Oklahoma State Highway 151 Explained

State:OK
Type:SH
Route:151
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:SH-151 highlighted in red
Maint:ODOT
Length Mi:2.30
Length Ref:[1]
Length Round:2
Established:1964
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Terminus A: east of Mannford
Terminus B: west of Sand Springs
Previous Type:SH
Previous Route:150
Next Type:SH
Next Route:152

State Highway 151 (abbreviated SH-151 or OK-151) runs 2.3miles across Keystone Dam in northeastern Oklahoma. Its entire length is within Tulsa County. The route has no lettered spur routes.

SH-151 was ostensibly assigned to Keystone Dam upon its completion in 1964.

Route description

State Highway 151 begins at a trumpet interchange with SH-51 east of Mannford.[2] While elevated from this interchange, the highway crosses the BNSF Railway.[3] SH-151, running north-northeast, then serves as the eastern boundary of Keystone State Park.[4] It then runs across the top of Keystone Dam; on the west side of the dam lies Keystone Lake, while on the east side is the Arkansas River. After crossing the dam, the route ends at US-64/US-412 at another trumpet interchange, west of Sand Springs.[5]

History

Keystone Dam was completed in 1964.[6] The dam was first shown as a state highway on the 1965 state highway map.[7] No SH-151 shield was shown on this map, however; presumably it was omitted for space reasons. The highway would remain unlabeled on the official state maps until the 2008 edition.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2008 Control Section Maps. Tulsa. 2010-03-09.
  2. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2008 Control Section Maps. Tulsa Insets. No. 1. 2010-03-09.
  3. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. State Railroad Map. 2009. 2010-03-11.
  4. DeLorme. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer. 46. 1:200,000. 2006.
  5. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2008 Control Section Maps. Tulsa Insets. No. 2. 2010-03-09.
  6. Web site: Arkansas River Historical Society. An Outline History of the Arkansas River. 2010-03-12.
  7. Oklahoma Department of Highways. Oklahoma 1965. 2010-03-12 .
  8. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map. 2008. 2010-03-12.