State Highway 131 (SH-131 or OK-131) is a 13.63-mile-long (21.94 km)[2][3] state highway in southeastern Oklahoma. It runs through Coal and Atoka Counties. It has no lettered spur routes.
 State Highway 131 | ||||
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 SH-131 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 13.63 mi[2][3] (21.94 km) | |||
| Existed | 1958[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH-31 near Coalgate | |||
| East end |  US 69 south of Kiowa | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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Route description
editSH-131 begins in Coal County 6 miles (9.7 km)[4] northeast of Coalgate, the county seat. From the terminus at State Highway 31, SH-131 heads northeast towards the unincorporated town of Cairo. North of Phillips Hollow, the route crosses a small stream, an eventual tributary of Coal Creek.[5] The highway then crosses the Coal–Atoka county line.
After entering Atoka County, the highway gradually curves onto an east-northeast course, which continues as it passes through Wardville, another incorporated town 8 miles (13 km)[4] northeast of Cairo. SH-131 then becomes a more easterly route. After bridging North Boggy Creek, the route swings around to the north briefly, before returning to a due east heading. The road then crosses Fivemile Creek.[5] Five miles (8.0 km)[4] east of Wardville, it ends at US-69 south of Kiowa.
History
editState Highway 131 first appeared on the 1959 state road map. When it was originally commissioned, it began at its present-day western terminus near Cairo, but stopped short of the present-day eastern terminus, instead ending in Wardville.[1] SH-131 had these termini for over twenty years. The route was extended to US-69 in 1985.[6] No further changes to the highway have been made since the extension.
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi[2][3] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Coal | | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SH-31 | Western terminus |
| Atoka | | 13.63 | 21.94 |  US-69 | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ a b c 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Coal 15. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ a b c 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Atoka 3. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ a b c Official State Highway Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. pp. 54–55.
- ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1986 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-10-31.