Oklahoma State Highway 96
State highway in Oklahoma, United States
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State Highway 96 (abbreviated SH-96) is a short, four-mile (6.4 km) highway in Love Co., Oklahoma. It runs south from State Highway 32 to Burneyville, curves west and turns into Burneyville Road. It has no lettered spur routes.
State Highway 96 | ||||
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| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 4.01 mi[1] (6.45 km) | |||
| Existed | c. 1957[2]–present | |||
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| South end | West of Burneyville | |||
| North end |  SH-32 at Dunbar | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Oklahoma | |||
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SH-96 was created in the mid-1950s. Initially, the highway had a gravel surface.
Route description
State Highway 96 begins along Burneyville Road, which it follows for two miles (3.2 km). The road then turns north, crossing over Simon Creek, before coming to an end at SH-32 at Dunbar, an unincorporated place. The roadbed continues north as Eastman Road.[3]
SH-96 serves the Burneyville area, which includes the Falconhead Resort & Country Club, a former PGA Tour golf course,[4] and the Red River Research and Demonstration Farm, an agricultural research operation run by the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.[5]
History
Junction list
The entire route is in Love County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Burneyville | 0.00 | 0.00 | Burneyville Road[3] | Southern terminus | |
| Dunbar | 4.01 | 6.45 | SH-32 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||