State Highway 76 marker

State Highway 76

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length110.6 mi[1] (178.0 km)
Major junctions
South endSouth of Leon
Major intersections
North end SH-37 north of Newcastle
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
← US 75→ US 77

State Highway 76, abbreviated as SH-76, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is 110.6 miles (178.0 km) long. It runs north–south through central Oklahoma, beginning at Jimtown Road just north of the Red River and ending north of Newcastle at SH-37. It has no lettered spur routes.

Route description

SH-76 begins north of the Texas border in Love County, south of Leon. After passing through that town, it has its first highway intersection, with State Highway 32. It continues northward from there for 15 miles (24.1 km) to Wilson. SH-76 runs along that town's main street, while SH-70A provides an eastern bypass. West of Wilson, SH-76 has a two-mile (3 km) concurrency with US-70, after which it splits off and runs through Healdton. It then has a three-mile (5 km) concurrency with SH-53 and then meets SH-7 at Ratliff City.

Four miles north of Ratliff City, SH-76 overlaps for five miles (8 km) with SH-29, before splitting off to the north to SH-19, which it overlaps with through Lindsay. Fifteen miles north of here, it has a four-way-stop controlled intersection with SH-39 west of Dibble. It continues north from there to have a brief concurrency with US-62/277 through Blanchard. SH-76 then has an interchange with the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur, and then meets the western terminus of State Highway 130 west of Newcastle. It then passes under Interstate 44 (but does not have an interchange with it) and ends at SH-37.

History

SH-76 first appeared on the 1932 state highway map, originally running from US-70 south of Healdton to SH-22 (now SH-7) at Ratliff City.[2] Between May 1936 and April 1937, the highway was extended northward, all the way to the intersection with US-62/277 southwest of Blanchard.[3] In 1947 or 1948, the route was extended southward through Wilson to end at the Carter/Love county line.[4] SH-76 was extended further south in 1955 or 1956, bringing to SH-32;[5] by 1957 it had its current southern terminus.[6] By 1957 had also been extended northward to its present northern terminus at SH-37.[6]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
LoveLeon0.00.0Jimtown RoadSouthern terminus
​5.69.0 SH-32
CarterWilson21.033.8 SH-70ASouthern terminus of SH-70A
22.335.9 US 70Eastern end of US-70 concurrency
Healdton24.839.9 US 70Western end of US-70 concurrency
​34.655.7 SH-53Southern end of SH-53 concurrency
Fox37.760.7 SH-53Northern end of SH-53 concurrency
Ratliff City45.072.4 SH-7
Garvin​57.191.9 SH-29Eastern end of SH-29 concurrency
Stephens​62.4100.4 SH-29Western end of SH-29 concurrency
GarvinLindsay76.2122.6 SH-19Eastern end of SH-19 concurrency
77.2124.2 SH-19Western end of SH-19 concurrency
McClainDibble92.3148.5 SH-39
​96.6155.5 SH-74B
Blanchard98.7158.8 US 62 / US 277 / SH-9Southern end of US-62/US-277/SH-9 concurrency
99.7160.5 US 62 / US 277 / SH-9Northern end of US-62/US-277/SH-9 concurrency
​105.2169.3 H.E. Bailey Turnpike SpurParclo interchange
Newcastle107.6173.2 SH-130Western terminus of SH-130
110.6178.0 SH-37Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Google (February 3, 2013). "Oklahoma State Highway 76" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  2. ↑ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (June 1932 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways.
  3. ↑ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1937 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways.
  4. ↑ Map of Oklahoma's State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1948 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways.
  5. ↑ Oklahoma's Highways 1956 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways.
  6. 1 2 Oklahoma's Highways 1957 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways.
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