Interstate 444

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.

Interstate 444
Inner Dispersal Loop
I-444 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-44
Maintained by ODOT
Length	2.51 mi^[1] (4.04 km)
Existed	early 1970s^[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
West end	I-244 / US 64 / US 75 / SH-51 in Tulsa
East end	I-244 / US 75 / US 412 in Tulsa
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Tulsa
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes
← US 412 → SH-1

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). The entire route is in Tulsa, Tulsa County.

mi	km	Old exit	New exit	Destinations	Notes
0.00	0.00	94A		I-244 west / US 75 south (Red Fork Expressway) – Okmulgee, Oklahoma City	Western terminus; I-244 exit 4B; western end of US-75 concurrency
		94B		I-244 east / US 64 / SH-51 (Red Fork Expressway) – Sand Springs, Joplin	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Western end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency
		94C		11th Street / Houston Avenue	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		94D		13th Street / Denver Avenue / Cheyenne Avenue
		95		US 64 / SH-51 east (Broken Arrow Expressway) – Broken Arrow	Eastern end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency
		96A		7th Street – Downtown
2.51	4.04	96B		I-244 / US 412 east (Crosstown Expressway) – Joplin	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		96C		I-244 / US 412 west (Crosstown Expressway) / US 75 north (Cherokee Expressway) – Oklahoma City, Bartlesville	Eastern terminus; old exit number was for I-244/US 412; I-244 exit 6B; eastern end of US-75 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

References

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

External links

Route map:

Template:Attached KML/Interstate 444

KML is from Wikidata

•   Media related to Interstate 444 at Wikimedia Commons
• OKHighways.com - Hidden Interstate 444