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Lake Hefner. / 35.567820; -97.595740. Lake Hefner is a reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was built in the 1940s to expand the water supply for the city of Oklahoma City, [1] It is named after Robert A. Hefner, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City from April 11, 1939, to April 8, 1947, but was originally named the "Bluff ...
State Highway 74, usually abbreviated as SH-74 or OK-74 (or simply Highway 74) is the numbering of two different highways maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. These highways were once a single major north–south route, connecting Oklahoma City to more rural parts of the state. The original road stretched from SH-7 near Tatums to SH-11 ...
Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [a] Lake Overholser is formed by Overholser Dam on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [b] The lake is 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west of Bethany [2] and 4.4 mi (7.1 km) from Yukon. Lake Overholser is named after Ed Overholser who was the 16th Mayor of ...
Oklahoma has more than 200 lakes created by dams. All lakes listed are man-made. Oklahoma's only natural lakes are oxbow and playa lakes. Oklahoma has sixty-two oxbow lakes at least 10 acres in size. The largest, near the Red River in McCurtain County, is 272 acres. Playa lakes are found in saucer-shaped depressions in the high plains region.
State Highway 66 (abbreviated SH-66) is a 192.7-mile (310.1 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, beginning at U.S. Highway 81 in El Reno and ending at U.S. Highway 60 near White Oak. The highway was designated in 1985 as a replacement for the decommissioned U.S. Highway 66. Although most of the highway follows Historic Route 66, the ...
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Robert Alexander Hefner (" The Judge "), born in Hunt County, Texas, to William Lafayette Hefner and Sarah Jane Masters Hefner, was a lawyer-turned-politician. He served as mayor of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and of Oklahoma City, and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Hefner was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1949. [1]
Kilpatrick Turnpike The John Kilpatrick Turnpike highlighted in red Route information Maintained by OTA Length 31.0 mi (49.9 km) Existed September 1, 1991–present Component highways I-344 Toll Mainline Major junctions Counterclockwise end SH-152 / I-240 in Oklahoma City Major intersections I-40 / US 270 SH-66 (N.W. 39th Expy.) SH-3 (Northwest Expy.) SH-74 (Lake Hefner Pkwy.) US 77 (Broadway ...