Oklahoma State Highway 100
Encyclopedia
State Highway 100 is a 54.9 miles (88.4 km) long (88.4 km) state highway
in eastern Oklahoma
. It connects Interstate 40 with the Arkansas
state line near Stilwell
. It has no lettered spur routes.
, and overlaps it until Gore
. In the Gore area, it has a brief overlap with State Highway 10
as well. After Gore, it splits off on its own and heads roughly northeast. It meets State Highway 10A near Lake Tenkiller, where it turns due east. Near Box, it meets State Highway 82, where it turns north and overlaps.
After 13 miles (20.9 km) concurrent with SH-82, SH-100 splits off on its own and heads eastward, meeting US-59 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Stilwell
. It then crosses the state line into Arkansas, becoming Arkansas Highway 156.
By 1970, Interstate 40 had been built through Muskogee County, and on June 1, 1970, SH-100 was extended along US-64 to its present-day western terminus. The final major change in the highway's routing was on August 9, 1971, when it was switched with SH-51 east of Stilwell, establishing its current eastern terminus. Since then, only minor relocations have taken place.
The section of Highway 100 west of Gore was pressed into service as a detour after the I-40 bridge disaster.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in eastern Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It connects Interstate 40 with the Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
state line near Stilwell
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Stilwell is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adair County...
. It has no lettered spur routes.
Route description
SH-100 begins at I-40 Exit 287. It heads north to meet US-64 in Webbers FallsWebbers Falls, Oklahoma
Webbers Falls is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 726 at the 2000 census. The name comes from a 7 foot falls in the Arkansas River, itself named in honor of Walter Webber, a Cherokee leader who lived there in the early 19th Century.-The I-40 Bridge Disaster:The...
, and overlaps it until Gore
Gore, Oklahoma
Gore is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 850 at the 2000 census...
. In the Gore area, it has a brief overlap with State Highway 10
State Highway 10 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 10 is a state highway in northeastern Oklahoma. It makes a 235.5 mile crescent through the northeast corner of the state, running from State Highway 99 in Osage County to Interstate 40 near Gore. It has two lettered spur routes.SH-10 first appeared as part of the original highway...
as well. After Gore, it splits off on its own and heads roughly northeast. It meets State Highway 10A near Lake Tenkiller, where it turns due east. Near Box, it meets State Highway 82, where it turns north and overlaps.
After 13 miles (20.9 km) concurrent with SH-82, SH-100 splits off on its own and heads eastward, meeting US-59 1 miles (1.6 km) south of Stilwell
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Stilwell is a town in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Adair County...
. It then crosses the state line into Arkansas, becoming Arkansas Highway 156.
History
SH-100 was first added to the highway system on June 7, 1954. Originally, the highway began south of the Standing Rock Bridge and headed north to end at the city limits of Stilwell. It was twice extended in 1956; on June 4 of that year, the route's eastern terminus was brought to the Arkansas state line. However, SH-100 and SH-51 shared a wrong-way concurrency through Stilwell, and SH-100 used the present-day routing of SH-51 east of that town. On November 19, 1956, the route's western terminus was moved to SH-10 near Gore.By 1970, Interstate 40 had been built through Muskogee County, and on June 1, 1970, SH-100 was extended along US-64 to its present-day western terminus. The final major change in the highway's routing was on August 9, 1971, when it was switched with SH-51 east of Stilwell, establishing its current eastern terminus. Since then, only minor relocations have taken place.
The section of Highway 100 west of Gore was pressed into service as a detour after the I-40 bridge disaster.