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Oklahoma State Highway 50

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Also occurring on October 6, 1958, was the southern extension of SH-50, starting at US-183/270/SH-3, continuing north to SH-15, and continuing east along SH-15 to Mooreland, where it linked up with existing SH-50. The extension would not be shown on state highway maps until the 1960 edition, however.
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The highway was at its greatest extent from 1958 to 1964, when it started at its present-day southern terminus and continued all the way north to the Kansas state line. However, virtually all of the highway north of Freedom was concurrent with another route. On November 9, 1964, SH-50 was truncated
334:. SH-50 briefly turns east, continuing the alignment of SH-50B, before turning back north again. SH-50 follows a due north heading in this area, paralleling Long Creek and crossing many of the intermittent streams that feed it. The road then turns northeast toward 385:, formerly a continuous highway linking SH-34 to Boiling Springs State Park and onward to SH-50, was split into two highways, with the middle section through the park being decommissioned. The section of highway east of the park was renumbered to SH-50B. 338:. As the highway approaches the park, it spawns a spur leading into the park, SH-50A, before continuing northeast, clipping the northwest corner of the park boundary. The road then gradually eases into a more northerly heading as it approaches the 365:, present-day US-412) to US-64 and the original State Highway 1 north of Freedom. Between January 1, 1929, and March 1, 1930, the highway was extended west along US-64, then north along a segment of old SH-1, passing through 380:
SH-50 underwent a major realignment on October 6, 1958, bypassing a gravel section with a straighter paved route. At the same time, SH-50A was established to connect the new road to Alabaster Caverns. Around this time,
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In the early 1980s, a new bridge was built across the Cimarron River south of Freedom. SH-50 was realigned to use this new crossing on April 6, 1981. No changes have occurred to the highway since then.
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Upon reaching Mooreland, SH-50 splits off to the north. On the northern outskirts of town, SH-50 intersects one of its spur routes, SH-50B, which connects Mooreland to
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State Highway 50 was first commissioned on March 2, 1927, running from State Highway 47 in Mooreland (later
699: 280: 212: 312: 625: 320: 124: 967: 941: 1005:(Map) (2012–2013 ed.). Scale not given. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Department of Transportation 738: 374: 304: 103: 1018: 769: 366: 346: 308: 143: 476: 419: 25: 865: 324: 311:. Much of the first section of highway runs through the Moscow Flats area west of the 1037: 283:. SH-50 runs near two state parks and has a lettered spur that goes to each of them. 268: 162: 802: 316: 362: 350: 272: 172: 39: 777: 635: 609: 920:(Map) (March 1, 1930 ed.). Oklahoma State Highway Department 914:
Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System
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SH-50 has two lettered spurs. They each run to a state park.
275:. The majority of the 37.7-mile (60.7 km) highway is in 728:
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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and ending at the Kansas state line. On November 1, 1954,
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to end at its present-day northern terminus at US-64.
996:Oklahoma Department of Transportation (2012–2013). 502: 492: 472: 445: 435: 415: 182: 168: 158: 153: 130: 109: 72: 67: 59: 46: 21: 866:"Memorial Dedication and Revision History, SH 50" 936: 934: 779:Template:Attached KML/Oklahoma State Highway 50 859: 857: 855: 853: 851: 646:US-412 joins southbound and splits northbound 620:US-412 joins northbound and splits southbound 8: 844:(Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 19. 836: 834: 827:(Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 29. 1049:Transportation in Woodward County, Oklahoma 526: 345:SH-50 bridges the Cimarron River south of 221: 782: 1054:Transportation in Woods County, Oklahoma 16:State highway in Oklahoma, United States 868:. Oklahoma Department of Transportation 864:Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 786: 1016: 975:(Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways 949:(Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways 469: 412: 18: 999:Control Section Maps: Woodward County 792: 790: 712: 706: 683: 677: 659: 653: 629: 603: 567: 561: 7: 541: 14: 713: 684: 660: 636: 610: 578: 573: 568: 506:4.56 mi (7.34 km) 475: 418: 373:was extended to follow SH-50 in 242: 227: 134: 115: 86: 81: 76: 63:37.7 mi (60.7 km) 38: 24: 449:0.54 mi (870 m) 1: 888:Oklahoma State Highway System 536: 191:Oklahoma State Highway System 842:Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer 825:Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer 460:Alabaster Caverns State Park 336:Alabaster Caverns State Park 1023:: CS1 maint: date format ( 798:"Oklahoma State Highway 50" 291:State Highway 50 begins at 1070: 1044:State highways in Oklahoma 694:Western terminus of SH-50A 670:Eastern terminus of SH-50B 517:Boiling Springs State Park 332:Boiling Springs State Park 727: 722: 709: 703: 698: 693: 680: 674: 669: 656: 650: 632: 624: 606: 600: 595: 564: 558: 553: 548: 545: 540: 535: 532: 529: 488: 431: 220: 187: 178: 149: 51: 37: 734:     353:, where it terminates. 323:. SH-50 turns east and 969:Oklahoma Road Map 1960 943:1959 Oklahoma Road Map 327:US-412 to Mooreland. 319:between Woodward and 783:KML is from Wikidata 313:North Canadian River 111:Major intersections 515:connects SH-50 to 458:connects SH-50 to 749: 748: 723:Northern terminus 596:Southern terminus 510: 509: 482:State Highway 50B 453: 452: 425:State Highway 50A 287:Route description 258: 257: 254: 253: 47:Route information 1061: 1029: 1028: 1022: 1014: 1012: 1010: 1004: 993: 984: 983: 981: 980: 974: 964: 958: 957: 955: 954: 948: 938: 929: 928: 926: 925: 919: 909: 903: 902: 900: 899: 893: 883: 877: 876: 874: 873: 861: 846: 845: 838: 829: 828: 821: 815: 814: 812: 810: 794: 773: 742: 735: 717: 716: 688: 687: 664: 663: 640: 639: 614: 613: 582: 581: 577: 576: 572: 571: 543: 538: 527: 519:near Mooreland. 479: 470: 422: 413: 377:north of US-64. 371:State Highway 34 271:in northwestern 261:State Highway 50 250: 246: 245: 235: 231: 230: 222: 138: 137: 119: 118: 112: 90: 89: 85: 84: 80: 79: 42: 31:State Highway 50 28: 19: 1069: 1068: 1064: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1059: 1058: 1034: 1033: 1032: 1015: 1008: 1006: 1002: 995: 994: 987: 978: 976: 972: 966: 965: 961: 952: 950: 946: 940: 939: 932: 923: 921: 917: 911: 910: 906: 897: 895: 891: 885: 884: 880: 871: 869: 863: 862: 849: 840: 839: 832: 823: 822: 818: 808: 806: 796: 795: 788: 784: 781: 776: 775: 774: 758: 754: 745: 737: 733: 729: 714: 685: 661: 637: 611: 579: 574: 569: 525: 497:Woodward County 484: 483: 480: 468: 440:Woodward County 427: 426: 423: 411: 403: 359: 289: 277:Woodward County 243: 241: 228: 226: 135: 116: 110: 87: 82: 77: 68:Major junctions 33: 32: 29: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1067: 1065: 1057: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1030: 985: 959: 930: 904: 878: 847: 830: 816: 785: 757: 756: 755: 753: 750: 747: 746: 744: 743: 730: 725: 724: 721: 711: 708: 705: 702: 696: 695: 692: 682: 679: 676: 672: 671: 668: 658: 655: 652: 648: 647: 644: 634: 631: 628: 622: 621: 618: 608: 605: 602: 598: 597: 594: 566: 563: 560: 557: 551: 550: 547: 544: 539: 534: 531: 524: 521: 508: 507: 504: 500: 499: 494: 490: 489: 486: 485: 481: 474: 473: 467: 464: 462:near Freedom. 451: 450: 447: 443: 442: 437: 433: 432: 429: 428: 424: 417: 416: 410: 407: 402: 399: 358: 355: 340:Cimarron River 288: 285: 256: 255: 252: 251: 238: 236: 218: 217: 216: 215: 210: 205: 200: 194: 193: 185: 184: 183:Highway system 180: 179: 176: 175: 170: 166: 165: 160: 156: 155: 151: 150: 147: 146: 132: 131:North end 128: 127: 113: 107: 106: 74: 73:South end 70: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 52:Maintained by 49: 48: 44: 43: 35: 34: 30: 23: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1066: 1055: 1052: 1050: 1047: 1045: 1042: 1041: 1039: 1026: 1020: 1001: 1000: 992: 990: 986: 971: 970: 963: 960: 945: 944: 937: 935: 931: 916: 915: 908: 905: 890: 889: 882: 879: 867: 860: 858: 856: 854: 852: 848: 843: 837: 835: 831: 826: 820: 817: 805: 804: 799: 793: 791: 787: 780: 771: 767: 763: 762: 751: 740: 732: 731: 726: 720: 701: 697: 691: 673: 667: 649: 643: 627: 623: 617: 599: 593: 589: 585: 556: 552: 528: 523:Junction list 522: 520: 518: 514: 505: 501: 498: 495: 491: 487: 478: 471: 465: 463: 461: 457: 448: 444: 441: 438: 434: 430: 421: 414: 408: 406: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 384: 378: 376: 372: 368: 364: 356: 354: 352: 348: 343: 341: 337: 333: 328: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 286: 284: 282: 278: 274: 270: 269:state highway 266: 263:(abbreviated 262: 249: 239: 237: 234: 224: 223: 219: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 195: 192: 189: 188: 186: 181: 177: 174: 171: 167: 164: 163:United States 161: 157: 152: 148: 145: 141: 133: 129: 126: 122: 114: 108: 105: 102:southwest of 101: 97: 93: 75: 71: 66: 62: 58: 55: 50: 45: 41: 36: 27: 20: 1007:. 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Index

State Highway 50 marker

ODOT
US 183
US 270
SH-3
Woodward
US 412
Mooreland
US 64
Freedom
United States
Oklahoma
Interstate
US
State
Turnpikes
SH-49
SH-51
state highway
Oklahoma
Woodward County
Woods County
US-183
270
SH-3
Woodward
Seiling
North Canadian River
US-412

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