Oklahoma State Highway 131

State Highway 131 (SH-131 or OK-131) is a 13.63-mile-long (21.94 km)[1][2] state highway in southeastern Oklahoma. It runs through Coal and Atoka Counties. It has no lettered spur routes.

State Highway 131
SH-131 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	13.63 mi[1][2] (21.94 km)
Existed	1958[3]–present
Major junctions
West end	SH-31 near Coalgate
East end	US-69 south of Kiowa
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate U.S. State Turnpikes ← SH-130 → SH-132

Route description

SH-131 begins in Coal County 6 miles (9.7 km)[4] northeast of Coalgate, the county seat. From the terminus at State Highway 31, SH-131 heads northeast towards the unincorporated town of Cairo. North of Phillips Hollow, the route crosses a small stream, an eventual tributary of Coal Creek.[5] The highway then crosses the Coal–Atoka county line.

After entering Atoka County, the highway gradually curves onto an east-northeast course, which continues as it passes through Wardville, another incorporated town 8 miles (13 km)[4] northeast of Cairo. SH-131 then becomes a more easterly route. After bridging North Boggy Creek, the route swings around to the north briefly, before returning to a due east heading. The road then crosses Fivemile Creek.[5] Five miles (8.0 km)[4] east of Wardville, it ends at US-69 south of Kiowa.

History

State Highway 131 first appeared on the 1959 state road map. When it was originally commissioned, it began at its present-day western terminus near Cairo, but stopped short of the present-day eastern terminus, instead ending in Wardville.[3] SH-131 had these termini for over twenty years. The route was extended to US-69 in 1985.[6] No further changes to the highway have been made since the extension.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Coal	​	0.00	0.00	SH-31	Western terminus
Atoka	​	13.63	21.94	US-69	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Coal 15. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
2. 2008 Control Section Maps (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. p. Atoka 3. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
3. 1959 Oklahoma Road Map (PDF) (Map). Oklahoma Department of Highways. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
4. Official State Highway Map (Map) (2008 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
5. Oklahoma Atlas and Gazetteer (Map). 1:200,000. DeLorme. 2006. pp. 54–55.
6. Official State Map (PDF) (Map) (1986 ed.). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-10-31.

External links

• SH-131 at OKHighways
• SH-131 at Roadklahoma