fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈaɪv kəntˈɪnjuːd ˈiːst fɹʌm ˌɛldoːɹˈɑːdoʊ ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐn ʌnpˈeɪvd ɹˈoʊdweɪ tʊ ɐ dʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪð jˌuːˈɛs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ˈiːst ʌv ˈɛlmɚ, ænd ðˈɛn tˈɜːnd nˈɔːɹθ ˌɔn ɐ ɹˈaʊt ʃˈɛɹd wɪð jˌuːˈɛs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tə ðə kˈɜːɹənt wˈɛst tˈɜːmɪnəs ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈaɪv æɾ ɪts dʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪð jˌuːˈɛs tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː sˈaʊθ ʌv ˈɔːltəs ænd wˈɛst ʌv tˈɪptən ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd ˈiːst ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈɜːɹənt ˈiːstɚn ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ fˈaɪv.
From 1958 to 1969, SH-5 continued east from Eldorado over an unpaved roadway to a junction with US-283 east of Elmer, and then turned north on a route shared with US-283 to the current west terminus of the eastern SH-5 at its junction with US-283 south of Altus and west of Tipton and continued east over the current eastern SH-5.