Oklahoma State Highway 156

State Highway 156, abbreviated SH-156, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Spanning 16.91 miles (27.21 km) through the north-central part of the state, it connects the town of Marland, Oklahoma to US-60/US-77/US-177 in the north to US-77 in the west. It is the former alignment of US-77.

State Highway 156
101 Ranch Memorial Road
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length	16.91 mi[1][2] (27.21 km)
Existed	March 1, 1965–present
Major junctions
South end	US 77 in Marland
North end	US 60 / US 77 / US 177 east of Ponca City
Location
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Highway system
Oklahoma State Highway System Interstate US State Turnpikes
← SH-153 → SH-162

Route description

Starting at US-77, the highway goes east for eight miles (13 km) until reaching Marland, where it turns northward. Nine miles (14 km) later, after crossing from Noble County into Kay County, it ends at US-60/US-77/US-177 four miles (6.4 km) west of Ponca City.

SH-156 is designated as the 101 Ranch Memorial Road.^[3] A historical marker to the ranch is located along the highway.^[4]

History

The entirety of SH-156 was once part of US-77. US-77 was realigned and SH-156 was assigned to the old alignment on March 1, 1965.^[3] On July 14, 1969, US-60/US-77/US-177 was realigned at SH-156's north end, necessitating a slight extension northward.^[3] No further changes have taken place since 1969.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1][2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Noble	​	0.00	0.00	US 77	Southern terminus
Kay	​	16.91	27.21	US 60 / US 77 / US 177	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi