Will Rogers Turnpike

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Eastern terminus of the Will Rogers Turnpike at the Oklahoma/Missouri state line.

The Will Rogers Turnpike runs from Tulsa, Oklahoma to the Missouri state line. It is 88 miles long and costs $3.50 to drive one way. It has a posted speed limit of 75 MPH, which makes it possible to get from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Joplin, Missouri in 90 minutes. One unique feature is a McDonald's (formerly called the "Glass House," and owned by the now-defunct Interstate Hosts company) that sits over the turnpike, and one can see the traffic passing beneath. The McDonalds is purported to be the "world's largest." although the McDonalds on International Drive in Orlando, Florida also claims to be the largest. The road is designated Interstate 44, but was built prior to the designation to Interstate standards. It opened to traffic in June, 1957 and was designated as I-44 in 1958 along with the Turner Turnpike connecting Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

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Number		Mile	Destinations	Notes
	Old	Mile	Destinations	Notes
			Creek Turnpike west	westbound exit and eastbound entrance
33			U.S. Highway 412 east - Chouteau/Siloam Springs, Arkansas	exit 33A eastbound
34			Interstate 44 west/U.S. Highway 412 west - Tulsa	exit 33B eastbound
35			East Pine Street	westbound exit and eastbound entrance
			Creek Turnpike ends eastbound and begins westbound; former East Tulsa barrier toll is on abandoned section
248			State Highway 266 west - Port of Catoosa
255			State Highway 20 - Claremore/Pryor
269			State Highway 28 - Adair/Chelsea/South Grand Lake	eastbound exit and westbound entrance
283			U.S. Highway 69 - Big Cabin
			barrier toll
289			State Highway 66/U.S. Highway 60 - Vinita
302			U.S. Highway 59/U.S. Highway 60 - Afton/Fairland/Grove
313			State Highway 10 - Miami
			former barrier toll
			Interstate 44 continues in Missouri