 State Highway 59 | ||||
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 OK 59; mainline in red, spur routes in blue | ||||
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| Maintained byODOT | ||||
| Length | 93.0 mi[1] (149.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SH-39 north ofCriner | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |    US 270 Bus. /SH-56 inWewoka | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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State Highway 59, abbreviatedSH-59, is a 93-mile (150 km)state highway in centralOklahoma. It runs fromCriner, Oklahoma inMcClain Co. toWewoka.
SH-59 begins atSH-39 north of Criner and immediately heads due south through that town. It turns due east six miles (9.6 km) north ofLindsay, servingPayne instead. After a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency withSH-24, SH-59 crossesSH-74 and has an interchange withI-35.
Shortly after passing under the interstate, it meetsUS-77 south ofWayne, and passes through the small towns ofRosedale andByars. Five miles (8 km) east of Byars, it meetsU.S. Highway 177 and turns northward to join with it.SH-3W joins the concurrency five miles later.
The three highways cross over theSouth Canadian River to enterPottawatomie Co. just south ofAsher. In Asher, SH-59 meets SH-39 a second time, and six miles (10 km) later it splits off from US-177 and SH-3W to head east again, throughSt. Louis, Oklahoma andMaud. It forms a concurrency withUS-377/SH-99/SH-3E south ofSeminole, before splitting off nearBowlegs. It meetsUS-270 west ofWewoka, and then ends two miles (3 km) later.
SH-59 was first added to the state highway system in 1932 and was entirely contained within McClain County, running from Wayne toState Highway 18 (present-day US-177).[2] It was extended eastward to end atSH-48 (present-day US-377/SH-99) north of Bowlegs in 1947 or 1948.[3] It was extended to its present eastern terminus in 1965 or 1966,[4] and no significant changes have been made since.
 State Highway 59A | |
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| Location | McClain andPontotoc counties |
| Length | 5.27 mi[5][6] (8.48 km) |
SH-59A runs from US-177/SH-59 east to connect with SH-3W south of SH-59's own connection with the highway. This allows eastbound travelers to more easily accessAda. It is 5.27 miles (8.48 km) long.[5][6]
 State Highway 59B | |
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| Location | Garvin andMcClain counties |
| Length | 5.69 mi[5][7] (9.16 km) |
SH-59B runs from SH-59 south to connect withSH-19 just east of Lindsay. It is 5.69 miles (9.16 km) long.[5][7]
State Highway 59B | |
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| Location | Macomb |
| Length | 6.93 mi[8] (11.15 km) |
A secondSH-59B runs east fromSH-102 throughMacomb, ending at US-177 / SH-3W north of Asher, a distance of 6.93 miles (11.15 km). (Neither Mapquest nor Google Maps show these endpoints; they instead indicate 59B runs from the vicinity of the Pottawatomie/Cleveland County line, well west of SH-102, east past that road to US-177. Google additionally shows 59B running past US-177 a short additional distance east toOklahoma State Highway 18.)[9][10] The highway's entire length lies in Pottawatomie County. SH-59B does not directly connect to SH-59.[8]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| McClain | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH-39 | Western terminus |
| | 7.8 | 12.6 |  SH-59B | Northern terminus of SH-59B | |
| | 14.4 | 23.2 |  SH-24 | Southern end of SH-24 concurrency | |
| | 15.4 | 24.8 | SH-24 | Northern end of SH-24 concurrency | |
| | 18.4 | 29.6 |  SH-74 | ||
| | 21.3 | 34.3 |  I-35 | Diamond interchange, I-35 exit 86 | |
| Wayne | 23.8 | 38.3 |  US 77 | ||
| | 37.5 | 60.4 |  SH-133 | Northern terminus of SH-133 | |
| | 46.0 | 74.0 |   US 177 /SH-59A | Western terminus of SH-59A, southern end of US-177 concurrency | |
| | 51.1 | 82.2 |  SH-3W | Southern end of SH-3W concurrency | |
| Pottawatomie | Asher | 53.8 | 86.6 | SH-39 | |
| Pearson | 59.8 | 96.2 | US 177 / SH-3W | Northern end of US-177/SH-3W concurrency | |
| Maud | 71.0 | 114.3 |  SH-9A | Western end of SH-9A concurrency | |
| 72.2 | 116.2 | SH-9A | Eastern end of SH-9A concurrency | ||
| Seminole | | 80.0 | 128.7 |    US 377 /SH-3E /SH-99 | Northern end of US-377/SH-3E/SH-99 concurrency |
| Bowlegs | 82.7 | 133.1 | US 377 / SH-3E / SH-99 | Southern end of US-377/SH-3E/SH-99 concurrency | |
| Wewoka | 90.8 | 146.1 | US 270 | ||
| 93.0 | 149.7 | US 270 Bus. /SH-56 | Eastern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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