U.S. Route 59 in Oklahoma

U.S. Highway 59
US 59 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	216.47 mi[1] (348.37 km)
Existed	c. 1935[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	US 59 / US 270 at the Arkansas state line
Major intersections	US 259 near Heavener US 270 in Heavener US 271 in Poteau I-40 / US 64 in Sallisaw US 62 in Westville US 412 near Kansas I-44 Toll / Will Rogers Turnpike / US 60 / US 69 near Afton
North end	US-59 at the Kansas state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Le Flore, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Ottawa, Craig
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes
← SH-58 → SH-59

U.S. Highway 59 (US-59) heads along the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma. US-59's 216.47-mile (348.37 km) route through Oklahoma takes it through the mountainous terrain of the eastern Oklahoma Ouachitas and Ozarks. US-59 serves several lakes and towns through Oklahoma's Green Country, including Grand Lake, a major recreation center. The route enters the state from Arkansas near Fogel, Arkansas, and ends at the Kansas state line south of Chetopa, Kansas.

US-59 was first designated in Oklahoma around 1935. The highway's route at that time was largely the same as it is today; however, between the Afton area and Welch, US-59 passed through Vinita instead following the modern-day route passing east of it. US-59 was changed to follow the present-day route in 1951. Since then, US-59 has undergone only minor adjustments, many of which eliminated curves and provided a more direct route for travelers using the highway to traverse eastern Oklahoma.