Interstate 444
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Interstate 444 | ||||
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| Inner Dispersal Loop | ||||
 I-444 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of I-44 | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 2.51 mi[1] (4.04 km) | |||
| Existed | early 1970s[citation needed]–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |     I-244 / US 64 / US 75 / SH-51 in Tulsa | |||
| East end |  I-244 / US 75 / US 412 in Tulsa | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
| Counties | Tulsa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 444 (I-444) is an unsigned auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System, with both ends at I-244 in downtown Tulsa in the US state of Oklahoma. It makes up the eastern and southern sections on the square-shaped Inner Dispersal Loop.
It is signed as U.S Highway 75 (US-75), with the first half of the highway also being signed as US-64 and State Highway 51 (SH-51).
History[edit]
I-244 and I-444 initially used exit numbers in the 90s range, based on the milemarkers for I-44 in the Tulsa area and where they diverged. I-444 had four exits that were numbered 94A–94D until the highway designation became unsigned in 1995.[2] The exit numbers were removed, leaving only the letter suffixes before later becoming unmarked.[2]
Exit list[edit]
Exit numbers and mileposts no longer exist (see History section above for explanation of exit numbers). The entire route is in Tulsa, Tulsa County.
| mi | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 | 94A |   I-244 west / US 75 south (Red Fork Expressway) – Okmulgee, Oklahoma City | Western terminus; I-244 exit 4B; western end of US-75 concurrency | |||
| 94B |  I-244 east / US 64 / SH-51 (Red Fork Expressway) – Sand Springs, Joplin | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Western end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency | |||||
| 94C | 11th Street / Houston Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||||
| 94D | 13th Street / Denver Avenue / Cheyenne Avenue | ||||||
| 95 |  US 64 / SH-51 east (Broken Arrow Expressway) – Broken Arrow | Eastern end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency | |||||
| 96A | 7th Street – Downtown | ||||||
| 2.51 | 4.04 | 96B | I-244 / US 412 east (Crosstown Expressway) – Joplin | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| 96C |   I-244 / US 412 west (Crosstown Expressway) / US 75 north (Cherokee Expressway) – Oklahoma City, Bartlesville | Eastern terminus; old exit number was for I-244/US 412; I-244 exit 6B; eastern end of US-75 concurrency | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References[edit]
- ^ "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Gammill, Don (November 23, 2009). "Despite lack of signage, I-444 exists in Tulsa". The Oklahoman. p. A8. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
Media related to Interstate 444 at Wikimedia Commons- Tulok.Net Side Trips - Wherefore Art Thou 94D
- OKHighways.com - Hidden Interstate 444
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