State Highway 31 is a state highway

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 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 runs 132.6 miles in an irregular west-to-east pattern in the southeastern part of the state.

There are two spur highways branching from SH-31, SH-31A and SH-31B.

Route description

SH-31 begins at SH-48

State Highway 48 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 48 is a state highway in eastern Oklahoma that runs nearly from Bryan County to Pawnee County. SH-48 has one lettered spur in Johnston County.-Route description:...

 seven miles (11 km) south of Tupelo

Tupelo, Oklahoma

Tupelo is a city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 377 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tupelo is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

. Two miles (3.2 km) east of here, SH-31B branches off, connecting the main highway with the town of Olney. SH-31 then continues for 10 miles (16.1 km) to Coalgate

Coalgate, Oklahoma

Coalgate is a city in and the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,005 at the 2000 census.Morris W. Turner , a businessman and the mayor of Lubbock, Texas, from 1972–1974, was born in Coalgate.-Geography:...

, the seat of Coal County

Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population is 6,031. Its county seat is Coalgate.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water....

, where it intersects US-75/SH-3

State Highway 3 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 3, also abbreviated as SH-3 or OK-3, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Traveling diagonally through Oklahoma, from the Panhandle to the far southeastern corner of the state, SH-3 is the longest state highway in the Oklahoma road system, at a total length of...

. Leaving Coalgate, SH-31 turns north at SH-131, traveling 22 miles (35.4 km) to its junction with SH-31A, which connects with US-270 at Stuart

Stuart, Oklahoma

Stuart is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stuart is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

. At SH-31A, SH-31 turns to the east, following the northern edge of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant’s mission is to produce and renovate conventional ammunition and ammunition related components. The plant stores war reserve and training ammunition. McAlester performs manufacturing, industrial engineering and production product assurance. The plant also receives,...

, arriving in McAlester

McAlester, Oklahoma

McAlester is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 17,783 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pittsburg County. It is currently the largest city in the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, followed by Durant....

, seat of Pittsburg County

Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Pittsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 43,953. Its county seat is McAlester.-Geography:According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,569 km²...

, 22 miles (35.4 km) later.

In McAlester, SH-31 forms a five-mile (8 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 US-270 and SH-1

State Highway 1 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 1, sometimes abbreviated as SH-1 or OK-1, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It travels through the southeastern part of the state, nicknamed Little Dixie. Because Oklahoma uses odd numbers for east and west highways State Highway 1, sometimes abbreviated as SH-1...

, splitting up just east of the US-69 interchange on the east side of the city. SH-31 then sets off to the northeast, passing through Krebs

Krebs, Oklahoma

Krebs is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Krebs is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.29% is water.-Climate:-Attractions:Krebs is famous...

, and crossing the south arm of Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula may refer to:*Eufaula Lake, an artificial lake on the Canadian River in Oklahoma, USA*Walter F. George Lake, an artificial lake on the Chattahoochee River between Alabama and Georgia, USA that is also known known as Lake Eufaula, from the town of Eufaula, Alabama on its western banks...

.

At Quinton

Quinton, Oklahoma

Quinton is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,071 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Elizabeth Quinton who lived to be 116 years old. Her family still resides in and around the town of Quinton.-Geography:...

, 27 miles (43.5 km) from McAlester, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus of SH-71

State Highway 71 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 71 is a state highway in eastern Oklahoma. It runs from State Highway 31 in Quinton north to intersect State Highway 9 near Enterprise. It then continues north to Lake Eufaula Dam, and then turns east to end at State Highway 2...

, then heads east, forming a six-mile (10 km) concurrency with SH-2

State Highway 2 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 2, abbreviated SH-2 or OK-2, is a designation for two distinct highways maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Though they were once connected, the middle section of highway was concurrent with three different U.S. highways, so the middle section was decommissioned for reasons of...

 to the town of Kinta

Kinta, Oklahoma

Kinta is a town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kinta is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

. At Kinta, SH-2 turns north, and SH-31 continues east, with a short dogleg concurrency with SH-82 at Lequire

Lequire, Oklahoma

Lequire is an unincorporated community in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. Lequire is located at the junction of Oklahoma State Highway 31 and Oklahoma State Highway 82 south of Stigler. Lequire has a post office with ZIP code 74943....

. Continuing on to the east, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus for SH-26 at McCurtain

McCurtain, Oklahoma

McCurtain is a town in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 466 at the 2000 census.According to Frank Leslie's Weekly, 90 miners perished in a coal mine disaster in 1912...

, then passes though Bokoshe

Bokoshe, Oklahoma

Bokoshe is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 450 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bokoshe is located at ....

 before terminating at US-59/US-271, two miles (3 km) north of Panama

Panama, Oklahoma

Panama is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,413 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Panama is located at ....

.

Junction list

Spur routes

• SH-31A is a 5.2 miles (8.4 km) spur connecting SH-31 with US-270 and the town of Stuart in Hughes County
  Hughes County, Oklahoma
  Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 14,154. Its county seat is Holdenville.-Geography:...
  
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• SH-31B is a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) spur connecting SH-31 and the town of Olney in Coal County.