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===Roads and highways=== [[File:durant hwy 69 75.jpg|thumb|Northbound Highway 69/75 in Durant]] [[U.S. Route 69 in Oklahoma|US 69]]/[[U.S. Route 75 in Oklahoma|US 75]] – A north-south four-lane [[divided highway]] and freeway. US 69/75 enters Oklahoma as a freeway from the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas]] area. It then downgrades to a divided four-lane highway just north of [[Colbert, Oklahoma|Colbert]]. The highway then enters Durant from the south. After its [[at-grade intersection]] with Choctaw Road, it again upgrades to a freeway, passing through western and northern Durant, and again downgrades to a four-lane divided highway at the Bryan-[[Atoka County, Oklahoma|Atoka County]] line. [[U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma|US 70]] – An east–west route. Highway 70 enters Durant from the east as a two-lane highway as Mulberry Street, crossing a [[Union Pacific]] railroad via a bridge. It then heads southward toward downtown on First Avenue as a 3-lane, concurrent with SH 78 and Business Routes 69/75. Downtown it has an intersection with Main Street, then continues its route westward on West Main Street concurrent with Business Routes 69/75. Just west of downtown it turns into a three-lane street, and after its intersection with 9th Avenue it converts into a 5-lane street. At Washington Avenue it downgrades to a two-lane again while it travels through West End Heights, a [[historic district|historic]] and upscale neighborhood. At 21st Avenue it turns into a divided four-lane highway in the Retail District, intersecting with 69/75 as a [[parclo interchange]]. Highway 70 continues westward toward [[Mead, Oklahoma|Mead]] and [[Lake Texoma]] as a 5-lane highway. [[Oklahoma State Highway 78|SH 78]] – A north–south route. SH 78 enters Durant from the south as Southeast 3rd Avenue and as a two-lane. It comes to an intersection with East Main Street and turns westward toward downtown continuing its route. At the intersection of Main and First Avenue, the highway turns northward onto First Avenue as a 3-lane street, concurrent with Highway 70 and Business Routes 69/75. It continues northward to University Boulevard and turns into a two-lane highway. Just before its intersection with 69/75 (via ramps), SH 78 turns into a divided four-lane highway for a short time and then turns into a two-lane highway again, exiting the city. [[Intercity bus service]] is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-stations-in-oklahoma| title=Greyhound Bus Stations in Oklahoma|publisher=Greyhound|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> In a 2006 study by the [[Oklahoma Department of Transportation]], an average of about 19,100 vehicles pass Durant's Main Street on [[U.S. Route 69|U.S. 69]]/[[U.S. Route 75|75]] every day. Approximately 19,000 vehicles pass under 69/75 on Main Street daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/aadtcnt/map.aspx?map=Bryan%20County/Durant&year=2006|title=Oklahoma Traffic Count Information System|work=state.ok.us|access-date=2017-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201191256/http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/aadtcnt/map.aspx?map=Bryan%20County%2FDurant&year=2006|archive-date=2015-02-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> The major streets are First Avenue, Southeast 3rd Avenue, South 9th Avenue, Washington Avenue, Radio Road, University Place, 49th Avenue, Choctaw Road, Rodeo Road, West Main Street, East Main Street, University Boulevard, Chuckwa Street, Gail Farrell Drive, and Mockingbird Lane. There are four exits in Durant from U.S. 69/75, at First Avenue, Washington Avenue, University/Chuckwa (the exit off northbound 69/75 is the only one complete), and Main Street. There are also [[traffic light]]s at the intersection of U.S. 69/75 and Choctaw Road south of Durant, where the Choctaw Casino Resort is located.
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