
Kilpatrick Turnpike Monument
This red granite monument is located at the East Bound toll booth on the Kilpatrick Turnpike near the Highway 77 exchange. This monument honors John Kilpatrick Jr. and the companies that helped to make the Kilpatrick Turnpike possible. This is part of the text from the monument. "This Turnpike is dedicated to John Kilpatrick Jr. A quiet man who never sought the spotlight. He contributed mightily to the development of this city, state, and country through leadership roles in business, arts and health care organizations. His 32 years of guidance as a member and chairman of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority reserved in the largest Turnpike Network in the United States."
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