▁cross es ▁Four mile ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ver dig ris ▁River ; ▁the ▁route ▁will ▁parallel ▁this ▁cre ek ▁until ▁its ▁source ▁as ▁the ▁road ▁continues ▁north . ▁The ▁highway ▁also ▁runs ▁parallel ▁to ▁a ▁rail ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁in ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁several ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁it ▁also ▁par alle ls ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁of ▁O olog ah ▁Lake . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁highway ▁passes ▁through ▁northern ▁Rog ers ▁County , ▁the ▁highway ▁bis ect s ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Tal ala . ▁ ▁So on ▁after ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁cross es ▁from ▁Rog ers ▁County ▁to ▁Now ata ▁County , ▁the ▁highway ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁un in cor por ated ▁location ▁of ▁Wat ova , ▁Oklahoma . ▁The ▁route ▁then ▁enters ▁the ▁county ▁seat , ▁Now ata . ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁Altern ate ▁follows ▁the ▁old ▁route ▁of ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁through ▁dow nt own ▁Now ata , ▁while ▁main line ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁cut s ▁through ▁the ▁eastern ▁side ▁of ▁town . ▁Both ▁branches ▁of ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁intersect ▁with ▁US - 6 0 ▁in ▁Now ata . ▁North ▁of ▁Now ata , ▁the ▁highway ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Now ata ▁Municipal ▁Airport , ▁then ▁cross es ▁California ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Ver dig ris . ▁S out heast ▁of ▁Del aware , ▁US - 1 6 9 ▁meets ▁SH - 2 8 ▁at