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State Highway 270 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 270, abbreviated as SH-270, is a 14.45-mile-long (23.26 km) state highway in Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties in Oklahoma, United States. It runs on a former alignment of U.S. Route 270 (US-270) between US-62 in Harrah and US-177 north of Shawnee. (US-270 is now concurrent with Interstate 40 through the area.) SH-270 has no lettered spur routes.

Route description

SH-270's western terminus at US-62, January 2008

State Highway 270 begins at US-62 in Harrah, in Oklahoma County. The road runs through town on a southeast course, paralleling a rail line. As it leaves town, the highway gradually curves to the south. SH-270 runs along Harrah Road to S.E. 29th Street, where it makes a hard left, turning to the east.

SH-270 continues east for one mile (1.6 km) until it crosses into Pottawatomie County, where the name of the road changes to Oklahoma Street. SH-270 then enters McLoud, where it has a brief concurrency with SH-102. After leaving McLoud, it then turns back to the southeast, parallel to the same railroad it ran alongside in Harrah. SH-270 turns east upon reaching the small town of Dale. It then crosses over the railroad and the North Canadian River. After passing through Dale, it ends at US-177.

History

Prior to 1979, US-270 ran through Oklahoma City on surface streets. It left the city and ran through Choctaw concurrent with US-62. US-270 split away from US-62 in Harrah, and continued on to Shawnee on what is now SH-270.

On March 5, 1979, US-270 was rerouted to run concurrent with Interstate 40 from south of Calumet in Canadian County through the Oklahoma City metro, exiting the Interstate onto a surface alignment in Shawnee. Presumably, SH-270 was commissioned the same date. The realignment of US-270, with SH-270 on the old alignment between Harrah and Shawnee, appears on the 1979 state map. SH-270 followed the same path in 1979 as it does today.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
OklahomaHarrah0.00.0 US 62Western terminus
PottawatomieMcLoud7.712.4 SH-102Western end of SH-102 concurrency
7.912.7 SH-102Eastern end of SH-102 concurrency
14.423.2 US 177Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Oklahoma County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Pottawatomie County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  3. ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1979 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
  4. ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - US-270". Retrieved January 14, 2009.
  5. ^ Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 43.
  6. ^ Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1978 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
  7. ^ "Oklahoma State Highway 270" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
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