Oklahoma State Highway 84
 State Highway 84 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 9.85 mi[1][2] (15.85 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
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| South end |  SH-9 in Dustin | |||
| North end |  US 75 in Weleetka | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 84 (SH-84) is a short state highway in Okfuskee and Hughes Counties in Oklahoma. It begins at State Highway 9 in Dustin and runs northwest to end at U.S. Highway 75 near Weleetka. It passes through Hughes County for 1.34 miles (2.16 km)[1] and Okfuskee County for 8.51 miles (13.70 km),[2] for a total length of 9.85 miles (15.85 km). It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-84 was first established in 1940 and originally did not incorporate any of its present-day extent into its route. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s the route was expanded north, but in 1968 it was truncated to its current length.
Route description
[edit]State Highway 84 begins in Dustin at SH-9. From its terminus, SH-84 heads north along Broadway Avenue.[3] As the highway heads out of town, it turns to the northwest, and then to the north, eventually resuming a due-north course shortly before crossing the Hughes–Okfuskee County line.[4]
In Okfuskee County, SH-84 crosses the North Canadian River. North of the crossing, the highway turns northwest to remain in the river valley. It then bridges Bad Creek, a tributary of the North Canadian, just upstream of its mouth. At this point, the route turns to the west, paralleling the North Canadian. The highway has a level crossing with a railroad east of Weleetka. SH-84 follows alongside the railroad until reaching its terminus at US-75 on the eastern outskirts of town.[4]
History
[edit]SH-84 first appears on the official state map in 1941. At this time, none of current SH-84 was part of the highway; instead, the route began at US-75 and US-270 in Horntown, then proceeded east to Lamar, and then turned north to Carson, where it ended. The entire highway was constructed with a gravel surface.[5] On December 30, 1942, a section of gravel road corresponding to present-day SH-84 was added to the Oklahoma highway system as a farm-to-market road.[6] In 1943, SH-84 was extended north; the highway now connected to SH-9, forming a through route from US-75/270 to SH-9.[7]
By 1954, the farm-to-market road north of SH-9 had been numbered as part of SH-84.[8] This segment of highway was paved by 1959.[9] The remaining unpaved portion of highway, that south of SH-9, was removed from the state highway system in 1968, leaving the highway with its present-day routing and termini.[10]
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1][2] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hughes | Dustin | 0.00 | 0.00 | SH-9 | Southern terminus |
| Okfuskee | Weleetka | 9.85 | 15.85 | US 75 | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Hughes County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ a b c Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2010–2011). Control Section Maps: Okfuskee County (PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ "Dustin, Oklahoma" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
- ^ a b Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 44–45.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (April 1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Oklahoma Highway Commission (1942-12-30). "Minutes—Hughes & Okfuskee Counties" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ^ Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (June 1944 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Highways of Oklahoma (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. 1954. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ^ Oklahoma 1969 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2012-08-09.