Gilcrease Expressway

The Gilcrease Expressway is a highway in Tulsa County, Oklahoma's overall, long-term plan to complete an outer highway loop around Tulsa's central business district. The highway will connect Interstate 44 in West Tulsa to State Highway 20 in northwest Tulsa. Currently,

Route description

Currently, the portion of freeway open to traffic is the section between Lewis Avenue and Interstate 44. From US-75 to I-244/US-412, the Gilcrease carries the easternmost part of State Highway 11. The currently-existing freeway serves Tulsa International Airport and surrounding areas.

Additionally, the Gilcrease Expressway Extension has been constructed. It is a convert|1|mi|km stretch of two-lane road. The extension currently runs from W. 51st St. to W. 41st St. at the 5600 block in West Tulsa. The Extension connects the community of Berryhill and the recent developments along W. 41st St. to Interstate 44.

Future

The official 2008 ODOT map shows only the portion of the Gilcrease Expressway running from the freeway's present western terminus at Lewis Avenue to the northern stub end of the Tisdale Parkway as proposed.

Many homes have been destroyed or removed along S. 57th W. Ave. between W. 26th St. and W. 21st St.. Plans include construction of a bridge over the Arkansas River, connecting Sand Springs and Berryhill. Another section of the Gilcrease Expressway will connect State Highway 51 in Sand Springs to U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 20.

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