Oklahoma State Highway 117
 State Highway 117 | ||||
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 SH-117 in red, SH-117A in blue | ||||
| 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 in Glenpool | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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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
[edit]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 in Glenpool at US-75.
SH-117 is known as Taft Avenue in Creek County, and 121st Street South in Tulsa County.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| County | Location | mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Creek | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH-33 / SH-66 | Western terminus |
| Sapulpa | 1.7 | 2.7 |  US 75 Alt. | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 |  SH-117A | Southern terminus of SH-117A | ||
| Tulsa | Jenks–Glenpool line | 7.4 | 11.9 | US 75 | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Spurs
[edit] State Highway 117A | |
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| Location | Sapulpa, Oklahoma |
| Length | 0.73 mi[1] (1,170 m) |
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
[edit]- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Creek County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Tulsa County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1983 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1990 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Highway 117" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 28, 2012.