State Highway 55 is a
state highway
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in western
Oklahoma
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. It runs for
from
Carter, Oklahoma
Carter is a town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 183 at the time of the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Carter is located at the int ...
to the unincorporated community of
Lake Valley. It has no lettered spur routes.
Route description
SH-55 begins at
State Highway 34 in Carter, in eastern
Beckham Co. It heads east for six miles (10 km), where it meets
State Highway 6 and
overlap
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* Ove ...
s it to the south. After running along the Beckham/
Washita Co. line, it splits off to the east near
Retrop. It then meets
State Highway 44 in
Sentinel
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Places Mountains
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* Sentinel Dome, a naturally occurring granit ...
. Seven miles later it meets
US-183 in
Rocky
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. It then terminates at
State Highway 54 in Lake Valley.
Junction list
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References
External links
SH-55 at OKHighways
055
Transportation in Beckham County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Washita County, Oklahoma