Editing Weatherford, Oklahoma (section)

==Transportation==
Weatherford was, for many years, situated on a main line of the now defunct [[Rock Island Railroad]], which is still in operation by [[Farmrail Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/odot/documents/Rail%20Map%202018-2020.pdf |title=Oklahoma 2018-2020 State Railroad Map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|accessdate=August 30, 2023}}</ref> With the advent of the automobile, the city was initially located on State Highway 3 starting in the early 1920s, which was redesignated as [[U.S. 66|U.S. Route 66]] in 1926 and paved entirely across Western Oklahoma by 1932. Route 66, which followed Main Street through the city, was lined with various tourist businesses including cafes, motels and gasoline stations like most other cities along the highway. Several blocks of Main Street were also paved in brick until the mid-1950s when it was widened to a four-lane thoroughfare.
[[Interstate 40]] was completed east and west of the city in 1960 generally paralleling the old U.S. 66 alignment, which was retained as frontage road. The I-40 bypass skirting Weatherford to the south was completed in July, 1970 the same day the I-40 bypass was opened to traffic {{convert|15|mi|km}} to the west at [[Clinton, Oklahoma|Clinton]] and followed shortly thereafter by bypasses at Elk City and Sayre.
In addition to Route 66 and I-40, Weatherford is also served by north–south [[Oklahoma State Highway 54|State Highway 54]].

The Thomas P Stafford Airport (KOJA; FAA ID: OJA), two miles northeast of town, features a 5100’ x 75’ paved runway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/KOJA |title= Thomas P Stafford Airport |publisher=AirNav.com|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>

Commercial air transportation is available at [[Will Rogers World Airport]], about 69 miles to the east.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Weatherford,+OK/Will+Rogers+World+Airport+(OKC),+7100+Terminal+Dr,+Oklahoma+City,+OK+73159/@35.4643791,-98.8127128,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x87ac26415fe3985d:0xbc605109ceae91c4!2m2!1d-98.7075744!2d35.5261633!1m5!1m1!1s0x87b2120d7b2a7fdd:0xce9dc2593921ae7c!2m2!1d-97.5962241!2d35.395456!3e0?entry=ttu | title=Weatherford, Oklahoma to Will Rogers World Airport|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=March 18, 2024}}</ref>