 .svg) H.E. Bailey Turnpike | |
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 H.E. Bailey Turnpike highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by OTA | |
| Existed | April 23, 1964[1]–present |
| History | Norman Spur completed October 19, 2001 |
| Component highways | |
| Western (Southern) Segment | |
| Length | 25.0 mi[2] (40.2 km) |
| West end |     I-44 / US 70 / US 277 / US 281 near Randlett |
| East end |  I-44 / US 277 / US 281 / SH-36 near Geronimo |
| Eastern (Northern) Segment | |
| Length | 61.4 mi[2] (98.8 km) |
| West end |  I-44 / US 62 / US 277 / US 281 near Lawton |
| Major intersections | |
| East end | I-44 / US 62 / US 277 in Newcastle |
| Norman Spur | |
| Length | 8.2 mi[2] (13.2 km) |
| West end | I-44 near Bridge Creek |
| East end |   US 62 / US 277 / SH-9 / SH-4 near Blanchard |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Highway system | |
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The H. E. Bailey Turnpike is an 86.4-mile (139.0 km) controlled-access toll road in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The route, opened on April 23, 1964, is a four-lane freeway that connects Oklahoma City to Lawton in its northern section and Lawton to Wichita Falls, Texas along its southern section, roughly paralleling U.S. Route 277. The turnpike also includes an 8.2-mile (13.2 km) spur route that leads toward Norman, Oklahoma. Since 1982, it has been signed as a part of Interstate 44, and as such uses its mileposts.[3] Travel along the full length of the toll road costs $5.50 for a two-axle vehicle.