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US 66AL in Oklahoma City?

Started by bugo, August 20, 2012, 05:59:07 PM

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bugo

I was studying some old Oklahoma state highway maps available at:

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/index.htm

The 1953 Oklahoma City inset shows a US 66AL running along Britton Road in the north part of OKC.  What did "AL" stand for?  It only shows up on the 1953 map. 

Also notice that current I-44 is shown as OK 66A.  I've seen maps that show I-44 as US 66/77 and the old route as OK 66/77.  It must have been confusing.



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Quote from: bugo on August 20, 2012, 05:59:07 PM
What did "AL" stand for?

my guess would be something along the lines of "alternate loop".  but that is just pulled out of thin air.
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NE2

Probably Albert.

Though MDSHA uses US 40AL for US 40 Alternate.

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/htmls/us66.htm
"Relocation in Oklahoma City on north By-Pass to May Avenue designate US 66 Business Route on Lincoln Blvd., 23 rd Street and May Avenue. Remove US 66 Alternate from Britton Road and May Avenue to North 39th Street."
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bugo

Quote from: NE2 on August 20, 2012, 06:41:47 PM
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/htmls/us66.htm
"Relocation in Oklahoma City on north By-Pass to May Avenue designate US 66 Business Route on Lincoln Blvd., 23 rd Street and May Avenue. Remove US 66 Alternate from Britton Road and May Avenue to North 39th Street."

Do you have a date for this action?  The PDF file is a dead link.  I recently notified the ODOT webmaster of the missing PDF files so hopefully they will fix them.

Scott5114

Quote from: bugo on August 20, 2012, 07:15:45 PM
Quote from: NE2 on August 20, 2012, 06:41:47 PM
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/htmls/us66.htm
"Relocation in Oklahoma City on north By-Pass to May Avenue designate US 66 Business Route on Lincoln Blvd., 23 rd Street and May Avenue. Remove US 66 Alternate from Britton Road and May Avenue to North 39th Street."

Do you have a date for this action?  The PDF file is a dead link.  I recently notified the ODOT webmaster of the missing PDF files so hopefully they will fix them.

March 2, 1953: http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/legal/us66.htm
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bugo

I found this on the same site:

06/04/1951: Establish US 66 By-Pass in Tulsa from the east approach to the 51st Street Bridge, east and northeast to SH 33.

I'm guessing the "approach to the 51st Street Bridge" is I-44/Skelly Drive between the end of the Turner Turnpike and the Arkansas River.  But the end at OK 33 is puzzling.  Did US 66 Bypass end at Admiral?

Scott5114

Quote from: bugo on August 20, 2012, 07:15:45 PM
Quote from: NE2 on August 20, 2012, 06:41:47 PM
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/highways/htmls/us66.htm
"Relocation in Oklahoma City on north By-Pass to May Avenue designate US 66 Business Route on Lincoln Blvd., 23 rd Street and May Avenue. Remove US 66 Alternate from Britton Road and May Avenue to North 39th Street."
I recently notified the ODOT webmaster of the missing PDF files so hopefully they will fix them.

If you can get him to reply to you, could you recommend that the Chronological History/Revision History files of the highways without memorial designations be uploaded at some point? (Preferably with the PDFs of the action minutes like the US highways have, but I'd be ecstatic just to get the missing Revision History files.)
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bugo

I mentioned those files as well.

bugo

I just noticed that US 66/77 was duplexed with OK 66A for a short distance.



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