Interstate 44 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ODOT & Oklahoma Turnpike Authority | ||||
Length: | 328.53 mi (528.72 km) | |||
Existed: | 1956 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | I-44 / US 277 / US 281 at the Texas state line | |||
I‑240 in Oklahoma City I‑40 in Oklahoma City I‑235 in Oklahoma City I‑35 in Oklahoma City I‑244 in Tulsa |
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East end: | I-44 at the Missouri state line | |||
Highway system | ||||
Oklahoma State Highway System
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Interstate 440 | |
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Location: | Oklahoma City |
Interstate 44 runs diagonally through the U.S. state of Oklahoma, spanning from the Texas state line near Wichita Falls to the Missouri border near Joplin. It connects three of Oklahoma's largest cities, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton. Most of I-44 in Oklahoma is a toll road. In southwestern Oklahoma, I-44 is the H.E. Bailey Turnpike and follows a north–south direction. From Oklahoma City to Tulsa, I-44 follows the Turner Turnpike. As I-44 leaves Tulsa it becomes the Will Rogers Turnpike to the Missouri border. In the Lawton, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa metro areas, I-44 is toll-free.
I-44 is paralleled by former US-66 (now mostly SH-66) from Oklahoma City to the Missouri state line.
In Oklahoma City, I-44 is also known as the Will Rogers Expressway.
I-44 crosses the Red River near Burkburnett, Texas. It is a freeway until Exit 5, which is the last free exit before the start of the southern section of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. At Exit 30, the tolls end and I-44 becomes a freeway again through Lawton and Fort Sill until Exit 46. The northern section of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike carries I-44 north, serving Chickasha, before ending at U.S. Highway 62 (Exit 107) in Newcastle.