Interstate 44 in Oklahoma

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Interstate 44
I-44 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT and OTA
Length	328.53 mi[1] (528.72 km)
Existed	1956–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	I-44 / US 277 / US 281 at the Texas state line
Major intersections	I-240 / SH-3 in Oklahoma City I-40 in Oklahoma City I-235 / US 77 in Oklahoma City I-344 / Kilpatrick Turnpike in Oklahoma City SH-66 in Oklahoma City I-35 in Oklahoma City I-335 / Kickapoo Turnpike in Oklahoma City I-244 in Tulsa
East end	I-44 at the Missouri state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Cotton, Comanche, Caddo, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Creek, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Craig, Ottawa
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes
← SH-43 → SH-44

Interstate 44 (I-44) is an Interstate Highway that runs diagonally through the U.S. state of Oklahoma, spanning from the Texas state line near Wichita Falls, Texas, to the Missouri border near Joplin, Missouri. It connects three of Oklahoma's largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Lawton. Most of I-44 in Oklahoma is a toll road. In southwestern Oklahoma, I-44 is the H. E. Bailey Turnpike and follows a diagonally northwest–southeast (and vice versa) direction. From Oklahoma City to Tulsa, I-44 follows the Turner Turnpike. As I-44 leaves Tulsa, it becomes the Will Rogers Turnpike to the Missouri border. In the Lawton, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa metropolitan areas, I-44 is toll-free. In Oklahoma City, I-44 is also known as the Will Rogers Expressway.

I-44 is paralleled by former U.S. Highway 66 (US-66, now mostly State Highway 66, or SH-66) from Oklahoma City to the Missouri state line.