State Highway 76, also referred to as SH-76 or OK-76, is a highway maintained by the U.S.

United States

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 state of Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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. It is 110.7 miles (178.6 km) long. It runs north–south through central Oklahoma, beginning at Jimtown Road just north of the Red River

Red River (Mississippi watershed)

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 and ending north of Newcastle

Newcastle, Oklahoma

Newcastle is the largest city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newcastle is located at ....

 at SH-37

State Highway 37 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 37 is a designation for two separate highways in the state of Oklahoma. The northern section runs between Hinton and Moore in central Oklahoma, while the southern section runs from the Texas state line at the Red River to Idabel, in southeastern Oklahoma...

. It has no lettered spur routes.

Route description

SH-76 begins north of the Texas

Texas

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 border in Love County

Love County, Oklahoma

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, south of Leon. After passing through that town, it has its first highway intersection, with State Highway 32

State Highway 32 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 32 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The highway runs from west to east across the southern part of the state, just north of the Red River...

. It continues northward from there for 15 miles (24.1 km) to Wilson

Wilson, Oklahoma

Wilson is a Town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wilson is located at ....

. SH-76 runs along that town's main street

Main Street

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, while SH-70A provides an eastern bypass. West of Wilson, SH-76 has a two mile (3 km) concurrency

Concurrency (road)

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 with US-70, after which it splits off and runs through Healdton

Healdton, Oklahoma

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. It then has a three-mile (5 km) concurrency with SH-53

State Highway 53 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 53 is a 87 mile highway in southern Oklahoma. It connects Walters in Cotton Co. to Gene Autry in Carter Co.. It has one lettered spur route, SH-53A.-Route description:...

 and then meets 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...

 at Ratliff City

Ratliff City, Oklahoma

Ratliff City is a town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 131 at the 2000 census. Ratliff City was named for Ollie Ratliff, owner of a local garage...

.

Four miles north of Ratliff City, SH-76 overlaps for five miles (8 km) with SH-29

State Highway 29 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 29 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs for 58½ miles through Stephens Co. and Garvin Co., and has one lettered spur route.-Route description:...

, before splitting off to the north to SH-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 with through Lindsay

Lindsay, Oklahoma

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. Fifteen miles north of here, it has a four-way-stop controlled intersection with SH-39

State Highway 39 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 39, abbreviated as SH-39 or OK-39, is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is 68.4 miles in length. Built in 1923, it runs east–west through the central part of the state...

 west of Dibble

Dibble, Oklahoma

Dibble is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population within city limits was 878 at the 2010 census. The town was named after two brothers James and John Dibble.The community has 8,868 residents in its 73031 zipcode, according to Sperling's Best Places...

. It continues north from there to have a brief concurrency with US-62/277 through Blanchard

Blanchard, Oklahoma

Blanchard is a city in Grady and McClain counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 7,670 at the 2010 census. Blanchard is part of a rapidly growing area of northern McClain and Grady Counties known as the "Tri-City Area" with Newcastle and Tuttle.-Early history:Blanchard is...

. SH-76 then has an interchange with the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur, and then meets the western terminus of State Highway 130

State Highway 130 (Oklahoma)

State Highway 130, also known as SH-130 or OK-130, is a 3 mile highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is entirely within McClain County. It does not have any lettered spur routes.-Route description:...

 west of Newcastle

Newcastle, Oklahoma

Newcastle is the largest city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 7,685 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Newcastle is located at ....

. It then passes under Interstate 44 (but does not have an interchange with it) and ends at SH-37.

History

SH-76 first appeared on the 1932 state highway map, originally running from US-70 south of Healdton to SH-22 (now SH-7) at Ratliff City. Between May 1936 and April 1937, the highway was extended northward, all the way to the intersection with US-62/277 southwest of Blanchard. In 1947 or 1948, the route was extended southward through Wilson to end at the Carter/Love county line. SH-76 was extended further south in 1955 or 1956, bringing to SH-32; by 1957 it had its current southern terminus. By 1957 had also been extended northward to its present northern terminus at SH-37.

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