State Highway 162 (SH-162/OK-162) is a 1.32-mile-long (2.12 km)[1] (2.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that provides access from US-62/US-64/SH-16 to the town of Taft. The highway lies entirely within Muskogee County. Serving as a spur route itself, the highway has no letter-suffixed spur routes of its own.
State Highway 162 | ||||
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 SH-162 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 1.32 mi[1] (2.12 km) | |||
| Existed | ca. 1967–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |    US 62 / US 64 / SH-16 west of Muskogee | |||
| North end | Old Taft Road in Taft | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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Route description edit
SH-162 begins at the US-62/64/SH-16 expressway south of Taft, then proceeds due north for 1.32 miles (2.12 km), ending on the western edge of town.[1] The route's northern terminus is at Old Taft Road,[2] the old alignment of US-62/64.[3]
History edit
From the routes' establishment into the mid-1960s, US-62 and US-64 passed through Taft along what is now Old Taft Road en route to the county seat of Muskogee.[3] On July 10, 1967, however, the state shifted the routes onto the present-day expressway south of town.[4] SH-162 was created around the same time, allowing Taft to remain connected to the state highway system. The change to US-62/64/SH-16's alignment was not reflected on the official state highway map until the 1969 edition; this was also the first edition of the state highway map to show SH-162.[5]
Junction list edit
The entire route is in Muskogee County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 62 / US 64 / SH-16 | Southern terminus | |
| Taft | 1.32 | 2.12 | Old Taft Road[2] | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Muskogee County. ODOT 2006 Control Section Maps. URL accessed September 20, 2006.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 45. § 10A.
- ^ a b Oklahoma 1966 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - US-62". Retrieved November 14, 2011.
- ^ Oklahoma 1969 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved November 15, 2011.