Oklahoma State Highway 141

State Highway 141 marker

State Highway 141
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 8.24 mi[1] (13.26 km)
Existed: 1958[2] – present
Major junctions
West end: US-59 south of Sallisaw
East end: US-64 near Gans
Highway system
SH-137SH-142

State Highway 141 is an 8.24 miles (13.26 km)[1] state highway in Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma, USA. It connects U.S. Highway 59 to U.S. Highway 64 and runs through Gans. It has no lettered spur routes.

SH-141 was first added to the state highway system in 1958 as a gravel highway and was gradually paved between then and 1966.

Route description

State Highway 141 begins at US-59 east of Robert S. Kerr Lake, south of Sallisaw. From this terminus, SH-141 proceeds due east for about 3 miles (4.8 km). The highway then turns north for about a half mile (0.3 km) before resuming its easterly course. The highway continues east for about 3 miles (4.8 km) more, passing south of Pine Mountain. The highway then turns northeast to pass through the town of Gans, where it crosses a railroad track. Northeast of town, the road turns to the east once again before coming to an end at US-64.[3]

History

SH-141 first appeared on the 1959 official state map, implying that it was commissioned the previous year. At this time, SH-141 had the same extent as it does today, but was completely gravel, and terminated north of Gans rather than turning back east as it does today.[2] By 1961, the highway had been rerouted to end at its current eastern terminus; the portion of highway east of Gans was also paved at this time.[4] In 1966 the remainder of the highway was paved.[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Sequoyah County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
 0.000.00 US-59Western terminus
 8.2413.26 US-64Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oklahoma Department of Transportation (February 22). Control Section Maps: Sequoyah County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-09-02. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  3. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006.
  4. Oklahoma 1961 Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  5. Oklahoma 1967 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

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