Oklahoma

==Transportation==
[[File:National-atlas-oklahoma.PNG|thumb|upright=2.5|Road network and waterways of Oklahoma from the 1970 edition of the [[National Atlas]]]]

Transportation in Oklahoma is generated by an anchor system of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]], [[inter-city rail]] lines, airports, [[inland port]]s, and [[Public transport|mass transit]] networks. Situated along an integral point in the United States Interstate network, Oklahoma contains three [[List of Interstate Highways|primary Interstate highways]] and four [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary Interstate Highways]]. In Oklahoma City, [[Interstate 35]] intersects with [[Interstate 44]] and [[Interstate 40]], forming one of the most important intersections along the United States highway system.<ref name="roads okla" />

More than {{convert|12000|mi}} of roads make up the state's major highway skeleton, including state-operated highways, ten [[Turnpikes of Oklahoma|turnpikes]] or major toll roads,<ref name="roads okla">{{cite web| title = Transportation in Oklahoma City| publisher=Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce| year = 2007| url =http://www.okcchamber.com/index.php?submenu=Transportation&src=gendocs&ref=Transportation&category=OklahomaCity| access-date = August 2, 2007}}</ref> and the longest drivable stretch of [[U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma|Route 66]] in the nation.<ref>{{cite web | year=2007 | url=http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-Facts.html | title=Route 66—Facts and Trivia | publisher=Legends of America | access-date=August 2, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809135444/http://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-Facts.html | archive-date=August 9, 2007 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2008, Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City was Oklahoma's busiest highway, with a daily traffic volume of 123,300 cars.<ref>{{cite web | year=2008 | url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/aadt/2008/statemap.pdf| title=2008 Annual Average Daily Traffic | publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation | access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref> In 2010, the state had the nation's third-highest number of bridges classified as structurally deficient, with nearly 5,212 bridges in disrepair, including 235 National Highway System Bridges.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/defbr10.cfm |publisher=United States Department of Transportation—Federal Highway Administration | title=Deficient Bridges by State and Highway System| year=2010 |access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>

Oklahoma's largest commercial airport is [[Will Rogers World Airport]] in Oklahoma City, averaging a yearly passenger count of more than 3.5 million (1.7 million boardings) in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | year=2010 | url=http://www.flyokc.com/statistics/December%2010%20Activity.pdf | title=Aviation Activity Report December 2010 | publisher=Oklahoma City Airport Authority | access-date=September 30, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317073707/http://www.flyokc.com/statistics/December%2010%20Activity.pdf | archive-date=March 17, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> [[Tulsa International Airport]], the state's second-largest commercial airport, served more than 1.3 million boardings in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|year=2010 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_primary_enplanements_prelim.pdf |title=Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920023456/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_primary_enplanements_prelim.pdf |archive-date=September 20, 2011 }}</ref> Between the two, six airlines operate in Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web| year=2007| url=http://www.tulsaairports.com/airline-information/| title=Tulsa International Airport—Airline Information| publisher=Tulsa Airport Authority| access-date=August 2, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928005948/http://tulsaairports.com/airline-information/| archive-date=September 28, 2012| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| year=2004| url=http://flyokc.com/Airlines.aspx| title=Will Rogers World Airports—Airline Information| publisher=Oklahoma City Airport Authority| access-date=August 2, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315095936/http://flyokc.com/Airlines.aspx| archive-date=March 15, 2011| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In terms of traffic, [[Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport|R. L. Jones Jr. (Riverside) Airport]] in Tulsa is the state's busiest airport, with 335,826 takeoffs and landings in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|year=2007 |url=http://www.tulsaairports.com/index.cfm?id=11 |title=Riverside Jones Airport |publisher=Tulsa Airport Authority |access-date=September 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822190220/http://www.tulsaairports.com/index.cfm?id=11 |archive-date=August 22, 2011 }}</ref> Oklahoma has more than 150 public-use airports.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.okairports.com/airports.html| title= Airports of Oklahoma | publisher=Oklahoma Airport Operators Association| access-date=August 2, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928150603/http://www.okairports.com/airports.html|archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>

Oklahoma is connected to the nation's rail network via [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Heartland Flyer]]'', its only regional passenger rail line. It currently stretches from [[Oklahoma City]] to [[Fort Worth, Texas]]. Lawmakers began seeking funding in early 2007 to connect the ''Heartland Flyer'' to [[Tulsa]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian |last=Barber |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-157844553.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910071640/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-157844553.html |archive-date=September 10, 2016 |title=Federal matching funds may help bring Amtrak to Tulsa |date=January 18, 2007 |work=Tulsa World |access-date=August 2, 2007}}</ref> but nothing came of this. In June 2023, following studies and negotiations, Oklahoma and Kansas state officials began seeking federal approval and funding to extend the ''Heartland Flyer'' from Oklahoma City to [[Newton, Kansas]]. The two locations are currently connected by an Amtrak Thruway Bus route that includes a stop in [[Wichita, Kansas]].<ref name=Newton>{{cite web|url= https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/government-politics/tulsa-not-included-in-proposed-okc-to-kansas-passenger-rail-expansion/article_68b5344e-053d-11ee-a5f2-b3714a93e9bb.html#tracking-source=home-top-story |title= Tulsa not included in proposed OKC-to-Kansas passenger rail expansion|date= June 12, 2023|publisher= Carmen Forman, Tulsa World, June 12, 2023|accessdate=June 12, 2023}}</ref> In November 2023, KDOT said the service would start in 2029 if approved, but could begin sooner were the project to be fast tracked.<ref>{{Cite web |title=KDOT gives update on potential Amtrak expansion into Wichita |url=https://www.kake.com/story/49974341/kdot-gives-update-on-potential-amtrak-expansion-into-wichita |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.kake.com |language=en}}</ref>

Two inland ports on rivers serve Oklahoma: the [[Port of Muskogee]] and the [[Tulsa Port of Catoosa]]. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa is one of the United States' most inland international ports, at head of navigation of the [[McClellan–Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System]], which connects [[barge]] traffic from Tulsa and Muskogee to the Mississippi River.<ref name="Tulsa Port News">{{cite web|url=http://www.tulsaport.com/news_and_events.html |title=What's new at the port? |publisher=Tulsa Port Authority |access-date=July 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070714184501/http://www.tulsaport.com/news_and_events.html |archive-date=July 14, 2007 }}</ref>  The port ships over two million tons of goods annually and is a designated [[Free-trade zone|foreign trade zone]].

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