State Highway 98, also abbreviated to SH-98 or OK-98, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It travels for 19.67 miles (31.66 km) through McCurtain County It has one unsigned spur route, SH-98S.
SH-98 began as a short spur from US-70 to Wright City in 1953. In 1958, it was extended to its present extent, although the routing north of US-70 differed from that of the present day. By 1982, the highway had taken on its current routing and termini.
SH-98 begins at the eastern SH-37 about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the Red River (the Texas state line) and 10 miles (16 km) west of Idabel.[3] The highway eventually heads northwest, but soon swings back around to head northward. The road continues due north on an arrow-straight course through the level terrain of the Whitegrass Flats.[4] SH-98 intersects US-70 between Valliant and Millerton.
Highway 98 curves to the northeast, north of US-70. It then returns to a due north course, crossing the Little River. About 7 miles (11 km) north of US-70, it makes a sharp turn to the east.[3] The highway skirts the north edge of Wright City, and SH-98S (see below) spurs off to serve the center of the town. SH-98 continues eastward, headed toward Glover, until turning northeast to meet SH-3, where it has its northern terminus.
Historyedit
SH-98 first appeared on the 1954 official state highway map, implying that it was commissioned sometime in 1953. Originally, the highway began at US-70 and extended north to Wright City, where it ended; the route was effectively a spur to the town from US-70 and intersected no other highways.[2] The route remained with this extent throughout much of the 1950s. In 1958, the road was extended in both directions—to the north, it headed due north from Wright City to end at SH-3 several miles further west than its present-day terminus, and to the south, where it followed a short section of SH-70 to link up with its present-day route and ending at its current terminus at SH-37.[5] The route was realigned between Wright City and US-70 in 1960, shifting SH-98 further west to begin its US-70 concurrency in Valliant.[6]
SH-98 was returned to a straighter alignment in 1975, eliminating the concurrency with US-70 and bypassing Valliant.[7] The final major change to SH-98 occurred in 1982, when the road north of Wright City was removed from the highway system and SH-98 extended east toward Glover. This set the road at its present-day northern terminus.[8]
SH-98 has one spur highway, SH-98S. It is a 0.10 miles (0.16 km) connector highway to Wright City, but is now unsigned. However, as of 2012, it is still an active state highway.[1]
SH-98S first appeared on the Oklahoma highway map in its 1965 edition. At this time, the highway was designated SH-198.[9] The highway would retain this designation until 1985, when it was renumbered to SH-98S.[10]
^ abcdOklahoma Department of Transportation (n.d.). Control Section Maps: McCurtain County(PDF) (Map) (2010–2011 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
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State Highway 98 also abbreviated to SH 98 or OK 98 is a highway maintained by the U S state of Oklahoma It travels for 19 67 miles 31 66 km through McCurtain County It has one unsigned spur route SH 98S State Highway 98Route informationMaintained by ODOTLength19 67 mi 1 31 66 km Existedca 1953 2 presentMajor junctionsSouth endSH 37 north of Albion TexasMajor intersectionsUS 70 near MillertonNorth endSH 3 near GloverLocationCountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaHighway systemOklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes SH 97 SH 99 SH 98 began as a short spur from US 70 to Wright City in 1953 In 1958 it was extended to its present extent although the routing north of US 70 differed from that of the present day By 1982 the highway had taken on its current routing and termini Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 SH 98S 4 Junction list 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editSH 98 begins at the eastern SH 37 about 2 miles 3 2 km north of the Red River the Texas state line and 10 miles 16 km west of Idabel 3 The highway eventually heads northwest but soon swings back around to head northward The road continues due north on an arrow straight course through the level terrain of the Whitegrass Flats 4 SH 98 intersects US 70 between Valliant and Millerton Highway 98 curves to the northeast north of US 70 It then returns to a due north course crossing the Little River About 7 miles 11 km north of US 70 it makes a sharp turn to the east 3 The highway skirts the north edge of Wright City and SH 98S see below spurs off to serve the center of the town SH 98 continues eastward headed toward Glover until turning northeast to meet SH 3 where it has its northern terminus History editSH 98 first appeared on the 1954 official state highway map implying that it was commissioned sometime in 1953 Originally the highway began at US 70 and extended north to Wright City where it ended the route was effectively a spur to the town from US 70 and intersected no other highways 2 The route remained with this extent throughout much of the 1950s In 1958 the road was extended in both directions to the north it headed due north from Wright City to end at SH 3 several miles further west than its present day terminus and to the south where it followed a short section of SH 70 to link up with its present day route and ending at its current terminus at SH 37 5 The route was realigned between Wright City and US 70 in 1960 shifting SH 98 further west to begin its US 70 concurrency in Valliant 6 SH 98 was returned to a straighter alignment in 1975 eliminating the concurrency with US 70 and bypassing Valliant 7 The final major change to SH 98 occurred in 1982 when the road north of Wright City was removed from the highway system and SH 98 extended east toward Glover This set the road at its present day northern terminus 8 SH 98S edit nbsp State Highway 98SLocationWright City OklahomaLength0 10 mi 1 160 m Existed1964 9 present SH 98 has one spur highway SH 98S It is a 0 10 miles 0 16 km connector highway to Wright City but is now unsigned However as of 2012 it is still an active state highway 1 SH 98S first appeared on the Oklahoma highway map in its 1965 edition At this time the highway was designated SH 198 9 The highway would retain this designation until 1985 when it was renumbered to SH 98S 10 Junction list editThe entire route is in McCurtain County Locationmi 1 11 kmDestinationsNotes 0 000 00 nbsp SH 37Southern terminus 6 8911 09 nbsp US 70 Wright City13 321 4 nbsp SH 98SNorthern terminus of SH 98S 19 6731 66 nbsp SH 3Northern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miReferences edit a b c d Oklahoma Department of Transportation n d Control Section Maps McCurtain County PDF Map 2010 2011 ed Scale not given Oklahoma City Oklahoma Department of Transportation Retrieved October 22 2012 a b Highways of Oklahoma PDF Map Oklahoma Department of Highways 1954 Retrieved March 4 2010 a b Official State Map PDF Map 2009 2010 ed Oklahoma Department of Transportation Retrieved February 14 2011 Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer Map 1 200 000 DeLorme 2006 Oklahoma Road Map PDF Map 1959 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved March 4 2010 Oklahoma 1961 Road Map PDF Map Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved March 4 2010 Official State Map PDF Map 1976 ed Oklahoma Department of Transportation Retrieved March 4 2010 Official State Map PDF Map 1983 ed Oklahoma Department of Transportation Retrieved March 4 2010 a b 1965 Oklahoma PDF Map Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved March 4 2010 Official State Map PDF Map 1986 ed Oklahoma Department of Transportation Retrieved March 4 2010 Google October 22 2012 Oklahoma State Highway 98 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved October 22 2012 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Oklahoma State Highway 98KML is from WikidataExternal links editSH 98 at OKHighways Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklahoma State Highway 98 amp oldid 1135074256, wikipedia, wiki, 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