John Kilpatrick Turnpike

The John Kilpatrick Turnpike, soon to be signed as Interstate 344, is a controlled-access toll road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The turnpike forms a partial beltway that runs from State Highway 152 (SH-152) to an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) and I-44. At the eastern terminus, traffic continuing east merges with I-44 traffic, forming the Turner Turnpike. The Kilpatrick Turnpike is 29.4 miles (47.3 km) long.

This article is about Interstate 344 in Oklahoma City. For Oklahoma State Highway 344 in Tulsa, see Gilcrease Expressway.

Kilpatrick Turnpike

The John Kilpatrick Turnpike highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by OTA
Length29.4 mi (47.3 km)
ExistedSeptember 1, 1991–present
Component
highways
Major junctions
Counterclockwise end SH-152 in Oklahoma City
Major intersections
  • I-40 / US 270
  • SH-66 (N.W. 39th Expy.)
  • SH-3 (Northwest Expy.)
  • SH-74 (Lake Hefner Pkwy.)
  • US 77 (Broadway Extension)
Clockwise end I-35 / I-44 / Turner Turnpike in Oklahoma City
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountiesCanadian, Oklahoma
Highway system
  • Oklahoma State Highway System
  • Interstate
  • US
  • State
  • Turnpikes

The turnpike is named after John Kilpatrick who was the chairman of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority in the early 1990s.

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