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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
345:. 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 396:, 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. 349:. 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 376:, 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 391:
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
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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.
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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.
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SH-50 turns east and 980:Oklahoma Road Map 1960 954:1959 Oklahoma Road Map 338:US-412 to Mooreland. 330:between Woodward and 794:KML is from Wikidata 324:North Canadian River 122:Major intersections 526:connects SH-50 to 469:connects SH-50 to 760: 759: 734:Northern terminus 607:Southern terminus 521: 520: 493:State Highway 50B 464: 463: 436:State Highway 50A 298:Route description 269: 268: 265: 264: 58:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1072: 1040: 1039: 1033: 1025: 1023: 1021: 1015: 1004: 995: 994: 992: 991: 985: 975: 969: 968: 966: 965: 959: 949: 940: 939: 937: 936: 930: 920: 914: 913: 911: 910: 904: 894: 888: 887: 885: 884: 872: 857: 856: 849: 840: 839: 832: 826: 825: 823: 821: 805: 784: 753: 746: 728: 727: 699: 698: 675: 674: 651: 650: 625: 624: 593: 592: 588: 587: 583: 582: 554: 549: 538: 530:near Mooreland. 490: 481: 433: 424: 388:north of US-64. 382:State Highway 34 282:in northwestern 272:State Highway 50 261: 257: 256: 246: 242: 241: 233: 149: 148: 130: 129: 123: 101: 100: 96: 95: 91: 90: 53: 42:State Highway 50 39: 30: 21: 1080: 1079: 1075: 1074: 1073: 1071: 1070: 1069: 1045: 1044: 1043: 1026: 1019: 1017: 1013: 1006: 1005: 998: 989: 987: 983: 977: 976: 972: 963: 961: 957: 951: 950: 943: 934: 932: 928: 922: 921: 917: 908: 906: 902: 896: 895: 891: 882: 880: 874: 873: 860: 851: 850: 843: 834: 833: 829: 819: 817: 807: 806: 799: 795: 792: 787: 786: 785: 769: 765: 756: 748: 744: 740: 725: 696: 672: 648: 622: 590: 585: 580: 536: 508:Woodward County 495: 494: 491: 479: 451:Woodward County 438: 437: 434: 422: 414: 370: 300: 288:Woodward County 254: 252: 239: 237: 146: 127: 121: 98: 93: 88: 79:Major junctions 44: 43: 40: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1078: 1076: 1068: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1047: 1046: 1042: 1041: 996: 970: 941: 915: 889: 858: 841: 827: 796: 768: 767: 766: 764: 761: 758: 757: 755: 754: 741: 736: 735: 732: 722: 719: 716: 713: 707: 706: 703: 693: 690: 687: 683: 682: 679: 669: 666: 663: 659: 658: 655: 645: 642: 639: 633: 632: 629: 619: 616: 613: 609: 608: 605: 577: 574: 571: 568: 562: 561: 558: 555: 550: 545: 542: 535: 532: 519: 518: 515: 511: 510: 505: 501: 500: 497: 496: 492: 485: 484: 478: 475: 473:near Freedom. 462: 461: 458: 454: 453: 448: 444: 443: 440: 439: 435: 428: 427: 421: 418: 413: 410: 369: 366: 351:Cimarron River 299: 296: 267: 266: 263: 262: 249: 247: 229: 228: 227: 226: 221: 216: 211: 205: 204: 196: 195: 194:Highway system 191: 190: 187: 186: 181: 177: 176: 171: 167: 166: 162: 161: 158: 157: 143: 142:North end 139: 138: 124: 118: 117: 85: 84:South end 81: 80: 76: 75: 72: 68: 67: 63:Maintained by 60: 59: 55: 54: 46: 45: 41: 34: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1077: 1066: 1063: 1061: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1052: 1050: 1037: 1031: 1012: 1011: 1003: 1001: 997: 982: 981: 974: 971: 956: 955: 948: 946: 942: 927: 926: 919: 916: 901: 900: 893: 890: 878: 871: 869: 867: 865: 863: 859: 854: 848: 846: 842: 837: 831: 828: 816: 815: 810: 804: 802: 798: 791: 782: 778: 774: 773: 762: 751: 743: 742: 737: 731: 712: 708: 702: 684: 678: 660: 654: 638: 634: 628: 610: 604: 600: 596: 567: 563: 539: 534:Junction list 533: 531: 529: 525: 516: 512: 509: 506: 502: 498: 489: 482: 476: 474: 472: 468: 459: 455: 452: 449: 445: 441: 432: 425: 419: 417: 411: 409: 405: 401: 397: 395: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 367: 365: 363: 359: 354: 352: 348: 344: 339: 337: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 313: 309: 305: 297: 295: 293: 289: 285: 281: 280:state highway 277: 274:(abbreviated 273: 260: 250: 248: 245: 235: 234: 230: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 206: 203: 200: 199: 197: 192: 188: 185: 182: 178: 175: 174:United States 172: 168: 163: 159: 156: 152: 144: 140: 137: 133: 125: 119: 116: 113:southwest of 112: 108: 104: 86: 82: 77: 73: 69: 66: 61: 56: 52: 47: 38: 31: 19: 1018:. 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Index

Oklahoma State Highway 50B
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

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