# U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs diagonally across the state, from the Texas state line in far southwestern Oklahoma to the Arkansas state line near Fayetteville. US-62 spends a total of 402.48 miles (647.73 km) in the Sooner State. The highway passes through fifteen of Oklahoma's counties. Along the way the route serves two of Oklahoma's largest cities, Lawton and Oklahoma City, as well as many regionally important cities, like Altus, Chickasha, Muskogee, and Tahlequah. Despite this, US-62 has no lettered spur routes like many other U.S. routes in Oklahoma do.
Since 1930, US-62 has been a part of Oklahoma's highway system. The section of the Interstate system's route that passes through Oklahoma City was altered several times after it was established in order to accommodate the presence of the new freeways. The present-day route of US-62 includes concurrencies with I-44, I-240, I-35, and I-40.

## Route description
### Southwestern Oklahoma

US-62 enters Oklahoma in Harmon County, 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Hollis. It then passes through that town, the county seat, where it serves as the southern terminus of State Highway 30. US-62 meets the northern terminus of SH-5 in Gould. The highway passes through unincorporated McQueen 4 miles (6.4 km) and then enters Jackson County. Just east of Duke, the route crosses SH-34. Nine miles (14 km) later, US-62 becomes a multilane highway and begins a concurrency with SH-6. The two highways travel together into Altus, where they intersect US-283. SH-6 follows US-283 northward out of town, while US-62 heads east towards Headrick. US-62 runs just north of that town before crossing the North Fork of the Red River onto the Kiowa–Tillman County line.
US-62 continues eastward, sending US-62 BUS north to Snyder, which was the original US-62 alignment in the area. The county line then turns south of US-62, and the route has an interchange with US-183. US-62 heads farther east, meeting the other end of US-62 BUS 3 miles (4.8 km) later. US-62 serves as the southern terminus of the northern State Highway 54 3 miles (4.8 km) east of this. The road then enters Comanche County, where it serves as the southern border of Fort Sill. It serves as the southern terminus of another Oklahoma state highway, SH-115, near Cache. A few miles of the highway east of SH-115 is freeway-grade. Continuing east, US-62 becomes an expressway, Rogers Lane, that serves the north side of Lawton (along with several Ft. Sill gates). In eastern Lawton, the highway has an interchange with Interstate 44 and begins a concurrency with it (joining at Exit 40B), along with US-277 and US-281.
I-44/US-62/277/281 head northward through Fort Sill. At Exit 45, the freeway serves as the eastern terminus of State Highway 49. The three U.S. routes split off at Exit 46, with I-44 continuing onto the northern section of the H. E. Bailey Turnpike. US-277 splits off to the east 5 miles (8.0 km) later. US-62/281 then meet SH-19 in Apache. SH-9 begins overlapping the two U.S. routes 10 miles (16 km) north of Apache. The three routes continue into Anadarko, where State Highway 8 briefly joins the concurrency. US-283 and SH-8 split off to the north, while US-62/SH-9 head out of town to the east.

### Central Oklahoma

US-62/SH-9 cross into Grady County just west of Verden. At the western limits of Chickasha, US-81 joins the concurrency. In downtown Chickasha, US-81 splits off to the south, and US-277 once again joins with US-62. In far eastern Chickasha, the routes have an interchange with I-44 (the H.E. Bailey Turnpike). US-62/277/SH-9 serve as the southern terminus of SH-92 and the western terminus of SH-39. The three highways then angle northeast towards Blanchard, where they are briefly joined by State Highway 76. Northeast of Blanchard, they are carried by an expressway. SH-9 splits off at a diamond interchange that also serves as the eastern terminus of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur. The two U.S. routes continue north into Newcastle, running through town on a five-lane (two lanes in each direction plus center turn lane) alignment. On the northern rim of Newcastle, the two routes encounter I-44 once again, at the northern terminus of the Bailey Turnpike. US-62 joins eastbound I-44 toward Oklahoma City, while US-277 terminates at the interchange.
I-44/US-62 pick up State Highway 37 at Exit 107, and the three highways cross the Canadian River into Cleveland County and Oklahoma City. SH-37 then splits off at Exit 110. Just north of the Oklahoma County line, I-44 has an interchange at the western terminus of Interstate 240 at Exit 115, and US-62 follows it east to Exit 4B, where it begins to concur with I-35/US-77. I-35/US-62/77 head northward to the Fort Smith Junction. US-77 splits off to join with Interstate 235, while I-35/US-77 join with eastbound I-40/US-270. I-35/US-62 split off to the north after just over a mile. US-62 leaves I-35 at Exit 130, turning east onto N.E. 23rd St., an at-grade street
US-62 serves some of Oklahoma City's eastern suburbs, including far northern Midwest City, far southern Spencer, Nicoma Park, and Choctaw. In eastern Harrah, the route meets the west terminus of State Highway 270. The highway then crosses into far southern Lincoln County, where it crosses SH-120 at Midway. US-62 runs through two more unincorporated communities, Fowler and Jacktown; the latter is the site of the US-62/US-177 junction. US-62 enters Meeker 6 miles (9.7 km) later, where it meets up with SH-18. 12 miles (19 km) further east, in Prague, it encounters US-377/SH-99.

### Green Country

US-62 enters eastern Oklahoma's Green Country as it crosses into Okfuskee County west of Paden. It begins to turn southeast, intersecting State Highway 48 west of Castle, before joining once again with I-40 near Okemah, at Exit 221. US-75 also joins the interstate, 10 miles (16 km) farther east at Exit 231. The two U.S. routes split off at Exit 240B, where they continue the mainline of the Indian Nation Turnpike, which terminates at I-40. The two U.S. routes serve eastern Henryetta, and west of Dewar, they are the western terminus of U.S. Highway 266. In Okmulgee, US-62 turns east while US-75 continues north toward the Tulsa area. US-62 heads through Morris, where it intersects SH-52. The highway then has a 9-mile (14 km) overlap with SH-72, after which it begins a concurrency with US-64.
US-62/64 split up in Muskogee, where US-62 briefly overlaps with US-69. On the east side of town, it has an interchange with the Muskogee Turnpike/SH-165 freeway. Near Ft. Gibson, US-62 begins to concur with State Highway 10, and the two routes stay joined through Tahlequah. US-62 starts to overlap State Highway 51 in Tahlequah as well; the two highways split up near Eldon. The route enters Adair County near Proctor. It intersects with US-59 in Westville before US-62 crosses the state line into Arkansas.

## History

When US-62 first appeared on the state highway map in 1930, it had the same basic routing as it did today. In 1930, most of the highway was of gravel or earthen construction. The only portions of the highway that were paved were from Chickasha to Tabler, from Newcastle to Oklahoma City and Meeker, from Okemah to Morris, and from just south of the US-64 junction to Fort Gibson. By 1948, the entire stretch of US-62 through Oklahoma had been paved.

### Oklahoma City routing

On 1950-03-06, US-62 was rerouted through Oklahoma City. US-62 followed Newcastle Boulevard into the city and turned eastbound onto S.E. 29th Street, which it followed to Robinson Avenue. It then turned north onto Robinson, which was also US-77, towards downtown. Through downtown, US-62 followed Robinson, while US-77 paralleled it one block to the east on Broadway. At N.E. 23rd Street, US-62 turned east, concurring with US-270, US-66 CITY, and the second State Highway 1. US-77 also ran along 23rd Street from Broadway to Lincoln Boulevard, where it split off to the north, along with US-66 CITY. US-62/270/SH-1 then continued along 23rd Street to Spencer.
US-62 was realigned once again on April 6, 1955.
US-62 was realigned for a third time on September 4, 1961. This routing was only meant to be temporary, following Agnew, Exchange, and Reno Avenues to downtown. This change was followed up by the September 4, 1963 rerouting, which put US-62 onto its present-day routing (though I-240 did not exist yet, and I-44 still ended at I-35).

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
| Oklahoma–Texas line | Oklahoma–Texas line | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 62 west continues into Texas | US 62 west continues into Texas | US 62 west continues into Texas |
| Harmon | Hollis | 5.0 | 8.0 | | SH-30 | Southern terminus of SH-30 |
| Harmon | Gould | 13.3 | 21.4 | | SH-5 | Northern terminus of SH-5 |
| Jackson | Duke | 25.4 | 40.9 | | SH-34 | |
| Jackson | ​ | 33.9 | 54.6 | | SH-6 | Western end of SH-6 concurrency |
| Jackson | Altus | 38.9 | 62.6 | | US 283 / SH-6 | Eastern end of SH-6 concurrency |
| Kiowa | ​ | 56.3 | 90.6 | | US 62 Bus. | |
| Kiowa | Snyder | 59.9 | 96.4 | | US 183 | Diamond interchange |
| Kiowa | ​ | 63.2 | 101.7 | | US 62 Bus. | |
| Kiowa | ​ | 65.8 | 105.9 | | SH-54 | Southern terminus of SH-54 |
| Comanche | Cache | 78.8 | 126.8 | — | SH-115 | West end of freeway, southern terminus of SH-115 |
| Comanche | ​ | 83.9 | 135.0 | — | Deyo | |
| Comanche | Lawton | 86.1 | 138.6 | — | Quanah Parker Trailway | East end of freeway; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance |
| Comanche | Lawton | 91.4 | 147.1 | | Sheridan Road | Parclo interchange |
| Comanche | Lawton | 92.4 | 148.7 | | Fort Sill Boulevard | Parclo interchange |
| Comanche | Lawton | 93.4 | 150.3 | | I-44 west / US 277 / US 281 south (H.E. Bailey Turnpike west) | I-44 exit 40B; western end of I-44/US-277/US-281 concurrency |
| Comanche | Lawton | 93.4 | 150.3 | 40C | NE Rogers Lane | Exit numbers follow I-44; no exit number eastbound |
| Comanche | Lawton | 95.0 | 152.9 | 41 | Fort Sill Key Gate | Department of Defense ID required |
| Comanche | ​ | 98.7 | 158.8 | 45 | SH-49 – Carnegie, Medicine Park | |
| Comanche | ​ | 99.5 | 160.1 | | I-44 Toll / H.E. Bailey Turnpike east – Chickasha, Oklahoma City | I-44 exit 46; eastern end of I-44 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance |
| Comanche | Richards Spur | 103.8 | 167.0 | | US 277 north – Chickasha, Elgin | Northern end of US-277 concurrency |
| Caddo | Apache | 112.6 | 181.2 | | SH-19 | Western end of SH-19 concurrency |
| Caddo | Apache | 113.2 | 182.2 | | SH-19 | Eastern end of SH-19 concurrency |
| Caddo | ​ | 123.2 | 198.3 | | SH-9 | Western end of SH-9 concurrency |
| Caddo | Anadarko | 131.6 | 211.8 | | US 281 / SH-8 | Northern end of US-281 concurrency, western end of SH-8 concurrency |
| Caddo | Anadarko | 132.2 | 212.8 | | SH-8 | Eastern end of SH-8 concurrency |
| Grady | Chickasha | 148.0 | 238.2 | | US 81 | Western end of US-81 concurrency |
| Grady | Chickasha | 149.7 | 240.9 | | US 81 / US 277 | Eastern end of US-81 concurrency, western end of US-277 concurrency |
| Grady | Chickasha | 149.8 | 241.1 | | 2nd Street / 1st Street | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
| Grady | Chickasha | 151.3 | 243.5 | | I-44 Toll / H.E. Bailey Turnpike | I-44 exit 83 |
| Grady | ​ | 153.0 | 246.2 | | SH-92 | Southern terminus of SH-92 |
| Grady | Tabler | 156.5 | 251.9 | | SH-39 | Western terminus of SH-39 |
| McClain | Blanchard | 167.3 | 269.2 | | SH-76 | Western end of SH-76 concurrency |
| McClain | Blanchard | 168.3 | 270.9 | | SH-76 | Eastern end of SH-76 concurrency |
| McClain | Newcastle | 173.0 | 278.4 | | SH-9 east to I-35 / H.E. Bailey Turnpike Norman spur (SH-4 Toll) – Norman, Mustang, Chickasha | Diamond interchange; eastern end of SH-9 concurrency |
| McClain | Newcastle | 177.4 | 285.5 | | SH-130 | Eastern terminus of SH-130 |
| McClain | Newcastle | 179.7 | 289.2 | | I-44 Toll / H.E. Bailey Turnpike west / US 277 ends – Chickasha, Lawton | Northern terminus of US-277; eastern terminus of H.E. Bailey Tpk.; eastern end of US-277 concurrency; western end of I-44 concurrency |
| McClain | Newcastle | 180.6 | 290.6 | 108 | SH-37 west – Minco, Tuttle | Exit numbers follow I-44; western end of SH-37 concurrency |
| McClain | Newcastle | 181.1 | 291.5 | 108A | Frontage Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance |
| Cleveland | Oklahoma City | 182.4 | 293.5 | 109 | SW 149th Street | |
| Cleveland | Oklahoma City | 183.4 | 295.2 | 110 | SH-37 east (SW 134th Street) – Moore | Eastern end of SH-37 concurrency |
| Cleveland | Oklahoma City | 184.5 | 296.9 | 111 | SW 119th Street | |
| Cleveland | Oklahoma City | 185.6 | 298.7 | 112 | SW 104th Street | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 186.6 | 300.3 | 113 | SW 89th Street | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 187.5 | 301.8 | 114 | SW 74th Street | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 187.7 | 302.1 | — | I-240 begins / I-44 east / SH-3 to I-40 – Tulsa, Wichita | Eastern end of I-44 concurrency; western end of I-240/SH-3 concurrency; I-44 exit 115, I-240 exit 1A |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 188.3 | 303.0 | 1B | S. May Avenue | Exit numbers follow I-240 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 189.3 | 304.6 | 1C | S. Penn Avenue | Full name is "Pennsylvania" |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 190.3 | 306.3 | 2A | S. Western Avenue | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 191.3 | 307.9 | 2B | S. Walker Avenue | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 191.6 | 308.4 | 3 | S. Santa Fe Avenue | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 192.2 | 309.3 | 3B | Shields Boulevard, Santa Fe Avenue | Westbound exit only |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 192.9 | 310.4 | 4A | I-35 / US 77 south / I-240 / SH-3 east to I-40 – Dallas, Ft. Smith | Eastern end of I-240/SH-3 concurrency, western end of I-35/US-77 concurrency; exit number is for I-35/US-77 south; no exit number westbound; I-35 exit 121B, I-240 exit 4B |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 193.6 | 311.6 | 122A | SE 66th Street | Exit numbers follow I-35; no eastbound entrance |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 194.1 | 312.4 | 122B | SE 59th Street | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 194.7 | 313.3 | 123A | SE 51st Street | No eastbound entrance |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 195.2 | 314.1 | 123B | SE 44th Street | No westbound entrance |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 195.7 | 314.9 | 124A | Grand Boulevard | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 196.3 | 315.9 | 124B | SE 29th Street, SE 25th Street | Signed as exit 125A westbound |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 197.2 | 317.4 | 125B | SE 15th Street | Signed as exit 125D westbound |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 197.9 | 318.5 | — | I-235 north (US-77 north) – Oklahoma Health Center, State Capitol, Edmond | Eastern end of US-77 concurrency; eastbound left exit and westbound entrance |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 197.9 | 318.5 | — | I-40 west (US-270 west) – Amarillo | Western end of I-40/US-270 concurrency; westbound exit and eastbound left entrance |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 198.9 | 320.1 | 127 | Reno Avenue – west / Eastern Avenue / M.L. King Avenue | Westbound exit is part of I-40/US-270 east exit; Reno Ave. not signed eastbound |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 199.2 | 320.6 | — | I-40 / US 270 east – Ft. Smith | Eastern end of I-40/US-270 concurrency |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 200.4 | 322.5 | 129 | NE 10th Street | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 201.2 | 323.8 | | I-35 north / NE 23rd Street west | I-35 exit 130; eastern end of I-35 concurrency |
| Oklahoma | Harrah | | | | I-335 Toll (Kickapoo Turnpike) | Kickapoo Turnpike exit 138 |
| Oklahoma | Harrah | 218.4 | 351.5 | | SH-270 | Western terminus of SH-270 |
| Lincoln | Midway | 223.0 | 358.9 | | SH-102 | |
| Lincoln | Jacktown | 228.4 | 367.6 | | US 177 | |
| Lincoln | Meeker | 234.4 | 377.2 | | SH-18 | |
| Lincoln | Prague | 246.5 | 396.7 | | US 377 / SH-99 | |
| Okfuskee | ​ | 264.4 | 425.5 | | SH-48 | |
| Okfuskee | Okemah | 270.2 | 434.8 | | SH-27 begins / SH-56 north | Northern terminus of SH-27; western end of SH-27/SH-56 concurrency |
| Okfuskee | Okemah | 270.5 | 435.3 | | SH-56 south | Eastern end of SH-56 concurrency |
| Okfuskee | Okemah | 271.1 | 436.3 | | I-40 west / SH-27 south – Oklahoma City, Wetumka | Eastern end of SH-27 concurrency; western end of I-40 concurrency; I-40 exit 221 |
| Okfuskee | ​ | 277.2 | 446.1 | 227 | Clearview Road | Exit numbers follow I-40 |
| Okfuskee | ​ | 281.7 | 453.4 | 231 | US 75 south – Wetumka, Weleetka | Western end of US-75 concurrency |
| Okmulgee | Henryetta | | | 237 | I-40 BL / US 62 Bus. east / US 75 Bus. north – Henryetta | |
| Okmulgee | Henryetta | | | 240A | Indian Nation Turnpike south / I-40 east – McAlester, Dallas, Ft. Smith I-40 BL begins | Exit number is for Indian Nation Tpk.; no exit number southbound; eastern end of I-40 concurrency; southern end of I-40 Bus. concurrency; I-40 exit 240B |
| Okmulgee | Henryetta | 287.7 | 463.0 | | I-40 BL / US 62 Bus. west / US 75 Bus. south (Main Street) | Northern end of I-40 Bus. concurrency |
| Okmulgee | Henryetta | 290.3 | 467.2 | | US 266 east (6th Street) – Dewar, Grayson | Western terminus of US-266 |
| Okmulgee | Okmulgee | 303.2 | 488.0 | | US 75 north (Wood Drive) | Northern end of US-75 concurrency |
| Okmulgee | Okmulgee | 304.9 | 490.7 | | SH-56 Loop | Eastern terminus of SH-56 Loop |
| Okmulgee | Morris | 308.9 | 497.1 | | SH-52 (Hughes Avenue) | |
| Muskogee | ​ | 320.2 | 515.3 | | SH-72 | Western end of SH-72 concurrency |
| Muskogee | ​ | 329.5 | 530.3 | | US 64 west / SH-72 north SH-16 west | Eastern end of SH-72 concurrency, western end of US-64 concurrency, western end of SH-16 concurrency |
| Muskogee | ​ | 334.5 | 538.3 | | SH-162 north (124th Street West) – Taft | Southern terminus of SH-162 |
| Muskogee | Muskogee | 343.3 | 552.5 | | US 64 east / US 69 (32nd Street) / US 62 Bus. (Okmulgee Avenue) | Eastern end of US-64 concurrency, western end of US-69 concurrency |
| Muskogee | Muskogee | 344.3 | 554.1 | | US 69 (32nd Street) | Eastern end of US-69 concurrency |
| Muskogee | Muskogee | 347.8 | 559.7 | | SH-16 east (Okay Road) | Eastern end of SH-16 concurrency |
| Muskogee | Muskogee | 349.5 | 562.5 | | SH-165 / Muskogee Turnpike – Ft. Smith, Port of Muskogee, Tulsa | Cloverleaf interchange |
| Muskogee | ​ | 352.0 | 566.5 | | SH-10 | Western end of SH-10 concurrency |
| Muskogee | Ft. Gibson | 355.3 | 571.8 | | SH-80 | Southern terminus of SH-80 |
| Cherokee | Park Hill | 372.3 | 599.2 | | SH-82 | Southern end of SH-82 concurrency |
| Cherokee | Tahlequah | 372.3 | 599.2 | | SH-51 / US 62 Bus. | Western end of SH-51 concurrency; south end of US Bus. 62 |
| Cherokee | Tahlequah | 374.6 | 602.9 | | SH-82 / US 62 Bus. | Northern end of SH-82 concurrency; east end of US Bus 62. |
| Cherokee | Tahlequah | 376.5 | 605.9 | | SH-10 | Northern end of SH-10 concurrency |
| Cherokee | Eldon | 382.4 | 615.4 | | SH-51 | Eastern end of SH-51 concurrency |
| Adair | Westville | 395.4 | 636.3 | | US 59 | |
| Oklahoma–Arkansas line | Oklahoma–Arkansas line | 398.3 | 641.0 | US 62 east continues into Arkansas | US 62 east continues into Arkansas | US 62 east continues into Arkansas |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Tolled Unopened |||||||

## Special routes
### Snyder business loop

Business U.S. Highway 62 (Bus. US 62) is a business route of US 62 in Snyder, Oklahoma that is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) long. It starts at US 62 west of Snyder, intersects U.S. Route 183 in Snyder, and ends at US 62 east of Snyder.

#### Major intersections

The entire route is in Kiowa County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 62 – Lawton, Altus | Western terminus |
| Snyder | 4.7 | 7.6 | US 183 (H Street) – Lawton, Hobart, Frederick | |
| ​ | 7.7 | 12.4 | US 62 – Lawton, Altus | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||

### Henryetta business loop

U.S. Route 62 Business in Henryetta, Oklahoma, in Okmulgee County is another business route of US 62. The route is 2.94 miles (4.73 km) in length. It begins at I-40 exit 237 west of town. It then continues east through the town to end at US-62/75 east of downtown. The entirety of the route is concurrent with Business Loop I-40 and U.S. 75 Business.

### Muskogee business loop

U.S. Route 62 Business in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in Muskogee County is a third business route of US 62 in Oklahoma. The route runs in an overlap with U.S. Route 64 Business along-Okmulgee Avenue and then turns north away from that route along North Main Street.

### Tahlequah business loop

U.S. Route 62 Business in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, in Cherokee County, Oklahoma is a fourth business route of US 62 in Oklahoma. The route runs along former sections of the main route along Muskogee Avenue beginning at the western terminus of US 62/OK 82's overlap with OK 51, then runs north into downtown Tahlequah, where it turns right running east along East Downing Street until reaching its terminus at the east end of the US 62/OK 82 overlap.