Oklahoma State Highway 31

State Highway 31
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	132.6 mi (213.4 km)
Major junctions
West end:	SH-48 south of Tupelo
East end:	US-59/US-271 north of Panama
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highways Oklahoma turnpike system ← SH-30 SH-32 →

State Highway 31 (SH-31 or OK-31) is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs 132.6 miles^[1] in an irregular west-to-east pattern in the southeastern part of the state.

There are two spur highways branching from SH-31, SH-31A and SH-31B.

Route description

SH-31 begins at SH-48 seven miles (11 km) south of Tupelo. Two miles (3.2 km) east of here, SH-31B branches off, connecting the main highway with the town of Olney. SH-31 then continues for 10 miles (16 km) to Coalgate, the seat of Coal County, where it intersects US-75/SH-3. Leaving Coalgate, SH-31 turns north at SH-131, traveling 22 miles (35 km) to its junction with SH-31A, which connects with US-270 at Stuart. At SH-31A, SH-31 turns to the east, following the northern edge of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, arriving in McAlester, seat of Pittsburg County, 22 miles (35 km) later.^[2]

In McAlester, SH-31 forms a five-mile (8 km) concurrency with US-270 and SH-1, splitting up just east of the US-69 interchange on the east side of the city. SH-31 then sets off to the northeast, passing through Krebs, and crossing the south arm of Lake Eufaula.^[2]

At Quinton, 27 miles (43 km) from McAlester, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus of SH-71, then heads east, forming a six-mile (10 km) concurrency with SH-2 to the town of Kinta. At Kinta, SH-2 turns north, and SH-31 continues east, with a short dogleg concurrency with SH-82 at Lequire. Continuing on to the east, SH-31 serves as the southern terminus for SH-26 at McCurtain, then passes though Bokoshe before terminating at US-59/US-271, two miles (3 km) north of Panama.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Coal		0.0	SH-48	Western terminus
		2.0	SH-31B	Northern terminus of SH-31B
	Coalgate	11.5	US-75 / SH-3	Western end of US-75/SH-3 concurrency
		11.6	US-75 / SH-3	Eastern end of US-75/SH-3 concurrency
	Cairo	17.1	SH-131	Western terminus of SH-131
Pittsburg	No major junctions
Hughes		39.0	SH-31A	Southern terminus of SH-31A
Pittsburg	McAlester	60.9	US-270 / SH-1	Western end of US-270/OK-1 concurrency
		62.7	US-69
		63.4	US-270 / SH-1	Eastern end of US-270/OK-1 concurrency
	Quinton	90.8	SH-71	Southern terminus of SH-71
Haskell		92.9	SH-2	Western end of SH-2 concurrency
	Kinta	98.6	SH-2	Eastern end of SH-2 concurrency
	Lequire	106.4	SH-82
	McCurtain	115.1	SH-26	Southern terminus of SH-26
Le Flore		132.6	US-59 / US-271	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Spur routes

• SH-31A is a 5.2-mile (8.4 km) spur connecting SH-31 with US-270 and the town of Stuart in Hughes County.
• SH-31B is a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) spur connecting SH-31 and the town of Olney in Coal County.

External links

• SH-31 at OKHighways.com

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Stuve, Eric. "OK-31". OKHighways. http://www.okhighways.com/ok31.html. Retrieved 2006-09-19. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Oklahoma Department of Transportation. Official State Map (Map) (2009–10 ed.). http://www.odot.org/hqdiv/p-r-div/maps/state-maps/2009state/pdfs/state-map.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-21.