State Highway 65, usually known as SH-65 or OK-65 (or simply Highway 65) is a north–south highway in Oklahoma. SH-65 travels 44.4 miles[2] (71 km) from US-70 east of Randlett to State Highway 17 in Sterling. It has no lettered routes.
State Highway 65 begins at US-70 12 miles (19 km) east of Randlett in Cotton County.[3] From there, it heads north towards Temple. On the western outskirts of that town, SH-65 meets SH-5, and begins a short concurrency with it. The two highways head east through town on Oregon Street before reaching Commercial Avenue, where SH-5 splits off to the south and SH-65 turns north. SH-65 continues north on Commercial for three blocks, then makes a right turn to head east on Boundary Street. As the highway leaves town, it curves back to a due north course.
SH-65 continues northward, meeting SH-53. SH-65 enters Comanche County just south of Hulen, where it turns east to briefly parallel the county line before turning back to the north. The highway passes through Letita before it crosses SH-7 in unincorporated Pumpkin Center. The route then continues north for 13 miles (21 km)[3] before ending at SH-17 in Sterling.
Historyedit
State Highway 65 was commissioned between June 1932 and August 1933, first appearing on the August 1933 Department of Highways map. Originally, SH-65 began at the Red River as a continuation of TX-148 and extended north to Walters, using the present-day routes of SH-5B, a small section of SH-5A, and SH-5.[1] By October 1935, the highway had been extended to cover most of its present-day route; SH-65 still used what is now SH-5B, but turned east at the present-day northern terminus of that route to concur with SH-5 into Temple, north of which it used its current route to Sterling. In Sterling, SH-65 turned west, terminating at US-277 in Elgin. At this point, the highway was completely unpaved, with only the segment concurrent with SH-5 and the Elgin–Sterling route graveled. Dirt roads comprised the remainder of the route.[4]
Nearly all of State Highway 65 was decommissioned at some point between April 1937 and April 1938. Only the portion between the Texas line and US-70 was kept. The non-concurrent sections of the former SH-65 routing north of US-70 were dropped from the state highway system, excepting the portion from Elgin to Sterling, which became a western extension of SH-17.[5] In 1940, this change was mostly undone—all of the highway between Temple and Sterling was restored as SH-65. However, this left the section of highway connecting US-70 to TX-148 discontiguous from the remainder of the highway. At this point in time, the southern section of highway and the portion of the route between Temple and SH-53 had been graveled.[6]
In 1941, the southern section of SH-65 was abandoned,[7] only to be restored the following year,[8] and then was dropped again by June 1944. A section of dirt road between US-70 and Temple had been also added to SH-65 by June 1944, setting the highway at its present-day termini.[9]
By 1956, the only remaining gravel section of Highway 65 was the portion between SH-53 and the Comanche County line.[10] The route was completely paved by 1966.[11]
^ abMap Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (August 1933 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^ abOfficial State Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (October 1935 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (April 1938 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (April 1941 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (January 1942 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (1943 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System(PDF) (Map) (June 1944 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
^Highway Map of Oklahoma (Map) (1966 ed.). Cartography by Diversified Map Co. Skelly Oil Company.
April 12, 2024
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State Highway 65 usually known as SH 65 or OK 65 or simply Highway 65 is a north south highway in Oklahoma SH 65 travels 44 4 miles 2 71 km from US 70 east of Randlett to State Highway 17 in Sterling It has no lettered routes State Highway 65Route informationMaintained by ODOTLength44 4 mi 2 71 5 km Existed1932 1 presentMajor junctionsSouth endUS 70 east of RandlettNorth endSH 17 in SterlingLocationCountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaHighway systemOklahoma State Highway SystemInterstate US State Turnpikes US 64 US 66 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Junction list 4 ReferencesRoute description editState Highway 65 begins at US 70 12 miles 19 km east of Randlett in Cotton County 3 From there it heads north towards Temple On the western outskirts of that town SH 65 meets SH 5 and begins a short concurrency with it The two highways head east through town on Oregon Street before reaching Commercial Avenue where SH 5 splits off to the south and SH 65 turns north SH 65 continues north on Commercial for three blocks then makes a right turn to head east on Boundary Street As the highway leaves town it curves back to a due north course SH 65 continues northward meeting SH 53 SH 65 enters Comanche County just south of Hulen where it turns east to briefly parallel the county line before turning back to the north The highway passes through Letita before it crosses SH 7 in unincorporated Pumpkin Center The route then continues north for 13 miles 21 km 3 before ending at SH 17 in Sterling History editState Highway 65 was commissioned between June 1932 and August 1933 first appearing on the August 1933 Department of Highways map Originally SH 65 began at the Red River as a continuation of TX 148 and extended north to Walters using the present day routes of SH 5B a small section of SH 5A and SH 5 1 By October 1935 the highway had been extended to cover most of its present day route SH 65 still used what is now SH 5B but turned east at the present day northern terminus of that route to concur with SH 5 into Temple north of which it used its current route to Sterling In Sterling SH 65 turned west terminating at US 277 in Elgin At this point the highway was completely unpaved with only the segment concurrent with SH 5 and the Elgin Sterling route graveled Dirt roads comprised the remainder of the route 4 Nearly all of State Highway 65 was decommissioned at some point between April 1937 and April 1938 Only the portion between the Texas line and US 70 was kept The non concurrent sections of the former SH 65 routing north of US 70 were dropped from the state highway system excepting the portion from Elgin to Sterling which became a western extension of SH 17 5 In 1940 this change was mostly undone all of the highway between Temple and Sterling was restored as SH 65 However this left the section of highway connecting US 70 to TX 148 discontiguous from the remainder of the highway At this point in time the southern section of highway and the portion of the route between Temple and SH 53 had been graveled 6 In 1941 the southern section of SH 65 was abandoned 7 only to be restored the following year 8 and then was dropped again by June 1944 A section of dirt road between US 70 and Temple had been also added to SH 65 by June 1944 setting the highway at its present day termini 9 By 1956 the only remaining gravel section of Highway 65 was the portion between SH 53 and the Comanche County line 10 The route was completely paved by 1966 11 Junction list editCountyLocationmi 2 kmDestinationsNotesCotton 0 00 0 nbsp US 70Southern terminusTemple8 012 9 nbsp SH 58 513 7 nbsp SH 5 15 024 1 nbsp SH 53ComanchePumpkin Center31 851 2 nbsp SH 7Sterling44 471 5 nbsp SH 17Northern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusReferences editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Oklahoma State Highway 65KML is from Wikidata a b Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map August 1933 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 a b c Stuve Eric OK 65 OKHighways com self published source a b Official State Map Map 2008 ed Oklahoma Department of Transportation Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map October 1935 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map April 1938 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map April 1941 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map January 1942 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map 1943 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System PDF Map June 1944 ed Oklahoma Department of Highways Retrieved 2008 08 07 Texas Oklahoma Map 1956 ed Cartography by Rand McNally Anderson Prichard Oil Corporation Highway Map of Oklahoma Map 1966 ed Cartography by Diversified Map Co Skelly Oil Company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklahoma State Highway 65 amp oldid 1177677385, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
