 State Highway 5 | ||||
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| OK 5; mainline in red, spur routes in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 20.42 mi (32.86 km) | |||
| West end |  US 62 in Gould | |||
| East end |  SH-6 in Eldorado | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 98.2 mi (158.0 km) | |||
| West end |  US 283 south of Altus | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  US 70 in Waurika | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 5 (SH-5 or OK-5) is the name assigned to two distinct state highways in the U.S state of Oklahoma. One runs for 20.42 miles (32.86 km) through extreme southwestern Oklahoma, passing through Harmon and Jackson Counties. The other is 98.2 miles (158.0 km) long and runs through southwest Oklahoma, connecting US-283 south of Altus to US-70 at Waurika.
Route description
Western section
The western SH-5 begins at U.S. Highway 62 in Gould, Oklahoma and runs south until just past Lincoln, where it turns east. It then ends at State Highway 6 in Eldorado, just seven miles (11 km) north of the Texas border.
The western SH-5 was once known as SH-90.
Both the now-separate western and eastern sections of SH-5 were formerly part of a continuous SH-5 across Southwest Oklahoma. From 1958 to 1969, SH-5 continued east from Eldorado over an unpaved roadway to a junction with US-283 east of Elmer, and then turned north on a route shared with US-283 to the current west terminus of the eastern SH-5 at its junction with US-283 south of Altus and west of Tipton and continued east over the current eastern SH-5. The former Eldorado to Elmer section of SH-5 was removed from the state highway system in 1969 and continues in use as a county road under the jurisdiction of Jackson County.
Eastern section
The eastern SH-5 starts between Altus and Elmer at US-283. It heads east from here to Tipton, where it turn south and SH-5C splits off. South of Tipton, SH-5 turns east again to intersect U.S. Highway 183 in Frederick. 19 miles (30.5 km) later, it has a two-mile (3.2 km) concurrency with State Highway 36. The highway splits off to the east from here, sharing a three-mile (4.8 km) concurrency with US-277/281 and an interchange with Interstate 44 (which is also the Walters toll plaza of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike).
Five miles (8 km) east of where this three-route concurrency breaks up, SH-5 turns south in Walters, with the mainline being taken over by State Highway 53. SH-5 heads east again toward Temple, where it has a brief concurrency with State Highway 65, and then turns southeast to pass through Hastings before ending at US-70 in Waurika.
Spurs
SH-5 has three lettered spur routes.
- SH-5A connects SH-5 south of Walters to US-277/281 south of Cookietown.
- SH-5B does not connect directly with SH-5. It runs from SH-5A south to US-70 at Taylor.
- SH-5C runs from SH-5 at Tipton to US-183 in Manitou.
Junction list
Western section
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Harmon | Gould | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 62 | Western terminus |
| Jackson | Eldorado | 20.42 | 32.86 | SH-6 | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Eastern section
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 283 | Western terminus |
| Tillman | Tipton | 11.5 | 18.5 |  SH-5C | Western terminus of SH-5C |
| Frederick | 25.9 | 41.7 |  US 183 | ||
| | 34.2 | 55.0 |  SH-54 | Northern terminus of SH-54 | |
| | 45.1 | 72.6 |  SH-36 | Northern end of SH-36 concurrency | |
| | 46.8 | 75.3 | SH-36 | Southern end of SH-36 concurrency | |
| Cotton | | 60.2 | 96.9 |   US 277 / US 281 | Western end of US-277 / US-281 concurrency |
| | 62.6 | 100.7 |   I-44 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike | I-44 exit 20 | |
| | 63.1 | 101.5 | US 277 / US 281 | Eastern end of US-277 / US-281 concurrency | |
| Walters | 68.1 | 109.6 |  SH-53 | Western terminus of SH-53 | |
| | 74.1 | 119.3 |  SH-5A | Eastern terminus of SH-5A | |
| Temple | 78.1 | 125.7 |  SH-65 | Western end of SH-65 concurrency | |
| 78.6 | 126.5 | SH-65 | Eastern end of SH-65 concurrency | ||
| Jefferson | Waurika | 98.2 | 158.0 | US 70 | Eastern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Harmon County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Jackson County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Highway 5" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 1, 2012.