Route information | |
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Maintained by Oklahoma Turnpike Authority | |
Length | 32.8 mi[1] (52.8 km) |
Existed | 1991–present |
Component highways | US 412 entire length |
Major junctions | |
West end | US 412 west of Locust Grove |
East end | US 59 / US 412 west of West Siloam Springs |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
Counties | Mayes, Delaware |
Highway system | |
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The Cherokee Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in eastern Oklahoma. Opened in 1991, the route is a four-lane freeway carrying US-412 from east of Kansas, Oklahoma, to east of Chouteau, and has a total length of 32.8 miles (52.8 km)[1] and a speed limit of 80 mph (130 km/h).
An alternate route, US-412 Alternate, provides a free but not controlled-access route through the towns bypassed by the Turnpike with only a 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limit.