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.
 State Highway 79 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 4.43 mi[1] (7.13 km) | |||
| Existed | ca. 1938[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SH 79 at the Texas state line | |||
| North end |  US 70 west of Waurika | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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SH-79 was first commissioned in 1938, and has had the same route since then.
Route description
editOklahoma'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
editState 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
editThe 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.