early 1980s, Governor George Nigh was able to obtain $97.1 million to upgrade the highway between Oklahoma City and Colorado, despite opponents labeling the project "the highway to nowhere". House Concurrent Resolution 1067 labeled the highway as "Governor George Nigh's Northwest Passage." ODOT officially so named the highway on 2 February 1981. Notes SH-3's concurrency with Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City is an example of a wrong-way concurrency – I-44 West is SH-3 East and vice versa. SH-3's concurrency with US-70 is also a wrong-way concurrency, as US-70 is signed as going west and SH-3 as going east. The SH-3 bypass around Atoka is named the Cecil B. "Bud" Greathouse Bypass. It was designated by ODOT on 4 October 1982. SH-3A SH-3 had one lettered spur, SH-3A, which continued the alignment of the Northwest Expressway for two more miles before ending at Interstate 44 near Penn Square Mall. It was originally known as SH-66A, a spur off U.S. Highway 66, which once ran through the area. The combined effect of US-66 being decommissioned and "3A" being a more logical name for an extension of Highway 3 led to the name change. State Highway 3A was decommissioned in 2009. Junction list SH-3E SH-3W References External links SH-3 at OKHighways.com SH-3E at OKHighways.com SH-3W at OKHighways.com 003 Transportation in Oklahoma City Ada, Oklahoma Transportation in Cimarron County, Oklahoma Transportation in Texas County, Oklahoma Transportation in Beaver County, Oklahoma Transportation in Harper County, Oklahoma Transportation in Ellis County, Oklahoma Transportation in Woodward County, Oklahoma Transportation in Dewey County, Oklahoma Transportation in Blaine County, Oklahoma Transportation in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Transportation in Canadian County, Oklahoma Transportation in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Transportation in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Transportation in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Transportation in Coal County, Oklahoma Transportation in Atoka County, Oklahoma Transportation in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Transportation in McCurtain County, Oklahoma