Interstate 444 Explained

State:OK
Route:444
Type:I
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:I-444 highlighted in red
Alternate Name:Inner Dispersal Loop
Length Mi:2.51
Length Round:2
Length Ref:[1]
Established:early 1970s
Spur Type:I
Spur Of:44
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Tulsa
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Tulsa
Counties:Tulsa
Previous Type:US
Previous Route:412
Next Type:SH
Next Route:1

Interstate 444 (I-444) is an unsigned auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System, with both ends at I-244 in downtown Tulsa in the US state of Oklahoma. It makes up the eastern and southern sections on the square-shaped Inner Dispersal Loop.

It is signed as U.S Highway 75 (US-75), with the first half of the highway also being signed as US-64 and State Highway 51 (SH-51).

History

I-244 and I-444 initially used exit numbers in the 90s range, based on the milemarkers for I-44 in the Tulsa area and where they diverged. I-444 had four exits that were numbered 94A–94D until the highway designation became unsigned in 1995.[2] The exit numbers were removed, leaving only the letter suffixes before later becoming unmarked.[2]

Exit list

Exit numbers and mileposts no longer exist (see History section above for explanation of exit numbers).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002. Federal Highway Administration. October 16, 2013.
  2. News: Gammill . Don . November 23, 2009 . Despite lack of signage, I-444 exists in Tulsa . A8 . . Newspapers.com . April 14, 2021.