Oklahoma State Highway 162

State Highway 162
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	1.32 mi[1] (2.12 km)
Existed:	ca. 1967 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US-62/US-64/SH-16, 10 mi. W of Muskogee
North end:	Taft
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma turnpike system ← SH-156 SH-164 →

SH-162 on a sign assembly along US 62 et al.

State Highway 162 (SH-162/OK-162) is a 1.3-mile^[1] (2.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that provides access from US-62/US-64/SH-16 to the town of Taft. The highway lies entirely within Muskogee County. Serving as a spur route itself, the highway has no letter-suffixed spur routes of its own.

Route description

SH-162 begins at the US-62/64/SH-16 expressway south of Taft, then proceeds due north for 1.32 miles (2.12 km), ending on the western edge of town.^[1] The route's northern terminus is at Old Taft Road,^[2] the old alignment of US-62/64.^[3]

History

From the routes' establishment into the mid-1960s, US-62 and US-64 passed through Taft along what is now Old Taft Road en route to the county seat of Muskogee.^[3] On July 10, 1967, however, the state shifted the routes onto the present-day expressway south of town.^[4] SH-162 was created around the same time, allowing Taft to remain connected to the state highway system. The change to US-62/64/SH-16's alignment was not reflected on the official state highway map until the 1969 edition; this was also the first edition of the state highway map to show SH-162.^[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Muskogee County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	US-62 / US-64 / SH-16	Southern terminus
Taft	1.32	Old Taft Rd.[2]	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Muskogee County. ODOT 2006 Control Section Maps. URL accessed 20 September 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b} DeLorme (2006). Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. p. 45, section 10A. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1966 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1966.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-15. 
4. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - US-62". http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/us62.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-14. 
5. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1969 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1969.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-15. 

External links

• SH-162 at OKHighways.com