Route Description
The Creek Turnpike begins at I-44 exit 217 in Sapulpa. From this interchange, the turnpike runs in a general southeast direction towards the Creek–Tulsa county line. Upon crossing into Tulsa County, the toll road enters the city of Jenks and turns to a more easterly course. In Jenks, the highway has a modified cloverleaf interchange at US-75; the westbound Turnpike to southbound US-75 ramp is a directional ramp rather than a loop ramp. The Creek Turnpike then passes through the first of three barrier toll plazas. After leaving the toll plaza, the highway bridges the Arkansas River into Tulsa.
In Tulsa, the Creek Turnpike has an interchange at Memorial Road, which carries US-64 south of the toll road. At this interchange, Creek Turnpike traffic merges with northbound US-64 onto a free road, forming the Mingo Valley Expressway. US-169 also begins at this interchange. As the Mingo Valley Expressway (carrying US-64/169) turns north, the Creek Turnpike exits to continue southeast. The highway then enters Broken Arrow, and passes through the second toll plaza. The road then turns back east.
In southeast Broken Arrow, the Creek Turnpike crosses the county line into Wagoner County and swings towards the north. It then meets State Highway 51, followed by the Muskogee Turnpike near its western terminus. The highway then re-enters Tulsa before passing through the third and final barrier toll. The highway then proceeds north, ending at the I-44/US-412 interchange, which straddles the Wagoner–Rogers county line. The mainline Creek Turnpike then becomes the Will Rogers Turnpike as eastbound I-44 merges onto the roadway.
Exit numbers are absent along the Creek Turnpike until the 51st Street South interchange, which is numbered as Exit 28. Exit numbers are posted north of this interchange, continuing until the highway's terminus (Exits 33A–B). The Creek Turnpike's exit numbering is used for the final two exits on the westbound Will Rogers Turnpike—the westbound-only Pine Street exit (Exit 35) and the westbound I-44 ramp (Exit 34).
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