L.L. Tisdale Parkway | |
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 L.L. Tisdale Parkway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 3.2 mi (5.1 km) |
| Existed | 1986[1]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |     I-244 /US 64 /US 412 /SH-51 inTulsa |
| Major intersections | Gilcrease Expressway in Tulsa |
| North end | 36th Street North in Tulsa |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Tulsa,Osage |
| Highway system | |
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TheL.L. Tisdale Parkway is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km)expressway that runs through northwestTulsa. The highway is named in honor of local Tulsa pastor, Rev. L.L. Tisdale. The parkway was originally known as theOsage Expressway, as part of a cancelled freeway project toPawhuska, the capitol of theOsage Nation.
The parkway begins as a four-lane dividedfreeway at an interchange withI-244/US 64/US 412/SH-51 just outsideDowntown Tulsa. It runs north weaving intoOsage County before returning toTulsa County in Tulsa. At an intersection with theGilcrease Expressway, the parkway becomes a three-lane undividedexpressway at before ending at 36th Street North in Northern Tulsa. It is theOsage Nation's only expressway.
Plans for the expressway were almost abandoned in 1983 by theOklahoma Department of Transportation due to lack of funding and other roads needing the funds.[2] The highway was later funded entirely by the residents of Tulsa.[3] Construction began on the Osage Expressway in 1986 and was completed in 1993, running fromInterstate 244 to Apache Street. The expressway was extended further north in 1995 to 36th Street North, with construction finishing in 1997.[1] With the northern extension, the Osage Expressway was renamed L.L. Tisdale Parkway in honor of the Reverend L.L. Tisdale.
The entire route is inTulsa. All exits are unnumbered.
| County | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 0.00 | 0.00 |   I-244 west /US 64 east /SH-51 east –Broken Arrow,Oklahoma City   US 64 west /SH-51 west (US 412 west) toCimarron Turnpike west –Sand Springs | Southern terminus | |
| 0.2 | 0.32 |  I-244 east /US 412 east –Downtown | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 5C on I-244 | ||
| 0.3 | 0.48 | Fairview Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
| Tulsa–Osage county line | 0.9 | 1.4 | Pine Street –Gilcrease Museum | ||
| Osage | 1.8 | 2.9 | Apache Street | ||
| Tulsa | 2.9 | 4.7 | Northern end of freeway section | ||
| Gilcrease Expressway –Tulsa Botanic Garden | At-grade intersection | ||||
| 3.2 | 5.1 | 36th Street North | Northern terminus; at-grade intersection | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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