Utah State Route 124 (SR-124) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Spanning 7.9 miles (12.7 km), it connects the cities of Sunnyside and East Carbon in Carbon County with Horse Canyon Mine in Emery County.
 State Route 124 | ||||
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 SR 124 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by UDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.956 mi[1] (12.804 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935[2]–present | |||
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| South end | "End State Maintenance" sign near Horse Canyon Mine in Emery County | |||
| North end |  SR-123 (Whitmore Canyon Road) in East Carbon | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Utah | |||
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Route description
editState Route 124 begins near Horse Canyon Mine along the Book Cliffs in northern Emery County. It starts out traveling west, but soon curves to the north as it crosses the county line into Carbon County. The route continues north along the base of the Book Cliffs, through Columbia Junction just west of Columbia, and finally takes a jog to the west just before ending at its intersection with SR-123 in East Carbon.[3]
History
editThe road from Sunnyside south to Columbia (along with the road from Sunnyside west to Sunnyside Junction) was designated as SR-124 in 1931,[4] and renumbered to SR-123 in 1933.[5] In 1935, the portion from Sunnyside to Columbia was split off[6] and designated as SR-124,[2] which was extended south to Horse Canyon Mine in 1945.[7] Since then, only minor legal description changes have occurred such as reversing the described direction from southerly to northerly, and replacing "via Columbia" with "through Columbia Junction" after the town of Columbia became part of newly incorporated East Carbon.
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Emery | | 0.000 | 0.000 | "End State Maintenance" sign | Southern terminus |
| Carbon | Columbia Junction | 5.481 | 8.821 | West 400 North | |
| East Carbon-Sunnyside | 7.956 | 12.804 | SR-123 – US-6 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Utah State Route 124 Reference" (pdf). Utah Department of Transportation. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ a b Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 124. From junction with route 123 southerly to Columbia.
- ^ "Utah State Route 124" (Map). Google Maps.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1931). "Chapter 55: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
(124) From Sunnyside junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1933). "Chapter 30". Session Laws of Utah.
(123) From Sunnyside Junction easterly via Sunnyside to Columbia.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1935). "Chapter 37: Designation of State Roads". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 123. From Sunnyside Junction on route 8 easterly to Sunnyside.
- ^ Utah State Legislature (1945). "Chapter 61: State Roads and Routes". Session Laws of Utah.
Route 124. From route 123 southerly via Columbia to Horse Creek coal mine.