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Oklahoma State Highway 1

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and the Winding Stair Mountains, and has no shoulders. It features special 'vistas' – parking lots placed off the road at especially scenic parts of the highway. At either end of the Talimena Drive, signs are posted stating that the highway is closed during cold and foggy conditions, and that no snow
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State Highway 1 was historically an entrance into Indian Territory from the state of Arkansas. The Oklahoma Choctaw came to these mountain tops in the early 1830s. Stage coach robbers, train robbers and bank robbers all came to hide on these mountain peaks bringing in their horses for much needed
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The height of the mountain peaks on the Drive causes the oaks and pines to grow so much slower and shorter than the rest of Southeast Oklahoma. On a hot summer day, the winds on the Talimena Drive may be a good 10 degrees cooler than other nearby locations.
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SH-1 is the latest of many Oklahoma state highways assigned the number 1. The current route opened in 1969. In this case, the number 1 was assigned due to the scenery along the highway.
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8 miles (12.8 km) northeast of Talihina, SH-1 splits off of US-271. This begins the final 26 miles (41 km) of the highway, officially named the
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East of McAlester the road continues as a four-lane road (much of it divided) connecting many small towns east of the city:
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After leaving Ada the highway becomes gradually more hilly and curvy, and turns northeast. Between the towns of
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breaks. Horse Thief Springs is marked at its vista where one can still rest before continuing down the Drive.
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Through some parts of this section of the highway, the SH-1 signage is omitted in favor of US-270 signs.
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SH-1 becomes a multilane highway. It then becomes a freeway serving as part of a beltway around
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West of Hartshorne US-270 splits off from SH-1 and it continues east concurrent with
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Interchange, SH-3 splits into SH-3W and SH-3E, eastern terminus of SH-19
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A view from Talimena Drive. The photograph was taken in late October.
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The beginning of SH-1, just north of the junction with US-177/SH-199
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Eastern end of SH-63 concurrency, western end of US-271 concurrency
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city limits. Through McAlester the street is also signed as
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Oklahoma Highway 1 just west of the Arkansas State Line in
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Talimena Drive begins, eastern end of US-271 concurrency
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Interchange, western end of US-377/SH-99 concurrency
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Through Ada it is briefly concurrent with 1781:Transportation in Le Flore County, Oklahoma 1761:Transportation in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma 1751:Transportation in Johnston County, Oklahoma 1746:Transportation in Marshall County, Oklahoma 1776:Transportation in Latimer County, Oklahoma 669: 343: 1766:Transportation in Hughes County, Oklahoma 1756:Transportation in Murray County, Oklahoma 1705: 438:. It then winds northward to the town of 646:state line. The roadbed continues on as 613: 1548: 987:Eastern end of US-377/SH-99 concurrency 848:Eastern terminus of Chickasaw Turnpike 38: 1574: 1572: 1570: 1483: 1477: 1474: 1460: 1454: 1430: 1397: 1382: 1376: 1351: 1345: 1321: 1297: 1268: 1242: 1216: 1201: 1195: 1173: 1167: 1146: 1115: 1092: 1086: 1053: 1027: 996: 961: 922: 892: 878: 857: 832: 826: 797: 768: 750: 744: 710: 704: 33:Oklahoma's 1st congressional district 7: 684: 585:SH-63 splits off to the south and 83:209.7 mi (337.5 km) 25: 1285:Eastern end of US-270 concurrency 1079:Western end of US-270 concurrency 626:because it runs from Talihina to 1484: 1461: 1437: 1409: 1404: 1383: 1352: 1338:Southern end of SH-2 concurrency 1328: 1314:Northern end of SH-2 concurrency 1304: 1275: 1259:Western end of SH-63 concurrency 1249: 1233:Eastern end of SH-31 concurrency 1223: 1202: 1181: 1175: 1163:Western end of SH-31 concurrency 1153: 1127: 1122: 1093: 1065: 1060: 1044:Eastern end of SH-48 concurrency 1034: 1013:Western end of SH-48 concurrency 1003: 973: 968: 939: 934: 929: 904: 899: 864: 838: 833: 814:Northern end of SH-7 concurrency 804: 785:Southern end of SH-7 concurrency 775: 751: 716: 711: 401:. SH-1 is signed east and west. 364: 349: 259: 237: 223: 212: 198: 193: 179: 161: 156: 142: 137: 109: 104: 58: 44: 1721:Twisties of the Talimena Drive 527:. It then intersects with the 442:, and becomes concurrent with 1: 1634:. Oklahoma Historical Society 679: 313:Oklahoma State Highway System 1475:Oklahoma–Arkansas state line 1362:Southern terminus of SH-63A 1103:Northern terminus of SH-31A 385:, sometimes abbreviated as 1797: 1736:State highways in Oklahoma 1600:"Oklahoma State Highway 1" 1580:"Oklahoma State Highway 1" 1393:Southern terminus of SH-82 596: 267:at the Arkansas state line 29: 18:State Highway 1 (Oklahoma) 1496: 1480: 1470: 1457: 1451: 1433: 1427: 1400: 1392: 1379: 1371: 1366: 1361: 1348: 1342: 1324: 1318: 1300: 1294: 1289: 1271: 1263: 1245: 1237: 1219: 1211: 1198: 1191: 1170: 1149: 1141: 1118: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1089: 1083: 1056: 1048: 1030: 1022: 1017: 999: 991: 964: 925: 895: 881: 860: 852: 847: 829: 823: 818: 800: 794: 789: 771: 765: 761:Western terminus of SH-22 760: 747: 739: 734: 729: 707: 701: 696: 691: 688: 683: 678: 675: 672: 422:SH-1 eastbound begins at 342: 309: 300: 271: 71: 57: 1526:     1515:     1503:     632:Ouachita National Forest 1561:www.okladot.state.ok.us 1492:continues 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Index

State Highway 1 (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma's 1st congressional district
State Highway 1 marker

ODOT
US 177
SH-199
Mannsville
Chickasaw Turnpike
Roff
US 377
SH-99
Ada
US 75
Calvin
Indian Nation Turnpike
McAlester
US 69
US 271
Talihina
US 259
Big Cedar
AR 88
United States
Oklahoma
Interstate
US
State
Turnpikes
I-444

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