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{{Short description|Toll road in Oklahoma, US}}
{{Infobox road
|state=OK
|route=Cimarron
|type=Turnpike
|allocation={{jct|state=OK|US|412}} entire length
|map={{maplink-road|from=Cimarron Turnpike.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Cimarron Turnpike highlighted in red
|length_mi=59.2
|length_round=1
|length_ref=
|length_notes=
|established=May 16, 1975<ref name=oklahoman1975/>
|decommissioned=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=OK|I|35|US|64|US|412}} near [[Perry, Oklahoma|Perry]]
|junction={{Jct|state=OK|US|77}} near Perry<br>{{Jct|state=OK|US|177}} in [[Noble County, Oklahoma|Noble County]]
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=OK|US|64|US|412|OK|48}} at [[Westport, Oklahoma|Westport]]
|counties=[[Noble County, Oklahoma|Noble]], [[Pawnee County, Oklahoma|Pawnee]], [[Payne County, Oklahoma|Payne]]
|cities=
}}

The '''Cimarron Turnpike''' is a [[controlled-access highway|controlled-access]] [[toll road]] in north-central [[Oklahoma]]. The route travels {{convert|67|mi|km}}, from an [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|Interstate&nbsp;35]] (I-35) north of [[Perry, Oklahoma|Perry]], to [[Westport, Oklahoma|Westport]], just west of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]. The route also consists of a {{convert|7.2|mi|km|adj=on}} spur which runs from the mainline southwest to an interchange with [[U.S. Route 177 in Oklahoma|U.S. Route&nbsp;177]] (US 177) north of [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]].

The entirety of the Cimarron Turnpike is concurrent with [[U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma|US 412]] except for the Stillwater spur. At either end of the Turnpike, US-412 begins (or ends, depending on direction) a [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[U.S. Route 64 in Oklahoma|US-64]].

The Cimarron Turnpike opened to traffic in 1975. The US 412 designation was applied to the Cimarron Turnpike in 1988.

==Route description==

The Cimarron Turnpike, carrying US-412, passes through Noble, [[Payne County, Oklahoma|Payne]], and [[Pawnee County, Oklahoma|Pawnee]] Counties. The highway heads east from I-35 to its first interchange, Exit 2, which provides access to [[U.S. Route 77 in Oklahoma|US-77]]. The first mainline toll plaza is just west of Exit 15, a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with no straight-line ramps (forcing all traffic getting on or off to pass through the toll plaza) connecting the turnpike to US-177.<ref name="odot-map-cimarron">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Map|edition=2011–12|inset=Cimarron Turnpike|url=http://www.odot.org/maps/state/2011/map_state_2011-insets.pdf|accessdate=December 20, 2012}}</ref> East of the US-177 interchange, the highway curves to the south, crossing [[Black Bear Creek]].<ref name="delorme">{{cite map|publisher=DeLorme|title=Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer|page=|section=|scale=1:200,000|date=2006}}</ref> US-412 then meets US-64 once again, interchanging with it at Exit 23 east of [[Morrison, Oklahoma|Morrison]]. The turnpike then turns back east, with a spur route (accessible only from the westbound turnpike) branching off to the southwest toward [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater]]. The Lone Chimney service plaza, a twenty-four-hour concession area, is located in the median of the turnpike east of the interchange with the spur.<ref name="odot-map-cimarron"/>

South of [[Pawnee, Oklahoma|Pawnee]] lies an interchange (Exit 37) with [[Oklahoma State Highway 18|SH-18]]. Just south of [[Hallett, Oklahoma|Hallett]], a second mainline toll plaza sits just west of the [[Oklahoma State Highway 99|SH-99]] interchange; again, this interchange is a cloverleaf interchange with only loop ramps. The turnpike's final exit is Exit 60, a partial interchange with [[Oklahoma State Highway 48|SH-48]] southeast of [[Cleveland, Oklahoma|Cleveland]]. The missing movements are provided by US-64, the northern terminus of SH-48, which merges with US-412 as the Cimarron Turnpike ends. The two routes continue east as the Keystone Expressway, a freeway that connects the turnpike to downtown [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]].<ref name="odot-2011-12-map">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Map|edition=2011–12|url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/maps/state/2011/map_state_2011.pdf|accessdate=December 13, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
{{expand section|date=September 2013}}
The Cimarron Turnpike opened to traffic on May 16, 1975, and cost $74&nbsp;million to construct.<ref name=oklahoman1975>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Ed |date=March 21, 1975 |title=Opening of Cimarron Turnpike To Put Office 'Out of Work' |page=30 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72005697/opening-of-cimarron-turnpike-to-put/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=February 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=oklahoman1982>{{cite news| work=[[The Oklahoman]]| url= https://oklahoman.com/article/1970640/cimarron-turnpike-a-highway-to-disappointment| title= Cimarron Turnpike: A Highway to Disappointment|first=Covey|last=Bean|date=January 17, 1982| accessdate= January 2, 2014}}</ref> On February 1, 1988, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission unanimously approved an extension of US-412 from its original western terminus at [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas]] to [[Woodward, Oklahoma|Woodward]], overlapping the Cimarron Turnpike.<ref name="us-60-action-28">{{cite web|author=Oklahoma Transportation Commission|title=Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Transportation Commission|date=February 1, 1988|url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/pdfs/us60/action28.pdf|accessdate=December 6, 2012}}</ref>

==Tolls==
{{as of|2022}}, passengers of two-axle vehicles (such as cars and motorcycles) pay a total of $7.45 to travel the entire length of the Cimarron Turnpike. Tolls vary based on the entrance and exit used. The turnpike accepts OTA's [[Pikepass]] transponder system as an alternative to PlatePay payment. Pikepass customers receive discounted toll rates; the Pikepass rate for the full length of the Cimarron is $3.30.<ref name="toll-rates">{{cite web|author=Oklahoma Turnpike Authority|title=All Toll Rates|url=https://www.pikepass.com/toll/AllTollRates.aspx|accessdate=May 17, 2022}}</ref>

As of August 30, 2022, the SH&nbsp;99 toll plaza at exit&nbsp;48 has been converted to cashless tolling with PikePass or PlatePay as options. The rest of the turnpike (including the Spur) has been converted to PlatePay as of December 15, 2022.{{cn|date=August 2022}}

Toll revenues from the Cimarron Turnpike are not necessarily used to maintain it. Under a practice known as cross-pledging, all OTA toll revenue is pledged against the sum of OTA's indebtedness, including bonds financing the state's other [[Turnpikes of Oklahoma|turnpikes]].<ref name="tulw-suspicion">{{cite news|last=Krehbiel|first=Randy|title=Turner Turnpike paved with early suspicion|newspaper=Tulsa World|date=May 5, 2003}}</ref>

==Services==
Law enforcement along the Cimarron Turnpike is provided by [[Oklahoma Highway Patrol]] Troop YA, a special troop assigned to the turnpike.<ref name="ohp">{{cite web|url=http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ohp/tngrct/OHPtroops.htm|title=Oklahoma Highway Patrol|accessdate=2008-04-05}}</ref>

==Future==
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|header_type=UC
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|location= [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|Interstate 35]] to [[Springdale, Arkansas]]
|length_mi= 190
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On May 20, 2021, [[U.S. senator|Senator]] [[Jim Inhofe]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] of Oklahoma, introduced legislation to designate the portion of US-412 between I-35 in Noble County and [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]] in [[Springdale, Arkansas]] as future Interstate 42. (I-42)<ref>{{cite news |title=Residents get clarity on plans for U.S. 412|url= https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jun/14/residents-get-clarity-on-highway-plans/ |access-date=June 27, 2024 |work=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|date=June 14, 2024|language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Siloam Springs residents speak out about interstate proposal|url= https://www.4029tv.com/article/siloam-springs-residents-speak-out-about-interstate-proposal/61103469 |access-date=June 27, 2024 |work=40/29 News Sunrise|date=June 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref> The bill, titled the "Future Interstate in Oklahoma and Arkansas Act" ({{USBill|117|S|1766}}), was cosponsored by senators [[John Boozman]] and [[Tom Cotton]], both Republicans of Arkansas. The senators' stated reasons for seeking an Interstate designation along the US-412 included encouraging economic development, expanding opportunities for employment in the region, making travel safer and shipping easier, attracting new businesses, and better connecting rural and urban communities. Other supporters of the measure include the [[mayor of Tulsa]], [[G. T. Bynum]], and the heads of both ODOT and the [[Arkansas Department of Transportation]] (ArDOT).<ref name="tbp">{{cite news|last=Della Rosa|first=Jeff|title=U.S. legislators look to designate part of Highway 412 as 'future interstate'|url=https://talkbusiness.net/2021/05/u-s-legislators-look-to-designate-part-of-highway-412-as-future-interstate/|publisher=Talk Business & Politics|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref> The language of the bill was later included in the [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act]] ({{USBill|117|HR|3684}}). Interstate 42 (I-42) was the proposed designation but was withdrawn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final_Report_USRN_Fall_2023_R_1.pdf |url=https://transportation.org/route/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/12/Final_Report_USRN_Fall_2023_R_1.pdf |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref> ArDOT and ODOT later resubmitted the application to the Spring 2024 meeting; AASHTO approved the route as Interstate 42, conditional on it being upgraded to [[Interstate standards]].<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2024S |access-date=2024-06-02 |link=yes}}</ref>
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==Exit list==
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{{OKint|exit
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{{OKint|exit
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|notes=Signed as exits 1A (north) and 1B (south) westbound, exit unsigned eastbound; exit 194A on I-35
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{{OKint|exit
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{{OKint|exit
|location=none
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{{OKint|exit
|location=none
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|notes=Proposed interchange<ref>{{cite web |author1=Oklahoma Turnpike Authority |title=Access Improvements |url=https://www.accessoklahoma.com/access-improvements |website=Access Oklahoma |publisher=Oklahoma Turnpike Authority |access-date=August 10, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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{{OKint|exit
|location=none
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==State Highway 312==
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|state=OK
|type=SH
|route=312
|location=[[Payne County, Oklahoma|Payne County]]
|length_mi=8.5
|established=August 2, 2021
}}

'''State Highway 312''' is an {{convert|8.5|mi|km|adj=mid|long}}<ref>{{cite web| publisher= OK Highways| url= http://www.okhighways.com/cimarron.html| title= OKHighways-Cimarron Turnpike| accessdate= January 2, 2014}}</ref> spur from the Cimarron Turnpike that splits from the main turnpike at exit 27. There is one main lane toll plaza near Perkins Road that costs anywhere between $0.45 (for 2-axle vehicles with a [[Pikepass]]) to $2.50 (6-axle vehicles without a Pikepass).<ref>{{cite web| publisher= Pikepass| url= https://www.pikepass.com/toll/AllTollRates.aspx| title= PIKEPASS-Faster, Safer, Easier| accessdate= January 2, 2014}}</ref> The spur's western terminus is at a [[trumpet interchange]] with US-177 in northern Stillwater, near [[Oklahoma State University]]. There is an incomplete access exit at Perkins Road (signed as exit 21A) and the spur starts to travel through rural areas of northern [[Payne County, Oklahoma|Payne County]] before ending at the main turnpike. The spur was built in 1981 at the cost of $4.5 million.<ref name=oklahoman1982/> The spur was built as a way for westbound traffic to get to Stillwater and the main campus of Oklahoma State University. Conversely, eastbound traffic uses the spur for faster access to Tulsa from Stillwater.

SH-312 originally bore no numbered designation. On August 2, 2021, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission unanimously approved a motion to apply the SH-312 designation to the turnpike. ODOT Director [[Tim Gatz]] stated in the Transportation Commission meeting that the numbering addition was primarily to aid in navigation using digital mapping and routing applications.<ref name="transportation-commission-2021-08-02">{{cite AV media |people=Oklahoma Transportation Commission|date=2 August 2021|title="ODOT Commission Meeting"|url=https://video.ibm.com/recorded/130758563|access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref>

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|notes=Western terminus}}
{{OKint|exit
|location=none
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|location=none
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|notes=Eastern terminus; exit 27 on US-412 / Turnpike}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=incomplete}}

==See also==
* [[Oklahoma Turnpike Authority]]
* [[Pikepass]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101222195247/http://www.pikepass.com/maps/charts/frmTollRate.aspx?TurnpikeID=6  Cimarron Turnpike Toll/Fares Chart - Oklahoma Turnpike Authority]

{{Oklahoma Turnpikes}}

[[Category:Toll roads in Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1975]]
[[Category:Transportation in Noble County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Transportation in Pawnee County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Transportation in Payne County, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 412]]