Oklahoma State Highway 141
 State Highway 141 | ||||
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 SH-141 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 8.24 mi[2] (13.26 km) | |||
| Existed | 1958[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 59 south of Sallisaw | |||
| East end |  US 64 near Gans | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 141 (SH-141) is an 8.24-mile-long (13.26 km)[2] state highway in Sequoyah Co., Oklahoma, USA. It connects U.S. Route 59 (US-59) to US-64 and runs through Gans. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-141 was first added to the state highway system in 1958 as a gravel highway and was gradually paved between then and 1966.
Route description
[edit]State Highway 141 begins at US-59 east of Robert S. Kerr Lake, south of Sallisaw. From this terminus, SH-141 proceeds due east for about 3 miles (4.8 km). The highway then turns north for about a half mile (0.3 km) before resuming its easterly course. The highway continues east for about 3 miles (4.8 km) more, passing south of Pine Mountain. The highway then turns northeast to pass through the town of Gans, where it crosses a railroad track. Northeast of town, the road turns to the east once again before coming to an end at US-64.[3]
History
[edit]SH-141 first appeared on the 1959 official state map, implying that it was commissioned the previous year. At this time, SH-141 had the same extent as it does today, but was completely gravel, and terminated north of Gans rather than turning back east as it does today.[1] By 1961, the highway had been rerouted to end at its current eastern terminus; the portion of highway east of Gans was also paved at this time.[4] In 1966 the remainder of the highway was paved.[5]
Junction list
[edit]The entire route is in Sequoyah County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 59 | Western terminus | |
| | 8.24 | 13.26 | US 64 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Control Section Maps: Sequoyah County (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006.
- ^ Oklahoma 1961 Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
- ^ Oklahoma 1967 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-09-03.