Oklahoma State Highway 142

State Highway 142, abbreviated SH-142, is a highway in southern Oklahoma. It serves as a short truck route and bypass around the northern and eastern sections of Ardmore.

Route description

SH-142 in Ardmore is locally designated as Veterans Boulevard. The highway's western terminus is at I-35 in Ardmore. Beginning as a divided highway, it intersects US-77 approximately 1 mile to the east. From there, SH-142 progresses as a two-lane highway approximately 2 miles, passes by Ardmore Middle and High Schools, makes a fairly sharp right turn to the south, and terminates 1 mile to the south at an intersection with State Highway 199. The roadway continues south as P Street Northeast just to the east of greater Ardmore.

History

SH-142 was originally designated as a state highway in 1958 between US-77 on Ardmore's north side and the former US-70 on the east side of the city which is the current SH-199. In 1969 when I-35 was completed along the west side of Ardmore, SH-142 was extended a mile further west from US-77 to an interchange with the interstate route.