End of historic US highway 164 [i] |
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Summa
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c. 1928, OKDoT
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US 164 [i] branched off its "parent" route (US 64) in Enid (pronounced EE-nid). Westbound US 64 came into town on what may have been "Main Street" then (but which is now spelled "Maine Street"), and then turned north on Grand Avenue. So US 164 began by continuing straight ahead on Maine from Grand:
c. 1929, OKDoT
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This photo was looking east on Maine, at what was the historic end of US 164:
Nelson, Apr. 2006
To the north (left) on Grand was northbound US 81 and westbound US 64, while eastbound US 64 was ahead on Maine. Also visible ahead is the overpass for the same railroad depicted on the preceding map, which is known as Enid's infamous truck-eating bridge, shown close-up below:
Sanderson, Jun. 2024
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Sanderson, Jun. 2024
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The preceding photo was taken looking north on Grand. Straight ahead was westbound US 64 and northbound US 81. To the right on Maine was eastbound US 64. To the left on Maine was southbound US 81, and also the east beginning of US 164.
On its west end, US 164 connected with US 66 (photos and more info on the Amarillo page). US 164 was replaced after only two years, when US 60 was extended westward along its route. Its number was recycled in the 1960s, when US 164 [ii] was commissioned.
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Research and/or photo credits: Steven Nelson; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2005;
last updated Jun. 16, 2024.
last updated Jun. 16, 2024.
