State Highway 54 (abbreviated SH-54 or OK-54) is a
state highway
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in western Oklahoma. Running north–south, it exists in two parts, which lie at approximately the same
longitude
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. The southern section's length is ,
while the northern section runs for , for a combined length of . The northern section has two lettered spur routes.
Route descriptions
Southern section
The southern section of State Highway 54 runs for just under ,
entirely within
Tillman County
Tillman County is a county located in the southwestern part of Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,968. The county seat is Frederick.
History
The Medicine Lodge Treaty of 1867 established a reservation in the ...
. The highway begins at
US-70
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and runs north. Midway through the route's extent, it passes through the town of
Hollister, where it crosses a railroad track. The highway terminates at
SH-5 east of
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
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.
Northern section
The northern section of SH-54 runs for 85.5 miles (137.6 km). It begins at
US-62 east of
Snyder in
Kiowa County. From this point, it heads due northward to pass the western terminus of
State Highway 49. For through
Cooperton it
overlap
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s
State Highway 19. Continuing northward, it crosses over Rainy Mountain Creek.
It then intersects
State Highway 9 and its business loop near
Gotebo. The highway then bridges the
Washita River
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Geogra ...
into
Washita County.
At
Lake Valley, SH-54 serves as the eastern terminus of
State Highway 55. It then meets
State Highway 152 east of
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and turns eastward to overlap it for . After splitting off, SH-54 heads northward, producing two spur routes to
Corn
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and
Colony
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.
The highway next enters
Custer County, where it has an interchange with
Interstate 40
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at exit 80. It then runs along the western limit of
Weatherford and continues north to end at
State Highway 33 east of
Thomas
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.
History
The northern section of State Highway 54 was first commissioned on April 14, 1941.
The original path of the highway began at
US-277 in
Cyril
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and proceeded west, intersecting
US-62 in
Apache
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. The highway then turned north, paralleling the
Caddo
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The Caddo Confederacy was a network of Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, who ...
–Kiowa county line, then turning east along
SH-41. The highway turned north, meeting
US-66 near
Hydro
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, then following US-66 west through Weatherford. On the west side of Weatherford, the highway turned north along its current alignment.
SH-54 saw a substantial realignment on October 16, 1945, when it was shifted to the west onto its present alignment from US-62 southeast of Snyder to Weatherford, and on November 5 of that year, the old alignment of the highway was transferred to
SH-58. Since then, only maintenance and minor realignment projects have occurred along its length.
The southern section was established in its entirety on October 15, 1956.
It has never been connected to the northern SH-54.
Junction list
Southern section
Northern section
Spur routes
SH-54 has two lettered spur routes, both of which branch off the northern section of SH-54. Both were once part of the now-decommissioned
SH-69
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* G69 Yinchuan–Baise Expressway, G69 Expressway
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* Finnish national road 69
...
.
*SH-54A runs west from SH-54 for
to
Corn
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.
*SH-54B runs east from SH-54 for
to
Colony
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.
References
External links
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Southern section at Roadklahoma
054
Transportation in Tillman County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Washita County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Custer County, Oklahoma
U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma