 Tulsa has an extensive highway system that connects drivers to many cities in the region such as Joplin , Missouri on the Will Rogers Turnpike and Oklahoma City on the Turner Turnpike . Most commuters use the highway system in Tulsa to get to and from work . Highways that run through Tulsa are I @-@ 44 , I @-@ 244 , US @-@ 412 , US @-@ 169 , OK @-@ 66 , US @-@ 64 , US @-@ 75 , OK @-@ 11 , OK @-@ 51 , Creek Turnpike , and Gilcrease Expressway . In 2011 , the Oklahoma Department of Transportation reported that Tulsa 's busiest freeway was US @-@ 169 with about 121 @,@ 500 vehicles daily between 51st and 61st Streets , and its second busiest freeway was OK @-@ 51 with about 104 @,@ 200 vehicles between Memorial and I @-@ 44 . Surrounding Downtown is the Inner Dispersal Loop ( sometimes called the " I @-@ D @-@ L " ) , which connects Downtown with almost all the highways in Tulsa . 
