U.S. Route 59 in Oklahoma

U.S. Highway 59 marker
U.S. Highway 59
Map
US 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length216.47 mi[1] (348.37 km)
Existedc. 1935[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 59 / US 270 at the Arkansas state line
Major intersections US 259 near Heavener
US 270 in Heavener
US 271 in Poteau
I-40 / US 64 in Sallisaw
US 62 in Westville
US 412 near Kansas

I-44 Toll / Will Rogers Turnpike / US 60 / US 69 near Afton
North end US-59 at the Kansas state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountiesLe Flore, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Ottawa, Craig
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
SH-58 SH-59

U.S. Highway 59 (US-59) heads along the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma. US-59's 216.47-mile (348.37 km) route through Oklahoma takes it through the mountainous terrain of the eastern Oklahoma Ouachitas and Ozarks. US-59 serves several lakes and towns through Oklahoma's Green Country, including Grand Lake, a major recreation center. The route enters the state from Arkansas near Fogel, Arkansas, and ends at the Kansas state line south of Chetopa, Kansas.

US-59 was first designated in Oklahoma around 1935. The highway's route at that time was largely the same as it is today; however, between the Afton area and Welch, US-59 passed through Vinita instead following the modern-day route passing east of it. US-59 was changed to follow the present-day route in 1951. Since then, US-59 has undergone only minor adjustments, many of which eliminated curves and provided a more direct route for travelers using the highway to traverse eastern Oklahoma.

  1. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "State Highway System: Log of U.S. Highway 59" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2008.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference odot-1935-map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).