Creek Turnpike

Creek Turnpike
Creek Turnpike highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by OTA and ODOT
Length	33.22 mi[1] (53.46 km)
Existed	July 30, 1992[2]–present
Component highways	SH-364 in its entirety US 64 / US 169 from Memorial Drive to Mingo Valley Expressway junction
Major junctions
West end	I-44 Toll / Turner Turnpike in Sapulpa
Major intersections	US 75 in Jenks US 64 / US 169 in Tulsa SH-51 in Broken Arrow Muskogee Turnpike in Broken Arrow
East end	I-44 Toll / Will Rogers Turnpike / US 412 in Fair Oaks
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner, Rogers
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes

The Creek Turnpike, also designated State Highway 364 (SH-364), is a 33.2-mile (53.4 km) controlled-access toll road that lies entirely in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The turnpike forms a partial beltway around the south and east sides of Tulsa, Oklahoma's second largest city. The Creek Turnpike's western terminus is at the Turner Turnpike in Sapulpa, while its northeastern terminus is at the Will Rogers Turnpike in Fair Oaks; both ends of the Creek Turnpike connect with Interstate 44 (I-44). Along the way, the highway passes through the cities of Sapulpa, Jenks, Tulsa, and Broken Arrow, and the counties of Creek, Tulsa, Wagoner and Rogers. The road is maintained by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), except for a brief free section shared with U.S. Route 64 (US-64) and US-169, which is maintained by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).

The first section of the Creek Turnpike, from US-75 in Jenks to US-64/US-169 in Tulsa, was first authorized in 1987, with construction beginning in 1989. The turnpike's construction was controversial; homeowners along the route of the highway formed a group called Tulsans Against Turnpikes to fight the highway in both the courtroom and the media. The highway was also challenged on environmental grounds, with impacts upon wetlands and endangered species being the chief concerns. Nevertheless, the highway opened to traffic in three sections, starting from the easternmost, over the course of the first half of 1992.

Further extensions to both the east and the west followed in later years after several years of false starts under the administrations of two different governors. Expansion of the highway was finally approved in 1998. The extension to the west, linking the Creek Turnpike to the Turner Turnpike in Sapulpa, opened December 15, 2000. The extension to the east opened in three parts over the course of 2001 and 2002.

Flat-rate tolls are collected at three mainline toll plazas along the turnpike, as well as at several entrances and exits. Since February 8, 2023, toll collection on the Creek Turnpike has been all-electronic, with all tolls paid using PikePass or PlatePay (which uses automatic license plate recognition).^[3]