U.S. Route 60 in Oklahoma

U.S. Highway 60 marker
U.S. Highway 60
Map
US-60 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length352.39 mi[1] (567.12 km)
ExistedMay 29, 1930[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 60 at the Texas state line (concurrent with SH-51)
Major intersections
East end US 60 at the Missouri state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountiesEllis, Dewey, Major, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Delaware, Ottawa
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
SH-59 US 62

U.S. Route 60 (US-60) is a transcontinental U.S. highway extending from near Brenda, Arizona to Virginia Beach, Virginia on the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, 352.39 miles (567.12 km) of the route lies within the state of Oklahoma. The highway crosses into the state from Texas west of Arnett and serves many towns and cities in the northern part of the state, including Arnett, Seiling, Fairview, Enid, Ponca City, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, and Vinita. US-60 exits Oklahoma near Seneca, Missouri. In Oklahoma, US-60 has three business routes, serving Tonkawa, Ponca City, and Seneca. The first 60.2 miles (96.9 km) of the route, from the Texas line to Seiling, is also designated as State Highway 51 (SH-51).

US-60, as originally designated, did not enter Oklahoma. Instead, it ended in Springfield, Missouri, continuing east from there. AASHO approved an extension of US-60 on May 29, 1930, which extended it west through Oklahoma to Amarillo, Texas. US-60's extension displaced US-164 in its entirety; that designation was then retired.

  1. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "State Highway System: Log of U.S. Highway 60" (PDF). Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 25-hwys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).