Oklahoma State Highway 127

State Highway 127
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	13.08 mi[1] (21.05 km)
Existed:	c. 1958 – present
Major junctions
West end:	US-59 / SH-10 / SH-20 in Jay
East end:	US-59 / SH-10 north of Jay
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Interstate U.S. Turnpikes ← SH-125 SH-128 →

State Highway 127 (SH-127) is a state highway in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It runs from US-59/SH-10/SH-20 in Jay, through the community of Zena, and ends at US-59/SH-10 north of Jay. Its total length is 13.08 miles (21.05 km)^[1] It has no lettered spur routes.

SH-127 was established as a state highway in the late 1950s. Initially, it was an all-gravel route. By the mid-1970s, the highway had been upgraded to a paved road.

Route description

SH-127 begins in downtown Jay at the intersection of South Main Street (US-59/SH-10/SH-20) and South 5th Street. From this point, SH-127 eastbound proceeds north along South 5th Street to Cherokee Street, where it turns west. It turns back to the north along North 14th Street, which it follows out of Jay.^[2] Eastbound SH-127 then turns northwest, passing through a landform known as Muskrat Hollow. The highway then turns to the north, emerging into Courthouse Prairie. It makes a sharp turn to the east, and then to the north, before reaching Zena. It heads generally east from Zena, with four sharp curves between the unincorporated place and the highway's eastern terminus. SH-127 ends at US-59/SH-10 between Jay and Grove.^[3] While SH-127 is just over 13 miles (21 km) long, the distance between its two termini along US-59/SH-10 is only 5.6 miles (9.0 km).^[1][4]

History

SH-127 first appears on the state highway map of 1959, following the same general route as it does today, although it was a gravel highway rather than being paved.^[5] The first section of the highway to be upgraded was the section between Zena and the eastern terminus; this segment was paved by 1967.^[6] The remainder of the route was paved by 1975, resulting in its present-day configuration.^[7]

Junction list

The entire route is in Delaware County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Jay	0.00	0.00	US-59 / SH-10 / SH-20	Northern terminus
	13.08	21.05	US-59 / SH-10	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010-01-01). Control Section Maps: Delaware County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
2. Google (December 30, 2012). "Oklahoma State Highway 127" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
3. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 27.
4. Google (December 30, 2012). "Distance between Jay and the eastern terminus of SH-127" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
5. 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
6. Oklahoma 1967 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
7. Official State Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (1975 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved December 30, 2012.

External links

• SH-127 at OKHighways

Route map: Bing / Google