Oklahoma State Highway 95

State Highway 95
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	42.1 mi[1] (67.8 km)
Existed:	ca. 1952 – present
Major junctions
South end:	FM 1290 at the Texas state line
North end:	US-56 south of Elkhart, Kan.
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma turnpike system ← SH-94 SH-96 →

State Highway 95 (abbreviated SH-95 or OK-95) is a state highway in the Panhandle region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. This route, which is only 42.1 miles^[1] (68 km) long, runs entirely through western Texas County. SH-95 does not have any lettered spur routes.

Route description

SH-95 signage at Four Corners

SH-95 begins where Farm to Market Road 1290 crosses into Oklahoma from Texas. Feet (meters) after crossing the state line, the highway curves to the west to parallel the state line as it approaches Texhoma. In Texhoma, the route crosses US-54. SH-95 then turns north immediately after the intersection. It then bridges the Beaver River and heads north for 19 miles (31 km)^[2], after which it meets US-64/412/SH-3.

SH-95 turns west to run concurrent with the other three routes. The four routes proceed together for 5 miles (8.0 km)^[2]. SH-95 then splits off to the north at Four Corners. The route route then passes through Eva and runs east of Surrey Hills before meeting US-56 just south of Elkhart, Kansas. This intersection serves as SH-95's northern terminus.

History

State Highway 95 began as an unnumbered farm-to-market road.^[3] It was first assigned the SH-95 designation between 1950 and 1954.^[4] By 1955, US-56 had been established through Oklahoma. Its original route followed the section of SH-95 north of US-64, so SH-95 was truncated back to the US-64 junction.^[5]. This change was reverted in 1961, and US-56 and SH-95 ran concurrent north of US-64.^[6] The following year, US-56 was rerouted over SH-114, leaving SH-95 on its own once again.^[7]

Before 2003, SH-95 extended 0.1 miles (0.16 km)^[8] beyond US-56 to the Kansas state line, connecting to K-27. After KDOT realigned K-27 to run east of Elkhart, ODOT truncated SH-95 to US-56.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Texas		0.0	FM 1290	Southern terminus, Texas state line
	Texhoma	1.9	US-54
		21.2	US-64/412/SH-3	Eastern end of US-64/412/SH-3 concurrency
	Four Corners	26.2	US-64/412/SH-3	Western end of US-64/412/SH-3 concurrency
		42.1	US-56	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Stuve, Eric. "OK-95". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok95.html. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2007). Official State Map (Map) (Centennial ed.). Section C1. 
3. ^ ODOT 1950 map
4. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways (1954). Highways of Oklahoma (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1954.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
5. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma's Highways 1957 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1957.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
6. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1961 Road Map (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1961.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
7. ^ Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1962 (Map). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1962.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 
8. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Oklahoma State Highway 95 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=9282747161959408269,36.991930,-101.902200&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=US-56+%4036.991930,+-101.902200&daddr=36.993611,-101.902201&mra=mi&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&sll=36.993536,-101.90204&sspn=0.000955,0.001891&ie=UTF8&ll=36.993401,-101.900704&spn=0.003822,0.007564&z=17&om=0. Retrieved 2008-01-19. 

External links

• SH-95 at Roadklahoma