Oklahoma State Highway 109

State Highway 109
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	53.9 mi (86.7 km)
Existed:	1957 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US-70 in Boswell
East end:	US-70 in Fort Towson
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma turnpike system ← SH-108 SH-110 →

State Highway 109 (abbreviated SH-109 or OK-109) is a 54 mile^[1] (87 km) long state highway in southern Oklahoma. It runs through southern Choctaw County, connecting to US-70 at each end. It has no lettered spur routes.

Route description

The highway begins heading southbound from US-70 at Boswell. It turns westbound after about 5 miles (8 km). As it approaches the Red River, it turns back northward and then eastward again to run through unincorporated Gay, 24 miles^[2] (38.6 km) into the route. Six miles (9.65 km) later, it meets U.S. Highway 271 and has a concurrency with it lasting about 4 miles^[2] (6.4 km), splitting off near Ord. Between Frogville and Huskey it turns back north before ending at US-70 near Fort Towson.

History

SH-109 originally ran from Fort Towson to Raymond Gary State Park. However, on 1957-04-23 it was redesignated to run from Boswell to Fort Towson.^[3] It was realigned several times in the 1960s and once in 1982. Since 1982, the route has remained unchanged.

Trivia

Boswell's downtown "business section" is featured as a stop-over in the 1971 movie "Two Lane Blacktop".

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Choctaw	Boswell	0.0	US-70	Western terminus
		29.6	US-271	Northern end of US-271 concurrency
	Ord	33.8	US-271	Southern end of US-271 concurrency
	Fort Towson	53.9	US-70	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Stuve, Eric. "OK-109". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok109.html. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map (Map) (2005-2006 ed.). 
3. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - SH-109". http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/sh109.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-07. 

External links

• SH-109 at Roadklahoma