State Highway 48 is a state highway

State highway

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 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...

 that runs nearly 161 miles (259.1 km) from Bryan County to Pawnee County. SH-48 has one lettered spur in Johnston County

Johnston County, Oklahoma

Johnston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 10,513. Its county seat is Tishomingo.-Geography:...

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Route description

SH-48 begins at SH-78 six miles (10 km) north of Durant

Durant, Oklahoma

Durant is a city in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 15,877 at the 2010 census. Durant is the principal city of the Durant Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 42,416 in 2010...

. Running north, it is five miles (8 km) to the first highway intersection, SH-22

State Highway 22 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 22 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in a 47.5-mile west-to-east pattern through the south-central part of the state, running from SH-1 at Ravia to US-70 at Bokchito....

, just west of Kenefic

Kenefic, Oklahoma

Kenefic is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 192 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

. Highway 48 continues on to the north, passing through the community of Folsom, and at Coleman

Coleman, Oklahoma

Coleman is a small unincorporated community in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established September 19, 1910....

, SH-48A spurs off to the west, towards the town of Milburn

Milburn, Oklahoma

Milburn is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Blue River. The population was 312 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Milburn is located at ....

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Seven miles ahead is Wapanucka

Wapanucka, Oklahoma

Wapanucka is a town in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 445 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wapanucka is located at ....

, and the junction with SH-7

State Highway 7 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 7, often abbreviated as SH-7 or OK-7, is a 150-mile highway in southern Oklahoma. This lengthy highway connects many towns in Oklahoma's "Little Dixie" area. It runs from Interstate 44 in Lawton to U.S...

. Nine miles past Wapanucka, SH-31

State Highway 31 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 31 is a state highway in Oklahoma. 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....

 intersects, heading to the east, and in seven more miles Highway 48 reaches the town 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....

. Just north of Tupelo, SH-48 intersects 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...

, and then continues for 13 miles (20.9 km) to Allen

Allen, Oklahoma

Allen is a town in Hughes and Pontotoc counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Allen is located on State Highway 1 about northeast of Ada, which is the county seat of Pontotoc County....

, where it joins 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...

 for a seven-mile (11 km) concurrency to Atwood

Atwood, Oklahoma

Atwood is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 113 at the 2000 census.-History:Named for Chester C. Atwood, an early settler of what would later became Hughes County, Oklahoma, an educated farmer, extensive area landowner, and elected Commissioner of Hughes...

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At Atwood, SH-48 splits off to the north, crosses the Canadian River

Canadian River

The Canadian River is the longest tributary of the Arkansas River. It is about long, starting in Colorado and traveling through New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle, and most of Oklahoma....

, and soon enters the city of Holdenville

Holdenville, Oklahoma

Holdenville is a city in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hughes County....

, seat of 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:...

. SH-48 meets US-270 Business in Holdenville, then intersects US-270 just north of town. SH-48 intersects with SH-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 northwestern Hughes County, and then turns to the east the junction with SH-99A, just west of Bearden

Bearden, Oklahoma

Bearden is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bearden is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

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Highway 48 turns back to the north soon after leaving Bearden, and crosses the North Canadian River

North Canadian River

The North Canadian River is a tributary of the Canadian River, approximately long, that flows through New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma in the United States....

 just south of the I-40 junction. Two miles after I-40, SH-48 crosses SH-56

State Highway 56 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 56 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The road serves Seminole County, Okfuskee County, and Okmulgee Counties in central and east-central Oklahoma...

 five miles (8 km) west of Okemah

Okemah, Oklahoma

Okemah is a city in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Okfuskee County. It is the birthplace of folk music legend Woody Guthrie. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, a federally recognized Muscogee Indian tribe, is headquartered in Okemah...

, then US-62 five miles (8 km) after that, just west of Castle

Castle, Oklahoma

Castle is a town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 122 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Castle is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

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The 25 miles (40.2 km) between US-62 and the SH-16 junction in Bristow

Bristow, Oklahoma

Bristow is a city in Creek County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,325 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bristow is located at ....

 is very rural, with no settlements of any size. At Bristow, SH-48 joins SH-16

State Highway 16 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 16 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in an irregular 99.2-mile west-to-east pattern through the northeastern part of the state, running from SH-33 at Drumright to SH-51 at Wagoner...

 and SH-66

State Highway 66 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 66 is a 196-mile state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, beginning at U.S. Highway 81 in El Reno and ending at U.S. Highway 60 near White Oak. The highway was designated in 1985 as a replacement for the decommissioned US-66...

 for a short three-route concurrency

Concurrency (road)

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 through town. SH-16 branches off just north of downtown Bristow, and SH-48/SH-66 intersect with I-44/Turner Turnpike

Turner Turnpike

The Governor Roy J. Turner Turnpike is a toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. It was authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May, 1953, it is the oldest of the state's ten turnpikes. The route is signed as Interstate 44 for...

 at Bristow's northern edge.

Four miles after I-44, SH-66 splits off the east, and Highway 48 continues north eight miles (13 km) to SH-33

State Highway 33 (Oklahoma)

Oklahoma's State Highway 33 is a major highway that traverses most of the state, and at one time traversed the entire state. Its general orientation is west to east. All mileages listed herein are from the western terminus of the highway at the Texas state line.-Roger Mills County:SH-33 begins...

, then another nine miles (14 km) to SH-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...

, two miles (3 km) west of Mannford

Mannford, Oklahoma

Mannford is a town in Creek, Pawnee, and Tulsa counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. In 2010, the population was 3,076 compared to 2,095 at the 2000 census. A bedroom community of Tulsa sitting on Lake Keystone, this town claims to be, "the Striped Bass Capital of the...

. SH-48 crosses the Cimarron River and skirts the western edge of Keystone Lake

Keystone Lake

Keystone Lake is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers. It is located upstream about from Tulsa. It was created in 1968 when the Keystone Dam was completed.Keystone Lake is about in size...

 as it travels its final few miles, intersecting with US-412/Cimarron Turnpike

Cimarron Turnpike

The Cimarron Turnpike is a toll road in north-central Oklahoma. Opened to traffic in 1975, the route runs , from a junction with Interstate 35 north of Perry, to Westport, just west of Tulsa. The route also consists of a spur which runs from the mainline southwest to a junction with US-177 north...

 just before terminating at US-64, eight miles (13 km) south of Cleveland

Cleveland, Oklahoma

Cleveland is a city in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2009 population estimate was 3,251. It is the hometown of Heisman trophy winner Billy Vessels.-History:...

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Spurs

SH-48 has one lettered spur.

• SH-48A connects to SH-78 at Milburn, in Johnston County.