- Oklahoma State Highway 108
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State Highway 108
Route information Maintained by ODOT Length: 24.0 mi[2] (38.6 km) Existed: July 11, 1955[1] – present Major junctions South end: 
SH-33 south of RipleyNorth end: 
US-64 in LelaHighway system Oklahoma State Highways
Oklahoma turnpike system← 
SH-105SH-109 
→State Highway 108 is a minor state highway in Payne, Noble, and Pawnee Counties, in North Central Oklahoma. It runs for approximately 24.0 miles (38.6 km).[2] SH-108 has no lettered spurs.
SH-108 was added to the state highway system on July 11, 1955. At this time, the highway had the same extent as it does today; the only changes made to the highway over the years were slight modifications to its alignment due to the straightening of connecting highways.
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Route description
SH-108 begins in Payne County approximately halfway between Perkins and Cushing at SH-33. From here, the highway runs north on Ripley Road. About 2 miles (3.2 km) into its journey,[3] the road passes through the town of Ripley (pop. 444[4]). North of Ripley, it crosses the Cimarron River. Seven miles (11 km) later, the highway intersects SH-51, and SH-108 turns west along it, forming a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency.[4] SH-108 then continues north on Rose Road.[3]
Approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of SH-51, SH-108 enters Glencoe (pop. 583).[4]. The highway then crosses the Cimarron Turnpike on a grade separation with no interchange. The highway shifts to the east about one mile (1.6 km) north of Glencoe.[3]. Upon exiting Payne County, the highway straddles the Noble–Pawnee County line all the way to its terminus at US-64 in the unincorporated settlement of Lela.[3]
History
SH-108 was first designated on July 11, 1955.[1] The highway was mostly gravel at that time; only the portions from the southern terminus to Ripley and the concurrency with SH-51 were paved.[5] In 1960, the section of SH-108 between SH-51 and Glencoe was paved.[6] In 1963, the paved segment extended north of Glencoe, to the highway's northern terminus.[7]
The first change to the highway's alignment occurred on November 1, 1966, when SH-51 was straightened between Stillwater and Yale; SH-108 was realigned to continue to concur with SH-51.[1] Around the same time, the remainder of SH-108 was paved.[8] The final change to SH-108 was made on June 4, 1974, when a straightening of SH-33 resulted in a slight extension of SH-108 to continue to meet the new highway. No changes have been made since.[1]
Junction list
County Location Mile[2] Destinations Notes Payne 0.0 SH-33Southern terminus 9.1 
SH-51Eastern end of SH-51 concurrency 10.1 SH-51Western end of SH-51 concurrency Noble–Pawnee
county lineLela 24.0 US-64Northern terminus 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedReferences
- ^ a b c d Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "Memorial Dedication and Revision History, SH 108". http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/sh108.htm. Retrieved {{{accessdate}}}.
- ^ a b c Stuve, Eric. "OK-108". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok108.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ^ a b c d DeLorme (2006). Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. p. 33.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map (Map) (2009–10 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/2009state/pdfs/state-map.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma's Highways 1956 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1956.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1961 Road Map (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1961.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma-1964 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1964.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ The 1968 official state map is the first to show the SH-51 realignment, and also shows the connecting segment of SH-108 as paved for the first time.
External links
Categories:- State highways in Oklahoma
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