Turner Turnpike

Turner Turnpike
Turner Turnpike
	Turner Turnpike highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Length	86.5 mi (139.2 km)
Existed	May 16, 1953–present
Component; highways	; I-44 Toll entire length
Major junctions
West end	; I-35 / I-44 / I-344 Toll / Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City
	; I-335 Toll / Kickapoo Turnpike in Luther; SH-18 in Chandler; US 377 / SH-99 in Stroud; SH-48 in Bristow; Creek Turnpike in Sapulpa;
East end	I-44 / SH-66 near Tulsa
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Oklahoma, Lincoln, Creek
Highway system
	Oklahoma State Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Turnpikes;

The Turner Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May 1953, it is the oldest of the state's twelve turnpikes.^[1] The route is signed as Interstate 44 for its entire length, but was constructed prior to its designation as such. The Turner Turnpike was named after Governor Roy J. Turner, who pushed for efforts to build this toll road to connect the state's two largest cities.

^ ^a ^b Everett, Dianna, Turnpikes and Toll Bridges Archived July 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 17, 2010).
^ PIKEPASS History Archived April 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pikepass.com (accessed June 17, 2010).

[turnpikepedia-1] Everett, Dianna, Turnpikes and Toll Bridges Archived July 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (accessed June 17, 2010).

[pikepass-2] PIKEPASS History Archived April 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Pikepass.com (accessed June 17, 2010).

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