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The H.E. Bailey Turnpike is a toll road in southwestern Oklahoma. The route, opened on April 23, 1964, is a four-lane limited access highway and consists of two sections, which connect Oklahoma City to Lawton and Wichita Falls, Texas. Since 1987, it has been signed as a part of Interstate 44.
[edit] Route description
The 61.4 mile northern section begins at the junction of Interstate 44 and US-62 north of Newcastle, and ends at a concurrency of US-62, US-277 and US-281 8 miles north of Lawton. The exits through the Lawton/Fort Sill area are toll free including the main gate of Fort Sill, where I-44 is also locally designated as the Pioneer Expressway. The tolled Turnpike resumes six miles south of Lawton at State Highway 36 and the southern section continues for 25 miles to US-70, 6 miles north of the Texas state line. For the next 21 miles from Randlett across the Red River bridge at Burkburnett, Texas to US-287 near downtown Wichita Falls, I-44 continues as a free road.
Aside from the mainline, the Turnpike also consists of a 8.2 mile extension near Newcastle also referred to as the Norman Spur, which connects I-44 and SH-4 to SH-9 and provides a route to Norman. Entering from SH-4, a two-axle vehicle currently pays $0.50 ($0.45 with Pikepass) to drive the full length of the spur.
A two-axle vehicle currently pays $4.00 ($3.80 with Pikepass) to drive the full length of the Turnpike. Full toll plazas on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike are located at near the intersection with the H.E. Bailey Norman Spur, southwest of Chickasha and under the overpass at at SH-5 (Walters exit). Unattended ramp toll plazas are located at US-62 (Chickasha/Anadarko exit - northbound exit and southbound entrance only), SH-17 (Elgin/Fletcher exit - northbound exit and southbound entrance only) on the I-44 portion of the turnpike and at SH-76 (Blanchard/Tuttle) on the Norman Spur.
[edit] Exit list
[edit] Mainline
| [1] [2] |
| County |
Location |
Mile |
# |
Destinations |
Notes |
| Red River bridge-Texas State Line |
| Cotton |
|
|
1 |
 State Highway 36 – Grandfield |
|
|
|
5 |
 US-70 – Randlett |
Last free exit eastbound; US-277/281 split northbound and join southbound |
| Start/end of H.E. Bailey Turnpike - Toll plaza |
|
|
20 |
 State Highway 5 – Walters |
Toll Plaza under SH5 overpass |
| Comanche |
|
|
30 |
State Highway 36 – Geronimo, Faxon |
Last free exit westbound; US-277/281 join eastbound and split westbound |
| Lawton |
|
33 |
 Business US-281 (11th St.) |
|
|
36A |
 State Highway 7 East – Duncan |
|
|
36B |
Lee Blvd. |
|
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37 |
Gore Blvd. |
|
|
39A |
Cache Rd. |
|
|
39B |
Business US-281 – Lawton |
|
|
40A |
Rogers Lane East |
|
|
40B |
 US-62 West – Cache, Altus |
US-62 joins eastbound and splits westbound |
| Fort Sill |
|
40C |
Gate 2 |
closed |
|
41 |
Key Gate |
|
|
|
45 |
 State Highway 49 – Medicine Park, Carnegie |
|
|
|
53 |
 US-277 – Elgin, Fletcher, Sterling |
Last free exit eastbound; US-62/277/281 split eastbound and join westbound |
|
|
62 |
Fletcher, Cyril, Sterling |
|
| Grady |
Toll plaza |
| Chickasha |
|
80 |
 US-81 – Chickasha, Duncan |
|
|
83 |
US-62 – Chickasha |
|
| Toll plaza |
|
|
99A |
H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur – Blanchard, Norman |
|
|
|
99B |
 State Highway 4 – Tuttle, Mustang, Yukon |
|
| McClain |
Start/end of H.E. Bailey Turnpike |
[edit] Norman Spur
[edit] Services
Law enforcement along the Will Rogers Turnpike is provided by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Troop YC, a special troop assigned to the turnpike.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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I-44 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike mainline – Oklahoma City, Lawton
SH-76 – Blanchard
US-62 / US-277 / SH-9 west – Blanchard, Newcastle
