State Highway 82, abbreviated to SH-82 or OK-82, is a

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. It runs for north–south during its southern segment; and north–south during its northern segment.

Route description

Southern section

The southern SH-82 begins at SH-1 and SH-63 in

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west of Talihina. It then heads north from there, entering Latimer County and running along the west side of

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. Near

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, it shares a brief

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US-270. North of there, it runs east of the Sansbois Mountains, meeting SH-31 at Lequire. From there, SH-82 continues north until the southern section ends at a junction with SH-9 in Stigler.

Northern section

The northern SH-82 begins at

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exit 297 just south of Vian. In Vian, SH-82 meets US-64. Six miles north of Vian, SH-82 runs through

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before meeting SH-100 and forming a concurrency with it on the east shore of

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. After splitting from SH-100, SH-82 heads through

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before forming another concurrency, this time with US-62 and SH-10. The highways then enter

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, where SH-82 splits off from the other two routes. SH-82 runs through downtown Tahlequah before meeting SH-51 SPUR in the northwestern part of the city. SH-82 turns northwest, running through

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and Peggs. It has an interchange with the

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south of Locust Grove. In Locust Grove, it meets Alternate U.S. Highway 412. It then heads towards Salina, where it begins a concurrency with SH-20. The two routes split up after running through

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. SH-82 then has a brief concurrency with SH-28 west of Langley. It serves as the western terminus of SH-85 west of

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. SH-82 itself ends north of there at a junction with US-60/ 69 east of Vinita.

SH-82A

State Highway 82A was the sole suffixed highway spur branching from SH-82. It began at SH-82 (3rd Street) in Langley, following Cherokee Street to the east. It then angled northeastward to end at SH-28 near

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. It was long. SH-82A was removed from the state highway system on March 5, 2018.

Junction list

Southern section

Northern section

References

External links

Southern SH-82 at OKHighways

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