Oklahoma State Highway 117

State Highway 117 marker

State Highway 117
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length: 7.43 mi[1][2] (11.96 km)
Major junctions
West end: SH-33 / SH-66 west of Sapulpa
East end: US-75 north of Glenpool
Highway system
SH-116SH-120

State Highway 117 (abbreviated SH-117) is a state highway in the Tulsa, Oklahoma metropolitan area. The majority of the 7.43-mile (11.96 km) highway is in Creek County, with the easternmost 1.01 miles (1.63 km) in Tulsa County.[1][2] SH-117 has one lettered spur in the city of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.

Route description

SH-117 begins at SH-66 just west of Sapulpa. It briefly runs in an arc curving southeast-to-east before heading seven miles (11 km) east. SH-117 ends two miles (3 km) north of Glenpool at US-75.

SH-117 is known as Taft Avenue in Creek County, and 121st Street South in Tulsa County.

History

SH-117 was extended east along US-75, 71st Street South, and Peoria Avenue in Tulsa to Interstate 44 in 1983, coinciding with the imminent opening of the 71st Street bridge across the Arkansas River.[3] The eastern end was truncated back to its original ending at US-75 before 1990.[4]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
Creek 0.00.0 SH-33 / SH-66Western terminus
Sapulpa1.72.7
US-75 Alt.
2.54.0 SH-117ASouthern terminus of SH-117A
TulsaJenksGlenpool line7.411.9 US-75Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Spurs

State Highway 117A
Location: Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Length: 0.73 mi[1] (1.17 km)

SH-117 has one lettered spur, SH-117A, which connects SH-117 to SH-66 along Mission Street in Sapulpa. It is 0.73 miles (1.17 km) long and lies entirely within Sapulpa city limits and Creek County.

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 3 Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010-01-01). Control Section Maps: Creek County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010-01-01). Control Section Maps: Tulsa County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1983 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  4. Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1990 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
  5. Google (November 28, 2012). "Oklahoma State Highway 117" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
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