State Highway 28 (abbreviated SH-28) is a

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. It runs in an irregular west-to-east pattern through

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, Rogers,

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and

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counties. There is one letter-suffixed spur highway branching from SH-28, SH-28A.

Route description

SH-28 begins at US-169 just south of

. From there it travels east-to-south, passing the community of Childers, to a junction with US-60. Crossing US-60, SH-28 runs due south to New Alluwe, then south and east to Chelsea, where it intersects SH-66. From Chelsea, it is straight south to the junction with SH-28A, where SH-28 turns due east, intersects with

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after , and farther crosses US-69 at Adair. Upon leaving Adair, SH-28 runs mainly east, to

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, then follows the arc of the

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to the SH-82 junction outside of Langley. SH-28 crosses SH-82, then passes through Langley before crossing the Neosho River over

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into the town of

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. SH-28 then travels east to south to its terminus at SH-20, west of

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SH-28A

SH-28A is SH-28's only spur, lying entirely in

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. It runs west-to-east connecting SH-66 in Foyil with SH-28.

Junction list

References

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External links

SH-28 at OKHighways
028 Transportation in Nowata County, Oklahoma Transportation in Rogers County, Oklahoma Transportation in Mayes County, Oklahoma Transportation in Delaware County, Oklahoma