Oklahoma State Highway 127

{{Infobox road

|state=OK

|type=SH

|route=127

|maint=ODOT

|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=325|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Oklahoma State Highway 127}}}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SH-127 highlighted in red

|length_mi=13.08

|length_ref={{odot control|county=Delaware|year=2010–2011|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}

|established={{circa}} 1958

|direction_a=West

|direction_b=East

|terminus_a={{jct|state=OK|US|59|SH|10|SH|20}} in Jay

|terminus_b={{jct|state=OK|US|59|SH|10|nolink1=yes|nolink2=yes}} north of Jay

|previous_route=125

|previous_type=SH

|next_route=128

|next_type=SH

}}

State Highway 127 (SH-127) is a state highway in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It runs from US-59/SH-10/SH-20 in Jay, through the community of Zena, and ends at US-59/SH-10 north of Jay. Its total length is {{convert|13.08|mi|km}} It has no lettered spur routes.

SH-127 was established as a state highway in the late 1950s. Initially, it was an all-gravel route. By the mid-1970s, the highway had been upgraded to a paved road.

Route description

SH-127 begins in downtown Jay at the intersection of South Main Street (US-59/SH-10/SH-20) and South 5th Street. From this point, SH-127 eastbound proceeds north along South 5th Street to Cherokee Street, where it turns west. It turns back to the north along North 14th Street, which it follows out of Jay.{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=zena,+OK&hl=en&ll=36.460916,-94.805145&spn=0.113762,0.2635&sll=36.483417,-94.791756&sspn=0.113729,0.2635&hnear=Zena,+Delaware,+Oklahoma&t=m&z=13|accessdate=December 30, 2012}} Eastbound SH-127 then turns northwest, passing through a landform known as Muskrat Hollow. The highway then turns to the north, emerging into Courthouse Prairie. It makes a sharp turn to the east, and then to the north, before reaching Zena. It heads generally east from Zena, with four sharp curves between the unincorporated place and the highway's eastern terminus. SH-127 ends at US-59/SH-10 between Jay and Grove.{{cite map|publisher=DeLorme|title=Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer|page=27|section=|scale=1:200,000|date=2006}} While SH-127 is just over {{convert|13|mi|km}} long, the distance between its two termini along US-59/SH-10 is only {{convert|5.6|mi|km}}.{{google maps|title=Distance between Jay and the eastern terminus of SH-127|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=S+Main+St&daddr=OK-10+N%2FUS-59+N&hl=en&ll=36.460916,-94.791241&spn=0.113762,0.2635&sll=36.416897,-94.793215&sspn=0.028457,0.065875&geocode=FQK-KwIdloFZ-g%3BFcrgLAIddbxZ-g&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=15&t=m&z=13|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}

History

SH-127 first appears on the state highway map of 1959, following the same general route as it does today, although it was a gravel highway rather than being paved.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=1959 Oklahoma Road Map|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1959.pdf|accessdate=December 30, 2012 }} The first section of the highway to be upgraded was the section between Zena and the eastern terminus; this segment was paved by 1967.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Oklahoma 1967|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1967.pdf|accessdate=December 30, 2012 }} The remainder of the route was paved by 1975, resulting in its present-day configuration.{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Highways|title=Official State Highway Map|edition=1975|url=http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/pdfs/1975.pdf|accessdate=December 30, 2012}}

Junction list

{{OKint

|location=Jay

|mile=0.00

|road={{jct|state=OK|US|59|SH|10|SH|20}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{OKint

|location=none

|mile=13.08

|road={{jct|state=OK|US|59|SH|10|nolink1=yes|nolink2=yes}}

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

References

External links

[http://okhighways.com/ok127 SH-127 at OKHighways]

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Category:Transportation in Delaware County, Oklahoma