Oklahoma State Highway 59

State Highway 59
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	93.9 mi (151.1 km)
Existed:	1932[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH-39 north of Criner
East end:	US-270 BUS/SH-56 in Wewoka
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma turnpike system ← US-59 US-60 →

State Highway 59, also known as SH-59 or OK-59, is a 94-mile^[2] (151 km) state highway in central Oklahoma. It runs from Criner, Oklahoma in McClain Co. to Wewoka.

Route description

SH-59 begins at SH-39 north of Criner and immediately heads due south through that town. It turns due east six miles (9.6 km) north of Lindsay, serving Payne instead. After a 1-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with SH-24, SH-59 crosses SH-74 and has an interchange with I-35.

Shortly after passing under the Interstate, it meets US-77 south of Wayne, and passes through the small towns of Rosedale and Byars. Five miles (8 km) east of Byars, it meets U.S. Highway 177 and turns northward to join with it. SH-3W joins the concurrency five miles later.

The three highways cross over the South Canadian River to enter Pottawatomie Co. just south of Asher. In Asher, SH-59 meets SH-39 a second time, and six miles (10 km) later it splits off from US-177 and SH-3W to head east again, through St. Louis, Oklahoma and Maud. It forms a concurrency with US-377/SH-99/SH-3E south of Seminole, before splitting off near Bowlegs. It meets US-270 west of Wewoka, and then ends two miles (3 km) later.

History

SH-59 was first added to the state highway system in 1932 and was entirely contained within McClain County, running from Wayne to State Highway 18 (present-day US-177).^[1] It was extended eastward to end at SH-48 (present-day US-377/SH-99) north of Bowlegs in 1947 or 1948.^[3] It was extended to its present eastern terminus in 1965 or 1966,^[4] and no significant changes have been made since.

Spurs

• SH-59A (5 mi/8 km) runs from US-177/SH-59 east to connect with SH-3W south of SH-59's own connection with the highway. This allows eastbound travelers to more easily access Ada.
• SH-59B (6 mi/10 km) runs from SH-59 south to connect with SH-19 just east of Lindsay.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
McClain		0.0	SH-39	Western terminus
		7.8	SH-59B
		14.4	SH-24
		15.4	SH-24
		18.4	SH-74
	Wayne	21.3	I-35	Diamond interchange, I-35 exit 86
		21.9	US-77
		37.6	SH-133	Northern terminus of SH-133
		46.2	SH-59A	Western terminus of SH-59A
		46.2	US-177
		51.2	SH-3W
Pottawatomie	Asher	53.9	SH-39
	Pearson	60.0	US-177/SH-3W
	Maud	71.1	SH-9A
		72.5	SH-9A
Seminole		80.2	US-377/SH-3E/99
	Bowlegs	82.9	US-377/SH-3E/99
	Wewoka	91.2	US-270
		93.3	US-270 BUS/SH-56	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Oklahoma Department of Highways. Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (Map) (June 1932 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1932.pdf. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Stuve, Eric. "OK-59". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok59.html. Retrieved 2006-04-02. 
3. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Map of Oklahoma's State Highway System (Map) (1948 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1948.pdf. 
4. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Map of Oklahoma (Map) (1966 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1966.pdf.