Oklahoma State Highway 79
 State Highway 79 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 4.43 mi[1] (7.13 km) | |||
| Existed | ca. 1938[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  SH 79 at the Texas state line | |||
| North end |  US 70 west of Waurika | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 79 (abbreviated SH-79 or OK-79) is a state highway in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. It runs for 4.43 miles (7.13 km) as a continuation of Texas State Highway 79 to U.S. Highway 70 on the outskirts of Waurika. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-79 was first commissioned in 1938, and has had the same route since then.
Route description
[edit]Oklahoma's State Highway 79 begins where Texas's State Highway 79 crosses over the Red River from Clay County, Texas into Jefferson County, Oklahoma. Beginning in 1939, a multiple-span pony truss bridge carried the highway across the river. This bridge was replaced by a new bridge in 2018. [3] Upon reaching the shore, the highway continues on a northeast trajectory, rising out of the Red River valley.[4] The highway then comes to an end at US-70 on the southwest outskirts of Waurika.[1]
History
[edit]State Highway 79 is first shown on the April 1939 state highway map. It has the same extent on that map as it does today, although it had a dirt surface.[2] By 1941, the whole route had been upgraded to asphalt.[5]
Junction list
[edit]The entire route is in Jefferson County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Red River | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SH 79 south | Continuation into Texas | |
| Waurika | 4.43 | 7.13 | US 70 – Grandfield, Waurika | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Jefferson. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ a b Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1939 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
- ^ Halsey, Torin. "Highway 79 Bridge Work at Red River". Times Record News. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 61.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-17.