downtown crossing I-244 for a second time.
US 75 serves north Tulsa before returning to a surface highway. From here, the highway travels to
Kansas, only passing through the major community of
Bartlesville
Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census. Bartlesville is north of Tulsa and south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Can ...
.
Tulsa expressways
The following is list of names for the expressway part of US 75 in the Tulsa area.
*Okmulgee-Bee Line Expressway (Okmulgee to Creek Turnpike)
*Okmulgee Expressway (Creek Turnpike to I-244)
*Martin Luther King, Junior Memorial Expressway (overlap with I-244)
*Broken Arrow Expressway (southern leg of Inner Dispersal Loop)
*
Paul Harvey Memorial Expressway (eastern leg of the Inner Dispersal Loop)
*Chapelle Family Memorial Expressway (Inner Dispersal Loop to East 56th Street North)
*Cherokee Expressway (56th Street and north).
Junction list
References
External links
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75
Oklahoma
Transportation in Bryan County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Atoka County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Coal County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Hughes County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Transportation in Washington County, Oklahoma