Interstate 444

Interstate 444 (I-444) is an unsigned auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System, with both ends at I-244 in downtown Tulsa in the US state of Oklahoma. It makes up the eastern and southern sections on the square-shaped Inner Dispersal Loop.

Interstate 444 marker

Interstate 444

Inner Dispersal Loop
I-444 highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of I-44
Maintained by ODOT
Length2.51 mi[1] (4.04 km)
Existedearly 1970s–present
NHSEntire route
Major junctions
West end I-244 / US 64 / US 75 / SH-51 in Tulsa
East end I-244 / US 75 / US 412 in Tulsa
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountiesTulsa
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
← US 412→ SH-1

It is signed as U.S Highway 75 (US-75), with the first half of the highway also being signed as US-64 and State Highway 51 (SH-51).

History

I-244 and I-444 initially used exit numbers in the 90s range, based on the milemarkers for I-44 in the Tulsa area and where they diverged. I-444 had four exits that were numbered 94A–94D until the highway designation became unsigned in 1995.[2] The exit numbers were removed, leaving only the letter suffixes before later becoming unmarked.[2]

Exit list

Exit numbers and mileposts no longer exist (see History section above for explanation of exit numbers). The entire route is in Tulsa, Tulsa County.

mikmOld exitNew exitDestinationsNotes
0.000.0094A

 I-244 west / US 75 south (Red Fork Expressway) – Okmulgee, Oklahoma City		Western terminus; I-244 exit 4B; western end of US-75 concurrency
94B
 I-244 east / US 64 / SH-51 (Red Fork Expressway) – Sand Springs, Joplin		Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; Western end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency
94C11th Street / Houston AvenueWestbound exit and eastbound entrance
94D13th Street / Denver Avenue / Cheyenne Avenue
95
 US 64 / SH-51 east (Broken Arrow Expressway) – Broken Arrow		Eastern end of US-64/SH-51 concurrency
96A7th Street – Downtown
2.514.0496B
 I-244 / US 412 east (Crosstown Expressway) – Joplin		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
96C

 I-244 / US 412 west (Crosstown Expressway) / US 75 north (Cherokee Expressway) – Oklahoma City, Bartlesville		Eastern terminus; old exit number was for I-244/US 412; I-244 exit 6B; eastern end of US-75 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. "Table 2: Auxiliary Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. Gammill, Don (November 23, 2009). "Despite lack of signage, I-444 exists in Tulsa". The Oklahoman. p. A8. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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