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Historic Route 66
Old US 66 - Statewide Across Oklahoma
H. J . Res. 1029, Okla. Session Laws 1989, pg. 1656; Commission Item 187, 9-5-89.

Designation removed across state April 1, 1985

Route 66
Overhead sign on north Bypass west of Deep Fork Creek
Jct. SH 3 and SH 74 in Oklahoma County Jan 16, 1958.


Dedication & Legislation

Commission
Date
File Reference
Number
Item Action
Number
Description
12/07/1926 1   Original Designation from the Texas State Line near
Texola via Sayre, Clinton, Geary, El Reno, Oklahoma
City, Edmond, Chandler, Bristow, Sapulpa, Tulsa,
Claremore, Vinita and Miami to the Kansas State
Line at Baxter Springs
07/07/1932 2   Relocation in Tulsa
11/20/1935 3   Relocation in Clinton on Choctaw and 10th Streets
03/03/1936 4   Relocation in Oklahoma City on Britton Road and
Western Avenue
03/18/1936 5   Relocation in Oklahoma City on Britton Road,
Western Ave. and Classen Blvd. to 39th Street
03/31/1941 6   Relocation in Clinton, establish Us 66 "City Route" for
east bound traffic
05/05/1947 7   Relocation in El Reno southeast
05/06/1947 8   Relocation in Oklahoma City on Britton Road west to
May Avenue, south on May Avenue to 39th Street
06/04/1951 9 351 SH 67 designation removed from Jct. SH 67 east
to US 75
06/04/1951 10 376 Establish US 66 By-Pass in Tulsa from the east
approach to the 51st Street Bridge, east and
northeast to SH 33
05/08/1951 11 311 SH 33 designation added from SH 67 east to west city
limits of Tulsa
10/01/1951 12 657 Relocation between Sapulpa and Tulsa
05/05/1952 13 178b Relocation in Commerce
03/02/1953 14   Relocation in Oklahoma City on north By-Pass to May
Avenue designate US 66 Business Route on Lincoln
Blvd., 23 rd Street and May Avenue. Remove US 66
Alternate from Britton Road and May Avenue to
North 39th Street.
08/02/1954 15 38b Relocation in Oklahoma City from west of the
Classen Traffic Cirlce southeasterly to 39th Street
and May Avenue.
10/15/1956 17 777 SH 48 designation added from Bristow north
01/21/1957 16 52 SH 6 designation added from Elk City west
01/13/1958 18 16 Relocation between Yukon and Bethany
01/13/1958 19 12 Relocation Tusla County Line northeast toward
Claremore
07/14/1958 20 433 Relocation Sayre south
07/14/1958 21 434 Relocation in Claremore on Catalays Avenue
03/10/1959 22 42 Relocation east of Tulsa to Rogers/Wagoner
County Line
08/03/1959 23 335g Relocation in Clinton & vicinity
11/03/1959 24 441 Relocation in Tulsa and vicinity on Skelly Dr. I-44
04/04/1960 25 112a Relocation in Bristow north to Turner Turnpike
04/04/1960 26 112b Relocation Stroud east to Creek County Line
11/07/1960 27 297 US 69 designation added Commerce east
11/05/1962 28 236a Relocation on I-40 from Hydro to El Reno
09/04/1963 29 233b US 169 designation Removed from US 66
Business in Tulsa
12/02/1963 30 303b Relocation in Foyil
01/06/1964 31 9 US 66 Alternate on SH 73 rejected from Clinton to
Elk City
02/01/1965 32 26a Relocation north of Bristow
06/07/1965 33 122a US 77 designation added from Broadway Expressway
east to Lincoln Blvd.
07/01/1968 34 145 Relocation in Miami on one-way Streets parallel to
Main Street
06/01/1970 35 111a Relocation south of Sayre
01/15/1973 36 10 US 66 Business Route deleted in Tulsa
09/02/1975 37 163 Relocation on I-40 from the Texas State Line
east toward Erick
03/07/1977 38 39b SH 16 designation added in Bristow
03/05/1979 39 35 US 66 Business Route deleted in Oklahoma City
May 1979 40   Relocation in Luther - SAP-55 (239)
06/02/1984 41 93b Relocation east of Lincoln County Line and Depew
04/01/1985 42 63b Designation removed across state




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2005 Memorial Maps

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Spans Of Time - Oklahoma
Historic Highway Bridges




Chronology of Construction History - Dirt Road to Paved Main Street of America


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