A bridge replacement over historic Route 66 forms part of Oklahoma’s US$5 billion turnpike widening.
World Highways
By MJ Woof
April 25, 2024
The US$48 million project to replace the 70-year-old I-44/Turner Turnpike bridge over the historic Route 66 in Wellston Oklahoma forms part of a $5 billion highway widening project. At present 31,000 vehicles/day travel this section of the I-44/Turner Turnpike daily, on average but it is estimated that more than 55,000 vehicles/day could travel this section by 2053.
Work on replacing the bridge spanning the historic Route 66 should be complete in summer 2025. The Interstate 44/Turner Turnpike route will be widened to six lanes for the 144km stretch between Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The project is being managed jointly by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).Widening the corridor through a series of projects is part of the ACCESS Oklahoma long-range plan. The bridge project was awarded in September 2023 to Tulsa-based Sherwood Construction. The firm will ensure the I-44/Turner Turnpike route will remain open to two lanes in each direction throughout the bridge replacement project.
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