Oklahoma State Highway 162

State Highway 162 (SH-162/OK-162) is a 1.32-mile-long (2.12 km)[1] (2.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that provides access from US-62/US-64/SH-16 to the town of Taft. The highway lies entirely within Muskogee County. Serving as a spur route itself, the highway has no letter-suffixed spur routes of its own.

State Highway 162
SH-162 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length1.32 mi[1] (2.12 km)
Existedca. 1967–present
Major junctions
South end US-62/US-64/SH-16, 10 mi. W of Muskogee
North endOld Taft Road in Taft
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System
← SH-156→ SH-164
SH-162 on a sign assembly along US 62 et al.

Route description

SH-162 begins at the US-62/64/SH-16 expressway south of Taft, then proceeds due north for 1.32 miles (2.12 km), ending on the western edge of town.[1] The route's northern terminus is at Old Taft Road,[2] the old alignment of US-62/64.[3]

History

From the routes' establishment into the mid-1960s, US-62 and US-64 passed through Taft along what is now Old Taft Road en route to the county seat of Muskogee.[3] On July 10, 1967, however, the state shifted the routes onto the present-day expressway south of town.[4] SH-162 was created around the same time, allowing Taft to remain connected to the state highway system. The change to US-62/64/SH-16's alignment was not reflected on the official state highway map until the 1969 edition; this was also the first edition of the state highway map to show SH-162.[5]

Junction list

The entire route is in Muskogee County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.000.00 US 62 / US 64 / SH-16Southern terminus
Taft1.322.12Old Taft Road[2]Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Muskogee County. ODOT 2006 Control Section Maps. URL accessed September 20, 2006.
  2. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. p. 45. § 10A.
  3. Oklahoma 1966 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  4. Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Planning & Research Division. "Memorial Dedication & Revision History - US-62". Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. Oklahoma 1969 (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

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