State Highway 156, abbreviated SH-156, is a highway maintained by the
U.S.
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state of
Oklahoma
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. Spanning through the north-central part of the state, it connects the town of
Marland, Oklahoma
Marland is a town in Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census. It was named for Ernest W. Marland, an oilman from nearby Ponca City who later became a governor of Oklahoma.Dianna Everett,Marland, ''Encyc ...
to
US-60/
US-77
U.S. Route 77 (US 77) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway which extends for in the central United States. As of 2005, Its southern terminus is in Brownsville, Texas, at Veteran's International Bridge on the Mexican border, ...
/
US-177 in the north to US-77 in the west. It is the former alignment of US-77.
Route description
Starting at US-77, the highway goes east for until reaching Marland, where it turns northward. later, after crossing from
Noble County into
Kay County
Kay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 43,700. Its county seat is Newkirk, and the largest city is Ponca City.
Kay County comprises the Ponca City micropolitan statistical ar ...
, it ends at US-60/US-77/US-177 west of
Ponca City
Ponca City () is a city in Kay County, Oklahoma, Kay County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The city was named after the Ponca tribe. Ponca City had a population of 24,424 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 25,387 at the tim ...
.
SH-156 is designated as the
101 Ranch Memorial Road.
A historical marker to the ranch is located along the highway.
History
The entirety of SH-156 was once part of US-77. US-77 was realigned and SH-156 was assigned to the old alignment on March 1, 1965.
On July 14, 1969, US-60/US-77/US-177 was realigned at SH-156's north end, necessitating a slight extension northward.
No further changes have taken place since 1969.
Junction list
References
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External links
SH-156 at OKHighways
156
Year 156 ( CLVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silvanus and Augurinus (or, less frequently, year 909 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 156 for thi ...
U.S. Route 77
Transportation in Noble County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Kay County, Oklahoma