Oklahoma State Highway 58
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State Highway 58 is the name of two state highway
s in Oklahoma
. One of them runs for 73 miles (117.5 km) from Medicine Park
to the Blaine
–Custer County
line near Hydro
, and the other connects US-270/281/SH-3/33 to the Kansas state line, running 106 mi (170.6 km). The northern section has one lettered spur route
, SH-58A.
SH-58 was originally a part of US-164. When US-164 was decommissioned in 1930, a section of the road in Major County
that was left without a designation became SH-58. Since then, the highway has grown toward both the north and the south. With the designation and extension of the southern section of the highway, SH-58 is present in five counties in the western part of the state.
. It heads north, passing Lake Lawtonka
before meeting State Highway 19
, which it overlaps for four miles (6.4 km). After splitting off, it meets State Highway 9
in Carnegie
. It passes through the unincorporated community of Alfalfa
, after which it has a two-mile (3.2 km) concurrency
with State Highway 152
.
After splitting from SH-152 near Eakly
, SH-58 heads north to an interchange with Interstate 40, then passes through Hydro
. Nine miles (14.5 km) later, it terminates at the Custer County line to become a county road, which eventually connects to State Highway 54.
. It meets State Highway 51
near Canton
and continues north through Longdale
. In Fairview
, the county seat of Major County
, it shares a brief concurrency with U.S. Highway 60. Beginning in Fairview and heading east, SH-58 has a concurrency with State Highway 8
, with which it switches places (south of the concurrency SH-8 runs to the east of SH-58, and north of it, SH-8 runs to the west of SH-58).
SH-58 continues north, meeting US-60 again near Ringwood
. It then has a brief concurrency with State Highway 45
near Helena
. Near Jet
, it overlaps U.S. Highway 64 and SH-8. North of Cherokee
, the Alfalfa County
seat, US-64 splits off and State Highway 11
joins the three-route concurrency. North of Driftwood, SH-58 splits off on its own and passes through Byron
and Amorita
. It terminates at the Kansas state line, where it becomes a low-grade county road, from which commercial traffic is banned.
Throughout the 1930s, SH-58 was expanded in both directions. The first addition to the highway came during the first half of 1932, when the highway was extended north to Helena. No east–west highway existed at this point yet, leading to a spur
end. The highway was extended to the south, replacing SH-44, to Canton on March 29, 1937. SH-58 was extended north to the Kansas state line sometime between April 1937 and April 1938. This final extension brought SH-58's northern section to its present-day termini, and no major changes to the northern section have occurred since.
SH-58's southern section was first established on October 16, 1945, when SH-54 was given a new alignment further to the west; its old alignment was redesignated as SH-58. The original routing of SH-58's southern section began at US-277 in Cyril
, continued west through Apache
, and turned north at the present-day western intersection of with SH-19. SH-58 continued north along its present alignment to Hydro, where it ended at US-66/SH-1.
In 1955, SH-19 was established through southern Caddo County, taking over the east–west section of SH-58. Thus, SH-58 was truncated to where it intersected with SH-19 (the present day western end of their concurrency). SH-58 was extended to its present terminus north of Hydro the next year. The highway was further extended in 1964, bringing the southern terminus to its present location near Medicine Park. No further routing changes have occurred since then.
SH-58 has one spur, SH-58A, a 5.33 miles (8.6 km) route in Blaine County
. The route begins at SH-58 near Longdale, and travels to Canton Lake
. There, the highway runs across the dam impounding the lake. The highway then turns south and ends at SH-51 west of Canton.
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|Southern section's northern terminus
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...
s in 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...
. One of them runs for 73 miles (117.5 km) from Medicine Park
Medicine Park, Oklahoma
Medicine Park is a town in Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States, situated in the Wichita Mountains near the entrance to the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. Medicine Park has a long history as a vintage cobblestone resort town. Medicine Park is also located near the city of Lawton and Fort...
to the Blaine
Blaine County, Oklahoma
Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 11,976. Its county seat is Watonga. Blaine County is the birthplace of voice actor Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck....
–Custer County
Custer County, Oklahoma
Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...
line near Hydro
Hydro, Oklahoma
Hydro is a town in Caddo and Blaine counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 969 at the 2010 census.Hydro was home to Lucille Hamons, a Route 66 icon dubbed "The Mother of the Mother Road." Her motel and gas station still stand on Old Route 66 just west of Hydro...
, and the other connects US-270/281/SH-3/33 to the Kansas state line, running 106 mi (170.6 km). The northern section has one lettered spur route
Spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
, SH-58A.
SH-58 was originally a part of US-164. When US-164 was decommissioned in 1930, a section of the road in Major County
Major County, Oklahoma
Major County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 7,545. Its county seat is Fairview. Located in northwestern Oklahoma. Major County is bounded by Woods and Alfalfa counties in the north, Garfield County on the east, Kingfisher, Blaine and Dewey on...
that was left without a designation became SH-58. Since then, the highway has grown toward both the north and the south. With the designation and extension of the southern section of the highway, SH-58 is present in five counties in the western part of the state.
Southern section
The southern SH-58 begins at an intersection with State Highway 49 in Medicine Park in Comanche CountyComanche County, Oklahoma
Comanche County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Built on former reservation lands of the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache in Indian Territory, Comanche County was open for settlement on August 16, 1901 by lottery. The region has three cities and seven towns as well as the Fort Sill...
. It heads north, passing Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Lawtonka is a lake in Comanche County in the state of Oklahoma in the United States.The lake is 2 square miles in area. It is formed by a dam 60 feet high and 375 feet long across Medicine Bluff Creek...
before meeting State Highway 19
State Highway 19 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 19, also known as SH-19 or OK-19, is a 172 mile long highway running through the southern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is signed east–west. SH-19 is Oklahoma's 13th longest state highway....
, which it overlaps for four miles (6.4 km). After splitting off, it meets State Highway 9
State Highway 9 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 9, abbreviated as SH-9, OK-9, or simply Highway 9, is a major east–west highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Spanning across the central part of the state, SH-9 begins at the Texas state line near Madge, Oklahoma, and ends at the Arkansas state line near Fort Smith, Arkansas. State...
in Carnegie
Carnegie, Oklahoma
Carnegie is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,723 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Carnegie is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
. It passes through the unincorporated community of Alfalfa
Alfalfa, Oklahoma
Alfalfa is an unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. Alfalfa is located on Oklahoma State Highway 58 north of Carnegie....
, after which it has a two-mile (3.2 km) concurrency
Concurrency (road)
A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
with State Highway 152
State Highway 152 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 152 is a state highway running through west-central Oklahoma. At a length of 149.6 miles , it is the longest three-digit state highway in Oklahoma. It runs from State Highway 152 at the Texas State Line to Interstate 44 near Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City...
.
After splitting from SH-152 near Eakly
Eakly, Oklahoma
Eakly is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 338 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Eakly is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, SH-58 heads north to an interchange with Interstate 40, then passes through Hydro
Hydro, Oklahoma
Hydro is a town in Caddo and Blaine counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 969 at the 2010 census.Hydro was home to Lucille Hamons, a Route 66 icon dubbed "The Mother of the Mother Road." Her motel and gas station still stand on Old Route 66 just west of Hydro...
. Nine miles (14.5 km) later, it terminates at the Custer County line to become a county road, which eventually connects to State Highway 54.
Northern section
The northern SH-58 begins at US-270/281/SH-3/33 west of WatongaWatonga, Oklahoma
Watonga is a city in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,658 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Blaine County.-Early History:...
. It meets State Highway 51
State Highway 51 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 51, abbreviated to SH-51 or OK-51, is a major state highway in Oklahoma. It runs for 333 miles east–west across the state, running from the Texas state line to Arkansas. It is the third-longest state highway in the system.-Texas to I-35:SH-51 begins at the Texas line concurrent...
near Canton
Canton, Oklahoma
Canton is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 625 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Canton is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
and continues north through Longdale
Longdale, Oklahoma
Longdale is a town in Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 262 at the 2010 census.Longdale School, which closed in 1991, was home to the world famous "Longdale Redmen". The Redmen were widely known throughout both hemispheres for the successful sports teams fielded throughout...
. In Fairview
Fairview, Oklahoma
Fairview is a city in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,579 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Major County.-Geography:Fairview is located at ....
, the county seat of Major County
Major County, Oklahoma
Major County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 7,545. Its county seat is Fairview. Located in northwestern Oklahoma. Major County is bounded by Woods and Alfalfa counties in the north, Garfield County on the east, Kingfisher, Blaine and Dewey on...
, it shares a brief concurrency with U.S. Highway 60. Beginning in Fairview and heading east, SH-58 has a concurrency with State Highway 8
State Highway 8 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 8, also abbreviated as SH-8 or OK-8, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Because it runs mainly north–south, it has an even number . Highway 8 runs from U.S...
, with which it switches places (south of the concurrency SH-8 runs to the east of SH-58, and north of it, SH-8 runs to the west of SH-58).
SH-58 continues north, meeting US-60 again near Ringwood
Ringwood, Oklahoma
Ringwood is a town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city; it became a town in November 2005.-Geography:Ringwood is located at ....
. It then has a brief concurrency with State Highway 45
State Highway 45 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 45 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs west-to-east through Woods, Alfalfa and Garfield counties.-Route description:SH-45 begins at the US-281/SH-14 junction in Waynoka...
near Helena
Helena, Oklahoma
Helena is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census. Residents pronounce the town's name with a long E: "Heh-LEE'-nuh." It shares a school district with the nearby town of Goltry, Oklahoma.-Geography:...
. Near Jet
Jet, Oklahoma
Jet is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jet is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, it overlaps U.S. Highway 64 and SH-8. North of Cherokee
Cherokee, Oklahoma
Cherokee is a city in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alfalfa County.-History:Cherokee is the location of the Cherokee IOOF Lodge No...
, the Alfalfa County
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Alfalfa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 6,105. Its county seat is Cherokee. Alfalfa County was formed in 1907 from Woods County. The county is named after William H...
seat, US-64 splits off and State Highway 11
State Highway 11 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 11 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in an irregular west-to-east path 208 miles across the northern part of the state, from US-281 seven miles north of Alva to I-244/US-412 in Tulsa...
joins the three-route concurrency. North of Driftwood, SH-58 splits off on its own and passes through Byron
Byron, Oklahoma
Byron is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 45 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Byron is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
and Amorita
Amorita, Oklahoma
Amorita is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 44 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Amorita is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.....
. It terminates at the Kansas state line, where it becomes a low-grade county road, from which commercial traffic is banned.
History
SH-58 was first commissioned some time between March 1, 1930 and December 1, 1931. The original extent of the route was much shorter than the present highway. In 1931, SH-58 was a dirt road extending from SH-8 east of Fairview north to Ringwood. Prior to receiving the SH-58 designation, this section of road was part of US-164 and the first SH-13. In 1930, US-164 was decommissioned due to an extension of US-60. When US-60 replaced US-164 through the area, it was changed to the more westerly route it takes in the present day. The section of old U.S. highway that no longer had a designation became SH-58.Throughout the 1930s, SH-58 was expanded in both directions. The first addition to the highway came during the first half of 1932, when the highway was extended north to Helena. No east–west highway existed at this point yet, leading to a spur
Spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important route . A bypass or beltway is never considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with the major road...
end. The highway was extended to the south, replacing SH-44, to Canton on March 29, 1937. SH-58 was extended north to the Kansas state line sometime between April 1937 and April 1938. This final extension brought SH-58's northern section to its present-day termini, and no major changes to the northern section have occurred since.
SH-58's southern section was first established on October 16, 1945, when SH-54 was given a new alignment further to the west; its old alignment was redesignated as SH-58. The original routing of SH-58's southern section began at US-277 in Cyril
Cyril, Oklahoma
Cyril is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,168 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cyril is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
, continued west through Apache
Apache, Oklahoma
Apache is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA. The population was 1,616 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Apache is located at ....
, and turned north at the present-day western intersection of with SH-19. SH-58 continued north along its present alignment to Hydro, where it ended at US-66/SH-1.
In 1955, SH-19 was established through southern Caddo County, taking over the east–west section of SH-58. Thus, SH-58 was truncated to where it intersected with SH-19 (the present day western end of their concurrency). SH-58 was extended to its present terminus north of Hydro the next year. The highway was further extended in 1964, bringing the southern terminus to its present location near Medicine Park. No further routing changes have occurred since then.
SH-58A
Blaine County, Oklahoma
Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 11,976. Its county seat is Watonga. Blaine County is the birthplace of voice actor Clarence Nash, the voice of Donald Duck....
. The route begins at SH-58 near Longdale, and travels to Canton Lake
Canton Lake
Canton Lake is a lake in Blaine and Dewey counties in Oklahoma, near Longdale and Canton. It's about an hour away from Enid.The lake is home to several species of fish including largemouth bass, white bass, channel catfish, crappie and walleye. Canton has become the primary source of walleye eggs...
. There, the highway runs across the dam impounding the lake. The highway then turns south and ends at SH-51 west of Canton.
Southern section
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Custer County, Oklahoma
Custer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named in honor of General George Armstrong Custer. As of 2000, the population was 26,142. Its county seat is Arapaho.-Geography:...
county line
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