State Route 124 (SR 124) is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at State Route 134 nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Martinsville, and its eastern terminus is near the unincorporated village of Torch at the concurrency of U.S. Route 50, State Route 7, and State Route 32 in extreme southeastern Athens County. The road passes through numerous villages along its route, many of them economically depressed. State Route 124 has the longest concurrency of state routes in Ohio, running concurrent with State Route 32 for 35½ miles. The road was recently rerouted in 2003 following the extension of U.S. Route 33 to the Ravenswood Bridge.
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ODOT | ||||
| Length | 165.51 mi[1] (266.36 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 134 near Martinsville | |||
| East end |    US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 near Torch | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Ohio | |||
| Counties | Clinton, Highland, Pike, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs, Athens | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
edit- 1926 – Original route certified; originally routed from Hillsboro to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland along the former State Route 24 alignment.[2]
- 1934 – Extended to Portland.[2]
- 1935 – Extended to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville along a previously unnumbered road from Portland to Long Bottom, a former alignment of State Route 248 from Long Bottom to Reedsville, a previously unnumbered road from Reedsville to Hockingport, and along the current State Route 144 from Hockingport to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville.[2]
- 1936 – Rerouted to its current eastern terminus along a previously unnumbered road (this alignment was State Route 144 before 1926); Hockingport to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville certified as State Route 144.[2]
- 1938 – Extended to its current western terminus along a previously unnumbered road; rerouted from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland along the current State Route 338; former alignment from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland certified as State Route 338.[2]
- 1941 – State Route 124 and State Route 338 alignments from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland reverted to previous and current routings.[2]
- 1934 – Extended to Portland.[2]
- 1969 – Joined with State Route 7 along Pomeroy bypass.[3]
- 1974 – 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Jasper to Jasper upgraded to divided highway.[4]
- 1984 – Joined by State Route 32 from 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Jasper to Roads.[4]
- unknown – Givens to Roads upgraded to divided highway[citation needed].
- 1997 – Jasper to Givens upgraded to divided highway.[4]
- 2003 – Routed along the former U.S. Route 33 alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Pomeroy to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Pomeroy; routed along a former alignment of State Route 338 from Racine to Great Bend; former State Route 124 alignment from Racine to Great Bend decertified[citation needed].
- 2004 - Routed along State Route 327 alignment from 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Wellston at interchange with State Route 32 to intersection at Roads.[5]
- 2009 - Routed along Athens County Road 62 (Youba Ridge Rd.) from Hockingport to a new eastern terminus near Torch. The former section from Hockingport to Little Hocking had been permanently closed in 2005 due to a landslide.[6]
Before 1926
edit- 1924 – Original route established;[7] originally routed from Sharonville to Franklin.[2]
- 1926 – Entire route became a portion of the former U.S. Route 25.[2]
Major junctions
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Clinton | Clark Township | 0.00 | 0.00 | SR 134 | |
| Highland | Hillsboro | 10.38 | 16.70 |  US 50 west (West Main Street) | Western end of US 50 concurrency |
| 10.74 | 17.28 |   SR 73 north (Elm Street) | Western end of SR 73 concurrency | ||
| 10.87 | 17.49 |    US 68 / SR 73 south / SR 138 (High Street) | Eastern end of SR 73 concurrency | ||
| 11.30 | 18.19 |  US 50 east (Chillicothe Avenue) | Eastern end of US 50 concurrency | ||
| Marshall Township | 18.76 | 30.19 |  SR 506 east / Main Street | Western terminus of SR 506 | |
| Brush Creek Township | 26.86 | 43.23 |  SR 41 north – Bainbridge, Fort Hill State Memorial | Western end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| Sinking Spring | 27.85 | 44.82 | SR 41 south / Water Street – Serpent Mound | Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency | |
| Pike | Sunfish–Pebble township line | 43.01 | 69.22 |  SR 772 north – Lake White State Park | Western end of SR 772 concurrency |
| Newton Township | 45.25 | 72.82 | SR 32 west / SR 772 south (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) – Cincinnati | Eastern end of SR 772 concurrency; western end of SR 32 concurrency | |
| 48.95 | 78.78 |  SR 104 – Portsmouth, Waverly | |||
| Seal Township | 50.38– 50.51 | 81.08– 81.29 |  US 23 – Portsmouth, Chillicothe | Interchange | |
| 53.80 | 86.58 |   SR 220 west / CR 18 (Schuster Road) – Waverly | Eastern terminus of SR 220 | ||
| Marion Township | 61.10 | 98.33 |  SR 335 – Beaver, Stockdale | ||
| Jackson | Scioto Township | 69.11 | 111.22 |  SR 776 – Jackson | |
| Franklin Township | 72.07 | 115.99 |  SR 139 – Minford, Jackson | ||
| Lick Township | 74.34– 74.64 | 119.64– 120.12 |  SR 93 (Main Street) – Jackson, Oak Hill | Interchange | |
| 75.18– 75.66 | 120.99– 121.76 |  US 35 – Gallipolis, Chillicothe | Interchange | ||
| Milton Township | 80.59– 80.74 | 129.70– 129.94 |  SR 32 east (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) / SR 327 north – Athens, Wellston | Interchange; eastern end of SR 32 concurrency; western end of SR 327 concurrency | |
| 81.20 | 130.68 |  SR 327 south / CR 78 (Fairgreens Road) | Eastern end of SR 327 concurrency | ||
| Vinton | Wilkesville | 93.36 | 150.25 |  SR 160 north (Main Street) – Hamden | Western end of SR 160 concurrency |
| 96.63 | 155.51 | SR 160 south (Mill Street) – Vinton, Gallipolis | Eastern end of SR 160 concurrency | ||
| Meigs | Salem Township | 101.56 | 163.44 |  SR 325 south – Vinton | Northern terminus of SR 325 |
| Salisbury Township | 110.73 | 178.20 | SR 7 south – Gallipolis | Western end of SR 7 concurrency | |
| 111.76 | 179.86 |  SR 143 north – Harrisonville | Southern terminus of SR 143 | ||
| 114.05– 114.72 | 183.55– 184.62 |    US 33 / SR 7 north / SR 833 begins – Athens, Columbus, Ravenswood, W.Va. | Interchange; eastern end of SR 7 concurrency; western end of SR 833 concurrency | ||
| Pomeroy | 116.25 | 187.09 |  SR 733 east (Chester Road) | Western terminus of SR 733 | |
| 116.49 | 187.47 | SR 833 south (Main Street) | Eastern end of SR 833 concurrency | ||
| Lebanon Township | 139.86 | 225.08 | US 33 – Pomeroy, Ravenswood, W.Va. to  I-77 | ||
| Olive Township | 151.51 | 243.83 |  SR 248 west – Chester | Eastern terminus of SR 248 | |
| 156.39 | 251.69 |  SR 681 west | Eastern terminus of SR 681 | ||
| Athens | Troy Township | 161.61 | 260.09 |  SR 144 north – Coolville | Southern terminus of SR 144 |
| 165.51 | 266.36 | US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
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- ^ a b "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Route 124 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived December 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Route 7 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Route 32 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived May 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ODOT District 9 Major New Program" (PDF). ODOT District 9. August 5, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "On The Road Again". www.wtap.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson[unreliable source] Archived November 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine