U.S. Highway 62 (Oklahoma)
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US-62 on a map of Oklahoma, highlighted in red
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| Length: | 402.48 mi (647.73 km) | |||
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| West end: |
 US 62 at the Texas state line |
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 US-283 in Altus US-183 in Snyder   I‑44 / US-277 / US-281 in Lawton US-81 in Chickasha   I‑240 / I‑35 / I‑40 in Oklahoma City US-177 in Lincoln County US-377 in Prague  US-75 / US-266 in Henryetta  US-64 / US-69 in Muskogee US-59 in Westville
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| East end: |
 US 62 at the Arkansas state line |
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Oklahoma State Highway System
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In Oklahoma, U.S. Highway 62 runs diagonally across the state, from the Texas state line in far southwestern Oklahoma to the Arkansas state line near Fayetteville. US-62 spends a total of 402.48 miles (647.73 km) in the Sooner State. The highway passes through fifteen of Oklahoma's counties. Along the way the route serves two of Oklahoma's largest cities, Lawton and Oklahoma City, as well as many regionally important cities, like Altus, Chickasha, Muskogee, and Tahlequah. Despite this, US-62 has no lettered spur routes like many other U.S. routes in Oklahoma do.
US-62 has been part of the Oklahoma highway network since 1930. With the advent of the Interstate system, the portion of its route through Oklahoma City was revised several times to adapt to the presence of the new freeways. The present-day route of US-62 includes concurrencies with I-44, I-240, I-35, and I-40.
US-62 enters Oklahoma in Harmon County, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hollis. It then passes through that town, the county seat, where it serves as the southern terminus of State Highway 30. US-62 meets the northern terminus of SH-5 in Gould. The highway passes through unincorporated McQueen 4 miles (6.4 km) and then enters Jackson County. Just east of Duke, the route crosses SH-34. Nine miles (14.5 km) later, US-62 becomes a multilane highway and begins a concurrency with SH-6. The two highways travel together into Altus, where they intersect US-283. SH-6 follows US-283 northward out of town, while US-62 heads east towards Headrick. US-62 runs just north of that town before crossing the North Fork of the Red River onto the Kiowa–Tillman County line.
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