Route 66 travelers facing one-year detour in Oklahoma

The Oklahoman

By Steve Lackmeyer April 18, 2024

Route 66 travelers will encounter detours this summer with reconstruction set to start on the Turner Turnpike bridge over the iconic highway in Wellston. 

Work is set to start later this month on the $48 million project, which will replace a 71-year-old bridge with a new, six-lane-wide crossing. Turner Turnpike travelers, meanwhile, will be diverted to temporary ground level lanes once the current bridge is removed. 

Local motorists needing to access State Highway 66 between US-177 and SH-102 will have a signed detour while those exiting I-44/Turner Turnpike will detour to US-177 to US-62 to SH-102 to SH-66.  

The widening is part of the $5 billion, 15-year ACCESS Oklahoma expansion of the state’s toll road network, which includes widening of the Turner Turnpike to six lanes between Oklahoma City and Bristow.  

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