Oklahoma State Highway 94

State Highway 94 (abbreviated SH-94 or OK-94) is a state highway in the Oklahoma panhandle. It runs north–south through Texas County for a total of 14.92 miles (24.01 km).[1] It has no lettered spur routes. The highway was commissioned around 1943 as a dirt road and was upgraded to gravel, and later, pavement throughout the 1950s.

State Highway 94 marker

State Highway 94

Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length14.92 mi[1] (24.01 km)
Existedca. 1943[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 412 / SH-3 northwest of Hardesty
North end US 54 / US 64 in Hooker
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
← SH-93→ SH-95

Route description

SH-94 begins at US-412/SH-3 three miles (5 km) northwest of Hardesty.[3] SH-94 briefly passes through the Optima National Wildlife Refuge while crossing the Beaver River (which is dammed downstream to form Optima Lake). The highway is mostly straight and level for its entire length.[4] It ends in Hooker at U.S. Highway 54/64.

History

State Highway 94 first appears on the June 1944 state highway map, implying it was first commissioned sometime during 1943 or the first half of 1944. At this time, the highway had the same termini and routing as it does today, but was entirely dirt.[2] In 1949, it was upgraded to gravel.[5] In 1956, the road was wholly paved.[6] No further changes other than routine maintenance have occurred since then.[3]

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Texas​0.000.00 US 412 / SH-3Southern terminus
Hooker14.9224.01 US 54 / US 64Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Texas. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  2. Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (June 1944 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  3. Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (2009–10 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. § D1. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  4. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 15. § C10–F10.
  5. Map of Oklahoma's State Highway System (PDF) (Map) (1950 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  6. Oklahoma's Highways 1957 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
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