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Oklahoma State Highway 115

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the route, comprising the entirety of its route within Comanche and Washita Counties, was gravel. The section of SH-49 connecting to Cache to the refuge was renumbered to be part of SH-115 in 1962, giving the highway the same basic routing that it has today. The remaining gravel portions of highway were paved between 1965 and 1967.
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The majority of SH-115, the entire extent from the SH-49 junction in the National Wildlife Refuge to Cowden Junction, was commissioned in 1957. As originally added to the system, only the portion of highway between the northern SH-19 junction and the Washita River bridge was paved. The remainder of
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The first portion of what would become SH-115 was added to the state highway system in 1939 as part of SH-49. At this time, SH-49 began at US-62 in Cache proper (US-62 had not yet been shifted to the freeway north of town), entered the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, then emerged near
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Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Mountain View, SH-115 turns east for one-mile (1.6 km) before resuming a due north course. The highway bridges Spring Creek, a tributary of the Washita River, then curves to the northeast. After turning back to the north, the road passes through
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with SH-49 (though neither highway has any signage). The two highways turn northeast, then curve back around to the east. SH-115 then splits off to the north, while SH-49 continues a general eastbound heading. SH-115 passes just east of Mt. Roosevelt and Mt. Sheridan before exiting the refuge,
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for one-mile (1.6 km). Three miles (4.8 km) north of the split, SH-115 turns due west for one-mile (1.6 km), crossing over Saddle Mountain Creek. The highway then turns back to the north; around 9.5 miles (15.3 km) north of this curve, it intersects
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In 1964, the portion of gravel roadway through the Wichita Mountains between Meers and the Comanche–Kiowa County line was removed from SH-115. The SH-115 designation would not be restored to this section of highway until 1984, by which time it had been paved.
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at the Cache Wye. Northbound motorists that continue straight at the intersection will be put on westbound SH-49; a right turn must be made to continue on northbound SH-115. SH-49 also turns at the Cache Wye, forming an effective
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Most of the highway was established in 1957 as a gravel roadway. Between then and 1967, it was gradually paved. A portion of the highway through the
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was removed from the route in the mid-1960s, but was re-added in 1984.
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Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System
305:. It goes due north from here, passing through a remote part of 359:. SH-115 turns west along SH-9 for one-mile (1.6 km) into 946:(Map) (1985 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation 842:(Map) (April 1940 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Highways 724:
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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After leaving the refuge, SH-115 passes through the town of
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and followed the remainder of SH-49's present day routing.
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whereupon it regains its usual state highway signage.
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Index

OK-115
State Highway 115 marker
ODOT
US 62
Cache
SH-9
Mountain View
SH-152
Cowden
United States
Oklahoma
Interstate
US
State
Turnpikes
SH-113
SH-116
state highway
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains
U.S. Highway 62
Cache
Fort Sill
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
unsigned
State Highway 49
concurrency
Meers
Comanche County

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