The L.L. Tisdale Parkway is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) freeway that runs through northwest Tulsa. The highway is named in honor of local Tulsa pastor, Rev. L.L. Tisdale. The parkway was originally known as the Osage Expressway, as part of a cancelled freeway project to Pawhuska, the capitol of the Osage Nation.
L.L. Tisdale Parkway | |
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 L.L. Tisdale Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
| Existed | 1986[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |      I-244 / US 64 / US 75 / US 412 / SH-51 in Tulsa |
| North end | Gilcrease Expressway / 36th Street North in Tulsa |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Tulsa, Osage |
| Highway system | |
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Route description
editThe expressway begins as a limited access highway at an interchange with I-244/US 64/US 75/US 412 just outside Downtown Tulsa. The freeway runs north weaving into Osage County before returning to Tulsa County in Tulsa. The expressway becomes a surface street just north of the Gilcrease Expressway before ending at West 36th Street North in Northern Tulsa. It is the Osage Nation's only expressway.
History
editPlans for the expressway were almost abandoned in 1983 by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation due to lack of funding and other roads needing the funds.[2] The highway was later funded entirely by the residents of Tulsa.[3] Construction began on the Osage Expressway in 1986 and was completed in 1993, running from Interstate 244 to Apache Street. The expressway was extended further north in 1995 to 36th Street North, with construction finishing in 1997.[1] With the northern extension, the Osage Expressway was renamed L.L. Tisdale Parkway in honor of the Reverend L.L. Tisdale.
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Tulsa. All exits are unnumbered.
| County | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0.00 | 0.00 |  I-244 west / US 64 / SH-51 (Red Fork Expressway) – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma City | Red Fork Expwy. continues south beyond southern terminus | |
 US 64 / SH-51 west (US-412 west) – Sand Springs | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
 I-244 / US 412 east (Crosstown Expressway) – Downtown | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Fairview Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Tulsa–Osage county line | 0.9 | 1.4 | Pine Street – Gilcrease Museum | ||
| Osage | 1.8 | 2.9 | Apache Street | ||
| Tulsa | 2.9 | 4.7 | Gilcrease Expressway – Tulsa Botanic Garden | North end of freeway | |
| 3.2 | 5.1 | 36th Street North | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Killman, Curt (June 10, 1997). "Mayor Unveils New Tisdale Parkway". Tulsa World. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
- ^ "Tulsa mulls bond issue for troubled expressway". News OK. January 27, 1983. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Nicole (October 4, 1995). "Osage Expressway Expansion to Begin". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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