L.L. Tisdale Parkway

The L.L. Tisdale Parkway is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) expressway that runs through northwest Tulsa. The highway is named in honor of local Tulsa pastor, Rev. L.L. Tisdale. The parkway was originally known as the Osage Expressway, as part of a cancelled freeway project to Pawhuska, the capitol of the Osage Nation.

L.L. Tisdale Parkway
L.L. Tisdale Parkway highlighted in red
Route information
Length	3.2 mi (5.1 km)
Existed	1986[1]–present
Major junctions
South end	I-244 / US 64 / US 412 / SH-51 in Tulsa
Major intersections	Gilcrease Expressway in Tulsa
North end	36th Street North in Tulsa
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Tulsa, Osage
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes

Route description

The parkway begins as a four-lane divided freeway at an interchange with I-244/US 64/US 412/SH-51 just outside Downtown Tulsa. It runs north weaving into Osage County before returning to Tulsa County in Tulsa. At an intersection with the Gilcrease Expressway, the parkway becomes a three-lane undivided expressway at before ending at 36th Street North in Northern Tulsa. It is the Osage Nation's only expressway.

History

Plans for the expressway were almost abandoned in 1983 by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation due to lack of funding and other roads needing the funds.^[2] The highway was later funded entirely by the residents of Tulsa.^[3] Construction began on the Osage Expressway in 1986 and was completed in 1993, running from Interstate 244 to Apache Street. The expressway was extended further north in 1995 to 36th Street North, with construction finishing in 1997.^[1] With the northern extension, the Osage Expressway was renamed L.L. Tisdale Parkway in honor of the Reverend L.L. Tisdale.

Exit list

The entire route is in Tulsa. All exits are unnumbered.

County	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Tulsa	0.00	0.00	I-244 west / US 64 east / SH-51 east – Broken Arrow, Oklahoma City US 64 west / SH-51 west (US 412 west) to Cimarron Turnpike west – Sand Springs	Southern terminus
	0.2	0.32	I-244 east / US 412 east – Downtown	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 5C on I-244
	0.3	0.48	Fairview Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
Tulsa–Osage county line	0.9	1.4	Pine Street – Gilcrease Museum
Osage	1.8	2.9	Apache Street
Tulsa	2.9	4.7	Northern end of freeway section
			Gilcrease Expressway – Tulsa Botanic Garden	At-grade intersection
	3.2	5.1	36th Street North	Northern terminus; at-grade intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access