World War II Veterans Memorial Highway

World War II Veterans Memorial Highway
The World War II Veterans Memorial Highway begins in the major metropolitan city of Oklahoma City, in central Oklahoma and traverses cities, pasture lands, prairies, woodlands, and rivers northward to the Kansas State Line. The interstate highway is a high speed, 4-lane divided thoroughfare, and is the major northbound roadway, and a principal traffic artery in the state. The Memorial Highway honors veterans of World War II, in which some 16.11 million U.S. military personnel served, from 1941-1945. U.S. military forces suffered 405,399 deaths, including 291,557 battle deaths. An additional 670,846 were wounded. Some 4,497 Oklahoma veterans were killed in action, died of wounds, or were killed in combat or while a Prisoner of War. Over 60 million people perished during this global war, which makes it arguably the most cataclysmic event in human history. The World War II Veterans Memorial Highway was designated in 1998.

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT)

Memorial War Era(s):

  • WWII

Memorial Condition:

Average

Location:

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK 73117. From the I-35 and I-40 interchange in Oklahoma City, northbound on I-35 across OK, including through 5 counties, to the Kansas State Line.