Oklahoma State Highway 11

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State Highway 11 (abbreviated SH-11) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in an irregular west-to-east path across the northern part of the state, from U.S. Highway 281 (US-281) north of Alva to Interstate 244 (I-244) / US-412 in Tulsa. There is one letter-suffixed spur highway branching from SH-11, SH-11A.

Route description

From its beginning at US-281, SH-11 travels east through the town of Capron. later, it reaches SH-8. SH-11 and SH-8 overlap for , passing through the town of Burlington along the way. SH-8 / SH-11 meet SH-58 east of Burlington, and turn south, forming a three-route concurrency. The combined route passes through the unincorporated community of Driftwood and intersects US-64 just west of the town of Ingersoll. At this point, SH-11 turns to the east, leaving SH-8 and SH-58.

SH-11 passes through the northern part of Great Salt Plains State Park, and after , intersects with SH-38. SH-11 continues on another , before intersecting with SH-132. Six miles to the east, SH-11's only spur route, SH-11A, branches off to the north, connecting to the town of Wakita. SH-11 travels another to the east, intersecting US-81 in Medford, the seat of Grant County. After leaving Medford, SH-11 runs another to the east, passing through Numa (unincorporated), before its junction with SH-74. From there, SH-11 heads east for , passing through Deer Creek and running just to the north of Nardin (unincorporated), intersecting I-35 west of Blackwell.

SH-11 is four lanes divided for the to its junction with US-177 in Blackwell, then reverts to two lanes for the to its junction with US-77, south of Newkirk. Here, the route turns south, joining with US-77 for , before turning back to the east north of Ponca City. After , SH-11 passes through Kaw City, and crosses Kaw Lake, then runs another to SH-18, in Shidler.

SH-11 then joins with SH-18 for , running south through the Osage County oil fields. Just east of Burbank, SH-11 leaves SH-18 for a concurrency with US-60 across the rolling Osage prairie to Pawhuska, the seat of Osage County. SH-11 then turns south on a five-mile (8 km) concurrency with SH-99, then turns back to the east, passing through more rugged terrain, through Pershing and Tallant (both unincorporated), before entering the oil town of Barnsdall later.

Just east of Barnsdall, SH-11 serves as the southern terminus of SH-123, which connects to Woolaroc Museum. SH-11 then heads roughly southeast, through Wolco (unincorporated), and skirts Avant, turning due south upon entering Tulsa County, before intersecting SH-20 on the east end of Skiatook.

After leaving Skiatook, SH-11 continues south as Cincinnati Avenue in Tulsa County, and later, doglegs a mile to the east at Sperry. SH-11 then resumes its path to the south as Peoria Avenue, passes through Turley (unincorporated), and enters the city of Tulsa at 56th Street North. SH-11 is a four-lane arterial street along Peoria Avenue, and at 36th Street North, turns to the east, going 1½ miles to US-75, the Cherokee Expressway. SH-11 briefly overlaps southbound US-75, then turns back to the east as the Gilcrease Expressway, passing by Tulsa International Airport before arcing back to the south. It then reaches its eastern terminus at I-244 / US-412 in east Tulsa.

SH-11A

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State Highway 11A is a short state highway in Grant County. It runs for from SH-11 north to the town of Wakita.

Junction list

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