bɪkˈʌz ʌv ðɪs kənˈɛkʃən ɪnðə pˈʌblɪk mˈaɪnd bᵻtwˌiːn hˈoʊmz ænd ðɪ ɪmpɹˈuːvmənt ʌvðə ɹˈoʊd, ðə wˈaɪdənd sˈɛɡmənt ʌv hˈaɪweɪ θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː fɹʌm tʃˈaʊɾoʊ tʊ ɪts kənˈɛkʃən wɪð ˌɪntɚstˈeɪt fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ˈiːst ʌv tˈʌlsə wʌz əfˈɪʃəli nˈeɪmd ðə "dˈæn pˈiː. hˈoʊmz ɛkspɹˈɛsweɪ.
Because of this connection in the public mind between Holmes and the improvement of the road, the widened segment of Highway 33 from Chouteau to its connection with Interstate 44 east of Tulsa was officially named the "Dan P. Holmes Expressway.