State Highway 9 , abbreviated as SH-9 , OK-9 , or simply Highway 9 , is a major east–west highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . Spanning across the central part of the state, SH-9 begins at the Texas state line west of Vinson, Oklahoma , and ends at the Arkansas state line near Fort Smith, Arkansas . State Highway 9 is a major highway around the Norman area. At 348.1 miles (560.2 km), SH-9 is Oklahoma's second-longest state highway (second to State Highway 3 ).
26-578: From the western terminus at State Highway 203 along the Texas border, the highway travels due east for five miles (8.0 km) and intersects with SH-30 between Madge and Vinson . SH-9 continues east for 23 miles (37 km) without intersecting another highway until meeting US-283 and SH-34 two miles (3.2 km) north of Mangum . The highway overlaps the other two routes for four miles (6.4 km), going north, before splitting off and heading east again through Granite and Lone Wolf . East of Lone Wolf,
52-631: A four-lane divided highway, provides a link from the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur to Interstate 35 . At the interstate, SH-9 merges onto I-35 northbound to cross the Canadian River into Norman. Through Norman, Highway 9 serves as a major artery providing access to the University of Oklahoma campus (in particular, the Lloyd Noble Center ). Around the area, the route is a four-lane divided expressway (with surface crossings and stoplights). However, after
78-506: A full interchange with 72nd Avenue SE, the road becomes a two lane highway again. SH-9 continues eastward, passing Lake Thunderbird State Park , before reaching the towns of Tecumseh and Seminole . The road intersects the Indian Nation Turnpike near Hanna , and US-69 near Eufaula . SH-9 provides access to the south side of Lake Eufaula before reaching Stigler . SH-9 overlaps US-59 for 5 miles (8.0 km), after which
104-558: A more northerly route. Bypassing Norman, SH-9 ran north to Oklahoma City before going east through Harrah , Meeker , Prague , Henryetta , and Checotah . The highway ended at the original SH-3 in Spiro . Upon the creation of the United States Numbered Routes system in 1926, the section between Oklahoma City and Warner was overlaid with US-266 . Four years later in 1930, SH-9 was truncated to Chickasha. By this time, much of
130-579: Is a town in McIntosh County, Oklahoma , United States. It was named for Samuel Checote , the first chief of the Creek Nation elected after the Civil War . Its population was 3,481 at the 2000 census . According to Census 2010, the population has decreased to 3,335; a 4.19% loss. Checotah is home to numerous antique malls, a Civil War battle site, and a downtown historic district. Checotah claims to be
156-417: Is also expected to be reconfigured into a Diverging diamond interchange . The new design is expected to "accommodate large volumes of turning traffic by shifting traffic to the left side of a divided roadway through a series of coordinated signals for safer and more efficient left turns." State Highway 9 creates three spur highways throughout the state. Additionally, it has two business routes , serving towns
182-500: Is now SH 152 . By 1926, SH 13 had taken the alignment that became US 66 , while the route through Wellington became SH 52 . On March 13, 1934, the part of SH 52 east of Wellington remained, but the highway west of Wellington was renumbered SH 203, along with a proposed route from Wellington to the state line near Dodson . On June 23, 1945, the state designated the route via Dodson as part of Farm to Market Road 338 , causing this section of SH 203 to conflict in designation. SH 203
208-476: The Creek Nation in 1893. The Dawes Commission held its first meeting here. Between 1907 and 1909, the people of Checotah were involved in a dispute with nearby Eufaula known as the McIntosh County Seat War . After Checotah was designated as the new county seat , the people of Eufaula refused to hand over the county records. Soon after, a group of heavily armed men from Chectotah attempted to seize
234-700: The I-40 bridge disaster , parts of SH-9 in eastern Oklahoma served as an emergency detour for eastbound I-40 traffic. All eastbound traffic was routed along the section of SH-9 between SH-2 in Whitefield and US-59 . In addition, the section of SH-9 between US-59 and the Arkansas state line were used for eastbound traffic for commercial trucks . Discussions to widen SH-9 to four lanes east of US-77 in Norman began in 2008. The City of Norman and ODOT have conflict in their proposals for
260-502: The steer wrestling capital of the world. Early boosters called Checotah "The Gem of the Prairie". The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad (also known as the MKT or Katy) established a railhead on the old Texas Road in 1872 that became the site of present-day Checotah. Although it was named Checote Switch for Samuel Checote , a later mapmaker spelled the name as Checotah. The town was chartered by
286-760: The city was $ 15,921. About 16.1% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.4% of those under 18 and 7.6% of those 65 or over. The median house value is $ 50,500. Checotah has multiple sites on the National Register of Historic Places listings in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, including the Checotah Business District (Gentry Ave between W 1st and W Main Sts., and Broadway Ave between Lafayette and Spaulding Aves), Checotah City Hall (201 N Broadway), Checotah MKT Depot (Paul Carr Dr.),
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#1733084922473312-459: The city, the age distribution was 26.1% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.7 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 72.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 22,029, and for a family was $ 30,741. Males had a median income of $ 26,094 versus $ 17,298 for females. The per capita income for
338-407: The city. The population density was 389.3 inhabitants per square mile (150.3/km ). The 1,576 housing units had an average density of 176.3 per square mile (68.1/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 67.91% White, 6.92% African American, 15.91% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 8.53% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.29% of
364-460: The design of the widened highway. ODOT has proposed a 16-foot (4.9 m) paved median, with 12-foot (3.7 m) shoulders to accommodate bicyclists. Norman's proposal includes a grass median and a separate bike path along the north side of the right-of-way, running from 24th Avenue S.E. to Lake Thunderbird . ODOT criticized the city's plan as too expensive. The city then proposed, with a narrower raised concrete median and separate bike path. By 2014,
390-506: The eastern edge of Chickasha, US-62/277/SH-9 have an interchange with I-44 , or more commonly known as the H.E. Bailey Turnpike . Traveling northeast from Chickasha, US-62/277/SH-9 are routed to the town of Blanchard . Four miles later, SH-9 splits away from the two U.S. routes at a diamond interchange that also serves as the eastern terminus of the H.E. Bailey Turnpike Spur. SH-9 remains without any concurrent routes until Goldsby . The section of road east of US-62/277, recently upgraded to
416-702: The highway forms a concurrency with SH-44 . Near Hobart , SH-9 overlaps US-183 for 4 miles (6.4 km)(again going northward) before splitting off again. Continuing east, SH-9 passes through Gotebo , Mountain View , and Carnegie . Around Fort Cobb, Oklahoma , the highway begins nine miles (14 km) of travel to the south. There, the route links up with the concurrent U.S. Highways 62 and 281 . While US-281 will split off in Anadarko , SH-9 and US-62 remain concurrent until Newcastle . In Chickasha , US-277 joins to form another three-route concurrency with US-62 and SH-9. On
442-515: The highway. These sections were re-added on 1938-09-27. SH-9 was extended eastward twice in the route's history. The first extension occurred on 1941-02-26, and extended SH-9 to SH-2 at Whitefield . The final extension brought SH-9 to the Arkansas state line on 1941-11-12. The only major realignment in SH-9's history since 1941 was the Norman expressway bypass, which was designated as SH-9 on 1971-11-08. After
468-485: The intersection of I-40 and U.S. Route 69 . Nearby is Eufaula Lake , the largest-capacity lake wholly within the state of Oklahoma. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 9.0 sq mi (23 km ), of which 0.1 square miles (0.26 km ) (0.67%) is covered by water. As of the census of 2000, 3,481 people, 1,389 households, and 912 families were residing in
494-624: The left side of a divided roadway through a series of coordinated signals for safer and more efficient left turns." This follows a large project that reconfigured the I-35 exits at West Lindsey Street into Single Point Urban Interchange and the SH-9 east exit to a trumpet interchange in Norman. That project started in March 2015 and was completed and opened in October 2017. The I-35 and SH-9 West interchange in Goldsby
520-503: The main route bypasses. These routes are: State Highway 203 (Texas) State Highway 203 is a nearly 40-mile (64 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas . It runs through the Texas panhandle from Hedley to the Oklahoma state line. SH 203 was added to the state highway system by 1919, as part of SH 13 ; the former alignment of SH 13 via Wheeler became SH 33 and
546-472: The plan for the widening had been finalized and work had begun from US 77 eastward. As of 2024, SH-9 has been widened to four lanes to 108th Avenue S.E. Future plans call for the highway to be widened to four lanes from Pecan Creek to SH-102 . The I-35 and SH-9 West interchange in Goldsby is also expected to be reconfigured into a Diverging diamond interchange . The new design is expected to "accommodate large volumes of turning traffic by shifting traffic to
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#1733084922473572-413: The population. Of the 1,389 households, 31.5% had children under 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were not families. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 2.98. In
598-560: The records from the courthouse in Eufaula, but were beaten back and forced to surrender during the gunfight that followed. Eufaula was designated as the permanent seat of McIntosh County one year later. Checotah was on the route of the Jefferson Highway established in 1915, with that road running more than 2,300 miles from Winnipeg , Manitoba to New Orleans , Louisiana . Checotah is located at an elevation of 652 feet (199 m) at
624-458: The road becomes concurrent with US-271 . Both remain concurrent, until the highway ends at the Arkansas border. After passing the Arkansas state line, State Highway 9 becomes I-540 , and US-271 continues over the state line concurrent with the Interstate. Officially designated on August 24, 1924, the original route encompassed all of current SH-9 west of Blanchard. East of Blanchard, SH-9 followed
650-417: The route had become part of US-62 . On 1935-08-27, the route was extended eastward, taking over the original SH-37. SH-9's eastern terminus became SH-48 near Seminole. On 1937-08-25, the route was brought further east to end at US-69 in Eufaula. Part of the newly commissioned section was rescinded on 1937-10-19, when a small segment just east of SH-48 and the entire Hughes County portion were dropped from
676-561: Was rerouted on September 26, 1945 to absorb the rest of SH 52, as the old route was already part of FM 338. There have been no changes to the routing of SH 203 since 1945. SH 203 heads northeastward from Hedley. It meets the beginning of SH 273 after leaving that town. SH 203 then turns more easterly and passes through Quail . North of Wellington , it overlaps US 83 . It then ends at the Oklahoma state line, where it becomes Oklahoma State Highway 9 . Checotah, Oklahoma Checotah
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