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Highway Review:
OK 99 is one of Oklahoma's longest state highways; to be more precise, it is the fourth longest state highway in Oklahoma, and the longest north-south highway. Spanning over 240 miles, it stretches from the Texas State Line to the Kansas State Line. Not only that, but after entering Kansas, the highway is KS 99 from the Kansas State Line to the Nebraska State Line, and after entering Nebraska, the highway becomes NE 99 from the Nebraska State Line to just north of Burchard, NE, a distance of about 14 miles in the home of the Cornhuskers. So State Highway 99 is a 3-state state highway lasting several hundred miles.

OK 99 enters the state duplexed with U.S. 377, and that is the case for its first 140 miles until its junction at Interstate 44. Until then, U.S. 377 and OK 99 head through Madill, Tishomingo, Ada, and Seminole. After leaving U.S. 377 behind with no fanfare in Stroud, OK 99 heads north to OK 33 just east of Cushing, where it then heads to the east duplexed with OK 33 for four miles through the hilly town of Drumright. A truck bypass is available to bypass Drumright, Truck 33. OK 99 heads back to the north at the same intersection as the western terminus of OK 16 is located on the east side of Drumright. OK 99 then heads towards Hallett Speedway, a favorite speedway of my late father's. Hallett Speedway is located just south of U.S. 412/Cimarron Turnpike. Five miles north of the turnpike, OK 99 takes another turn to the east, this time duplexed with U.S. 64. In the town of Cleveland, OK 99 heads north on its own and enters Osage County and the Osage Indian Reservation, where it spends its last 54 miles in Oklahoma. In Osage County, OK 99 has duplexes with OK 11 and U.S. 60, and intersects OK 10 at its western terminus ten miles south of the state line. The highway then enters Kansas and becomes KS 99, and the highway will once again stretch from state line to state line.

Highway Information:
Distance: 241.2 miles
Counties traveled through: Marshall, Johnston, Ponotoc, Seminole, Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Payne, Creek, Pawnee, Osage
Highway intersections: OK 32 (Mile 9.3), OK 99C (Mile 14.3), U.S. 70 (Mile 16.1), U.S. 70 (Mile 16.6), OK 22 (Mile 29.3), OK 22 (Mile 30.4), OK 7 (Mile 39.0), OK 7 (Mile 39.9), OK 99A (Mile 57.6), OK 3 (Mile 65.7), OK 3 (Mile 68.3), OK 1 (Mile 71.0), OK 1 (Mile 72.0), OK 39/56 (Mile 82.8), OK 59 (Mile 97.3), OK 59 (Mile 100.0), U.S. 270 (Mile 102.5), OK 9 (Mile 104.1), OK 99A (Mile 111.1), Interstate 40 (Mile 113.5), U.S. 62 (Mile 121.0), OK 66 (Mile 139.7), Interstate 44/U.S. 377 (Mile 140.1), OK 33 (Mile 156.3), Truck 33 (Mile 158.2), OK 16/33 (Mile 160.0), OK 51 (Mile 169.3), U.S. 412/Cimarron Turnpike (Mile 176.5), U.S. 64 (Mile 181.1), U.S. 64 (Mile 187.3), OK 20 (Mile 197.1), OK 11 (Mile 211.9), U.S. 60/OK 11 (Mile 216.3), U.S. 60 (Mile 221.3), OK 10 (Mile 231.4)
Highway duplexes: U.S. 377 (Miles 0.0-140.1, 140.1 miles), U.S. 70 (Miles 16.1-16.6, 0.5 mile), OK 22 (Miles 29.3-30.4, 1.1 miles), OK 7 (Miles 39.0-39.9, 0.9 mile), OK 3 (Miles 65.7-68.3, 2.6 miles), OK 1 (Miles 71.0-72.0, 1.0 mile), OK 59 (Miles 97.3-100.0, 2.7 miles), OK 33 (Miles 156.3-160.0, 3.7 miles), U.S. 64 (Miles 181.1-187.3, 6.2 miles), OK 11 (Miles 211.9-216.3, 4.4 miles), U.S. 60 (Miles 216.3-221.3, 5.0 miles)

SOUTHERN TERMINUS
Texas State Line, continues as U.S. 377

	U.S. 377/OK 99 South as the highways cross the Red River and Lake Texoma. There is no "END" sign at this terminus. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377 (South) assurance shield as the highway enters Texas. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	"Welcome to Texas" sign on U.S. 377 South. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	"Welcome to Oklahoma" sign on U.S. 377/OK 99 North. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North assurance shields just north of the state line. OK 32 is nine miles ahead. (Photo taken 5/28/04)

OTHER HIGHWAY PICTURES

	U.S. 377/OK 99 North* at OK 32.* (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 South* at OK 99C South.* (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377 is signed as an east-west route in the Madill area, including this shield assembly on U.S. 377/OK 99 South just south of U.S. 70. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North* at U.S. 70 in Madill.* (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 70 West/U.S. 377/OK 99 North at U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 199 East. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 22 East assurance shields near Tishomingo. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 22 East at U.S. 377/OK 99 North. OK 78 South begins at this stoplight and duplexes with OK 22 for three miles. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 South* at OK 99A East.* (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North* at OK 3 East.* (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North at U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 3 West. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 3 West at Stonecipher Blvd. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North/OK 3 West at U.S. 377/OK 99 North - Ada/McAlester. (Photo taken 5/28/04)
	U.S. 377/OK 99 North* at OK 39 West/OK 56 North.* (Photo taken 5/31/04)
	OK 33 West/OK 99 South at OK 99 South east of Cushing. This is the western end of this four-mile duplex. (Photo taken 1/4/03)
	OK 33 East/OK 99 North at Truck 33 in Drumright. Truck 33 bypasses the town of Drumright, which has several steep hills near its business district. (Photo taken 1/4/03)
	OK 33 East/OK 99 North at OK 16 East/OK 99 North east of Drumright. This intersection marks the western terminus of OK 16. At one time, OK 99 was routed along today's Truck 33, and OK 99B existed between here and what was then OK 99 (once again, today's Truck 33). (Photo taken 1/4/03)
	OK 99 North at Truck 33. (Photo taken 1/4/03)
	U.S. 60 East/OK 99 North shields just north of U.S. 60/OK 11 West near Pawhuska. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	U.S. 60 East/OK 99 North at U.S. 60 East. This ends this five-mile long duplex. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	OK 99 North at OK 10 East. OK 10 runs from here east to almost the Missouri State Line, then turns to the south and eventually ends at Interstate 40. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	OK 99 South at OK 10 East. OK 10, like OK 99, is in the top ten of longest Oklahoma state highways. OK 10 is 6th at 235.5 miles. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	OK 99 North as it prepares to cross Pond Creek. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	OK 99 North at the Caney River bridge. The Kansas State Line is two miles to the north of this bridge. (Photo taken 2/14/03)

NORTHERN TERMINUS
Kansas State Line, continues as K-99

	Welcome to Kansas sign along OK 99 North. Like most state highways that have a terminus at a state line, there is no end sign at this terminus. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	"Leaving Kansas: Come Again" sign along K-99 South. There is also no end sign for K-99. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	"Welcome to Oklahoma" sign on OK 99 South. The green sign on the left is the Osage County sign. Yes, Osage County is the largest of Oklahoma's 77 counties, but is one of its most desolate. (Photo taken 2/14/03)
	First OK 99 South assurance shield after crossing the state line. OK 99 will intersect OK 10 East in about ten miles, and will intersect U.S. 60 in 20 miles. (Photo taken 2/14/03)