The Gilcrease Expressway is a highway

Highway

A highway is any public road. In American English, the term is common and almost always designates major roads. In British English, the term designates any road open to the public. Any interconnected set of highways can be variously referred to as a "highway system", a "highway network", or a...

 in Tulsa County

Tulsa County, Oklahoma

Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population is 603,403. Its county seat is Tulsa.-History of Tulsa County:The history of Tulsa County greatly overlaps the history of the city of Tulsa...

, Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

's overall, long-term plan to complete an outer highway loop around Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. The highway will connect Interstate 44 in West Tulsa to Interstate 244

Interstate 244

Interstate 244 , also known as the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Expressway , the Crosstown Expressway, and the Red Fork Expressway, is a 15.8-mile-long east–west Interstate Highway bypass route of Interstate 44 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.At both I-244's western and eastern terminus, the...

 near the Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles northeast of downtown Tulsa, a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally named Tulsa Municipal Airport, when the city acquired it in 1929...

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Route description

Currently, the portion of freeway open to traffic is the section between the L.L. Tisdale Parkway and Interstate 244. From US-75 to I-244/US-412, the Gilcrease carries the easternmost part of State Highway 11. The currently-existing freeway serves Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport

Tulsa International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five miles northeast of downtown Tulsa, a city in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally named Tulsa Municipal Airport, when the city acquired it in 1929...

 and surrounding areas.

Additionally, the Gilcrease Expressway Extension has been constructed. It is a 1 miles (1.6 km) stretch of two-lane road. The extension currently runs from W. 51st St. to W. 41st St. at the 5600 block in West Tulsa. The Extension connects the community of Berryhill

Berryhill, Oklahoma

Berryhill is a small community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, west of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and about four square miles in area. It is located south of the Arkansas River and north of W. 41st St. S., and between S. 71st W. Ave. and S. 47th W. Ave....

 and the recent developments along W. 41st St. to Interstate 44.

Future

The next portion of the Gilcrease Expressway to be constructed is the segment between the L.L. Tisdale Parkway and Edison Street in West Tulsa.

Many homes have been removed along S. 57th W. Ave. between W. 26th St. and W. 21st St. Plans include construction of a bridge over the Arkansas River

Arkansas River

The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. The Arkansas generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's initial basin starts in the Western United States in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas...

, connecting Sand Springs and Berryhill

Berryhill, Oklahoma

Berryhill is a small community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, west of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and about four square miles in area. It is located south of the Arkansas River and north of W. 41st St. S., and between S. 71st W. Ave. and S. 47th W. Ave....

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Proposed turnpike

Due to limited funds for new roadways in Oklahoma, the mostly likely method for completion of the Gilcrease Expressway is as a Turnpike. In 2010 the Oklahoma Legislature authorized the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to study the construction of a turnpike. The cost of the Turnpike is estimated at $373 million for the final 6.7 miles of the expressway.

Exit list

County	Location	Mile	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Destinations	Notes
Gilcrease Expressway ends at Lewis Avenue
Tulsa Tulsa County, Oklahoma Tulsa County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population is 603,403. Its county seat is Tulsa.-History of Tulsa County:The history of Tulsa County greatly overlaps the history of the city of Tulsa...	Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...			US-75 south – Okmulgee Okmulgee, Oklahoma Okmulgee is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 12,321 a loss of 5.4 percent since the 2000 census figure of 13,022. It has been the capital of the Muscogee Nation since the United States Civil War. Okmulgee means "boiling waters" in the Creek... , Downtown Tulsa
		200.8		US-75 north/SH-11 west – Bartlesville Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city in Osage and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 43,070 at the 2010 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County, in...	SH-11 joins the Gilcrease Expressway eastbound and splits westbound
				Harvard Avenue
				Yale Avenue
				Apache Street, Sheridan Road	Signed solely as Sheridan Road westbound
				Virgin Street – Airport Terminal	Signed solely as Airport Terminal eastbound
				Memorial Road	Signed as Pine Street westbound
				I-244/US-412 west– Downtown
		206.0		I-244/US-412 east, to US-169 – Joplin Joplin, Missouri Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...
Eastern terminus of Gilcrease Expressway (and SH-11); traffic defaults onto I-244 east