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Oklahoma State Highway 17

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The present-day State Highway 17 was commissioned between May 1936 and April 1937. Originally, the all-dirt highway began in Sterling and ran to Rush Springs; the Sterling–Elgin portion of the highway was at that time part of SH-65. However, at some point between April 1937 and April 1938, SH-65 was
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near its source. About five miles (8.0 km) east of SH-65, SH-17 crosses the Comanche–Grady county line. The route then turns northeast, turning back east to follow the same line of latitude it originally followed in Elgin. The highway passes south of the
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truncated to the south, and SH-17 was extended west to Elgin along the former route of SH-65. No further changes have been made to SH-17's route since.
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expressway bypass of the town. SH-17 then continues east along Blakeley Avenue into downtown Rush Springs, where it ends at
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to Rush Springs, in the mid-1930s. It was later extended west over a portion of
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Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System
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Map Showing Condition of Improvement of the State Highway System
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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SH-17 was first established as a state highway, connecting
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miles (2.4 km) before turning southeast. Around
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DeLorme. 2006. p. 51. 784:Transportation in Comanche County, Oklahoma 408: 312:, bringing its western terminus to Elgin. 227: 758: 626: 624: 789:Transportation in Grady County, Oklahoma 27:State highway in Oklahoma, United States 564: 29: 645: 643: 641: 575:Control Section Maps: Comanche County 528: 522: 508: 502: 477: 471: 451: 445: 7: 273:, is an east–west highway in 603:Control Section Maps: Grady County 423: 390:US-81's Rush Springs business loop 74:20.86 mi (33.57 km) 25: 536: 530: 509: 478: 452: 367:East of Sterling, SH-17 crosses 248: 233: 142: 136: 116: 95: 49: 35: 1: 418: 324:in the north-central part of 197:Oklahoma State Highway System 632:Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer 356:miles (4.0 km) west of 651:"Oklahoma State Highway 17" 805: 779:State highways in Oklahoma 488:Northern terminus of SH-65 551: 546: 525: 518: 505: 497: 492: 487: 474: 466: 461: 448: 440: 435: 430: 427: 422: 417: 414: 411: 226: 193: 184: 155: 62: 48: 380:. On the west side of 759:KML is from Wikidata 384:, it intersects the 764:SH-17 at OKHighways 112:Major intersections 557: 556: 316:Route description 269:, abbreviated as 264: 263: 260: 259: 58:Route information 16:(Redirected from 796: 749: 722: 721: 719: 717: 711: 701: 695: 694: 692: 690: 684: 674: 668: 667: 665: 663: 647: 636: 635: 628: 619: 618: 616: 614: 608: 597: 591: 590: 588: 586: 580: 569: 547:Eastern terminus 541: 540: 539: 534: 533: 513: 512: 482: 481: 462:Western terminus 456: 455: 425: 420: 409: 355: 354: 350: 347: 341: 340: 336: 333: 322:U.S. Highway 277 320:SH-17 begins at 279:U.S. Highway 277 267:State Highway 17 256: 252: 251: 241: 237: 236: 228: 147: 146: 145: 140: 139: 120: 119: 113: 99: 98: 82:ca. 1936–present 53: 42:State Highway 17 39: 30: 21: 804: 803: 799: 798: 797: 795: 794: 793: 769: 768: 760: 757: 752: 751: 750: 734: 730: 725: 715: 713: 709: 703: 702: 698: 688: 686: 682: 676: 675: 671: 661: 659: 649: 648: 639: 630: 629: 622: 612: 610: 606: 599: 598: 594: 584: 582: 578: 571: 570: 566: 562: 553: 543:US 81 Bus. 537: 535: 531: 529: 510: 479: 453: 407: 398: 352: 348: 345: 343: 338: 334: 331: 329: 318: 249: 247: 234: 232: 151:in Rush Springs 149:US 81 Bus. 143: 141: 137: 135: 117: 111: 96: 87:Major junctions 44: 43: 40: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 802: 800: 792: 791: 786: 781: 771: 770: 767: 766: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728:External links 726: 724: 723: 696: 669: 637: 620: 592: 563: 561: 558: 555: 554: 549: 548: 545: 527: 524: 520: 519: 517: 507: 504: 501: 496: 490: 489: 486: 476: 473: 470: 464: 463: 460: 450: 447: 444: 439: 433: 432: 429: 426: 421: 416: 413: 406: 403: 397: 394: 317: 314: 262: 261: 258: 257: 244: 242: 224: 223: 222: 221: 216: 211: 206: 200: 199: 191: 190: 189:Highway system 186: 185: 182: 181: 176: 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 157: 156: 153: 152: 133: 129: 128: 114: 108: 107: 93: 89: 88: 84: 83: 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: 801: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 776: 774: 765: 762: 761: 756: 747: 743: 739: 738: 727: 708: 707: 700: 697: 681: 680: 673: 670: 658: 657: 652: 646: 644: 642: 638: 633: 627: 625: 621: 605: 604: 596: 593: 577: 576: 568: 565: 559: 550: 544: 521: 516: 500: 495: 491: 485: 469: 465: 459: 443: 438: 434: 410: 405:Junction list 404: 402: 395: 393: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 370: 365: 363: 359: 327: 323: 315: 313: 311: 307: 302: 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 255: 245: 243: 240: 230: 229: 225: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 201: 198: 195: 194: 192: 187: 183: 180: 177: 173: 170: 169:United States 167: 163: 158: 154: 150: 134: 132:East end 130: 127: 123: 115: 109: 106: 102: 94: 92:West end 90: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 66: 61: 56: 52: 47: 38: 31: 19: 735: 714:. 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Index

SH-17 (OK)
State Highway 17 marker

ODOT
US 277
Elgin
US 81
Rush Springs
US 81 Bus.
United States
Oklahoma
Interstate
US
State
Turnpikes
SH-16
SH-17A
Oklahoma
U.S. Highway 277
Elgin
US-81
Rush Springs
SH-17A
Wynnewood
Sterling
SH-65
U.S. Highway 277
Elgin
Sterling
SH-65

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