U.S. Route 169
U.S. Numbered Highway in the central United States
U.S. Route 169 (US 169) is a north-south U.S highway that currently runs for 966 miles (1,555 km) from the city of Virginia, Minnesota, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, at Memorial Drive.
Route description
Oklahoma
US 169 is a major north–south highway spanning 75.1 miles (120.9 km) in Oklahoma. The southern terminus for US 169 is Memorial Drive. The highway connects Tulsa, Oklahoma to the south with the Kansas state border to the north at South Coffeyville, Oklahoma. US 169 travels through Tulsa, Rogers, and Nowata counties.
US 169 has undergone several widening projects that have brought US 169 to freeway and expressway standards. The highway is mostly two lanes between Talala, Oklahoma, and South Coffeyville, except for several four-lane segments except for a short four-lane portion north of Nowata, Oklahoma, which ends at State Highway 28.
An Alternate US 169 passes through Nowata following the original path of US 169. The alternate route begins at the intersection of Choctaw Avenue and reconnects with US 169 south of Nowata at its intersection with Maple Street.
In January 2005, Oklahoma Department of Transportation began a $16.8 million widening project on a mile-long stretch of US 169 (officially named 'Pearl Harbor Memorial Expressway', although this name is rarely used by Tulsans) from Interstate 244 (I-244) to I-44.
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