Arkansas Highway 124

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Highway 124

AR 124 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
Existed1927–present
Section 1
Length72.17 mi[1] (116.15 km)
West end US 64 – Russellville
East end AR 36 – Rose Bud
Section 2
Length9.17 mi[1] (14.76 km)
West end AR 110 – Pangburn
East end AR 157 – Sunnydale
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
Highway system
← AR 123→ AR 125

Arkansas Highway 124 is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas. The western segment of 72.17 miles (116.15 km) runs from Russellville to Rose Bud.[1][2] An eastern segment of 9.17 miles (14.76 km) runs east in White County from Pangburn to AR 157.[3]

Route description

Russellville to Rose Bud

The route begins at US 64 in Russellville and runs north to Interstate 40. It continues east to intersect AR 164 in Moreland and AR 105 in Caglesville before entering Conway County.[2] AR 124 winds east and then south in Conway County before forming a concurrency with AR 95.[4] The highway runs east to concur with AR 9 in Center Ridge, becoming AR 92/AR 124 until Springfield. AR 124 briefly enters Faulkner County, where AR 124 intersects and concurs with U.S. Route 65 for 2.2 miles (3.5 km).[5][6] AR 124 enters Cleburne County and has many intersections in Quitman, including AR 25.[7] The highway continues east into White County to AR 36 in Rose Bud, where it terminates.[3] This route is entirely two-lane,[1] and has an officially designated exception of 0.66 miles (1.06 km) over Arkansas Highway 25 in Cleburne County.[8]

Pangburn to Sunnydale

AR 124 begins at AR 110 in Pangburn and runs east. The highway in intersected by Arkansas Highway 305, and a short concurrency forms. The highway runs further east to intersect AR 157 in Sunnydale, where it terminates. It is entirely two-lane and undivided.[1]

History

The route was added to the state highway system in 1927, a year after Arkansas first numbered its highways.[9] The route ran from Russellville to Caglesville and was an unimproved road. The following year, AR 124 was extended to Arkansas Highway 95 in Conway County.[10] At this time, AR 124 from Russellville to Caglesville was graded, but the extension was not. In 1933, the route was shortened, running only from Russellville to Appleton (entirely in Pope County).[11] By 1926, the unimproved segment from Appleton to AR 95 was again added to AR 124. The routing remained unchanged until 1953, when the route was extended along its modern alignment.[12]

Formerly, AR 124 had its western terminus at the intersection of AR 7 and O Street in Russellville. The highway passed over I-40 without an interchange before meeting its current alignment east of town. When Highway 124 was widened northeast of Russellville, it was realigned onto Weir Road, formerly a stretch of AR 326.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.[1]

CountyLocationmi[2][3][4]
[5][6][7]		kmDestinationsNotes
PopeRussellville0.000.00 US 64 (Main Street)Western terminus
0.851.37 I-40 – Fort Smith, Little Rock, Morrilton, ClarksvilleI-40 exit 83
Gum Log6.710.8
 AR 326 east		AR 326 western terminus
Moreland10.216.4 AR 164 – Dover, Oak Grove
Caglesville13.822.2
 AR 105 south – Atkins		AR 105 concurrency begins
0.8 miles (1.3 km) AR 105 concurrency north
​0.00.0
 AR 105 north – Hector		AR 105 concurrency ends
Conway​15.024.1
 AR 213 south – Old Hickory, Hattieville		AR 213 northern terminus
Wonderview17.528.2
 AR 95 south – Morrilton		AR 95 concurrency begins
6.3 miles (10.1 km) AR 95 concurrency north
Mt. Zion0.00.0
 AR 95 north – Clinton		AR 95 concurrency ends
Center Ridge11.017.7
 AR 9 / AR 92 north – Clinton, Bee Branch		AR 9/AR 92 concurrency begins
Birdtown 7.5 miles (12.1 km) AR 9/AR 92 concurrency south
Springfield0.00.0
 AR 92 south – Plumerville		AR 92 concurrency ends
Faulkner​8.012.9
 AR 285 south – Wooster		AR 285 northern terminus
Damascus12.019.3
 US 65 south – Greenbrier		US 65 concurrency begins
2.2 miles (3.5 km) US 65 concurrency north
Van Buren​0.00.0
 US 65 north – Clinton		US 65 concurrency ends
CleburneQuitman9.715.6
 AR 25 south (Heber Springs Rd) – Greenbrier, Conway		AR 25 concurrency begins
10.116.3
 AR 356 north (Bee Branch Rd)		AR 356 southern terminus
10.316.6
 AR 25 north (Heber Springs Rd)		AR 25 concurrency ends
15.224.5
 AR 107 north		AR 107 southern terminus
WhiteRose Bud18.429.6
 AR 36 north		Eastern terminus of western section
Gap in route
Pangburn0.00.0 AR 110 (Arkansas Ave)Western terminus of eastern section
Dewey5.18.2
 AR 305 south		AR 305 concurrency begins
Little Red6.510.5
 AR 305 north		AR 305 concurrency ends
Sunnydale8.814.2 AR 157Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c State Highway Route and Section Map - Pope County (District 8) (PDF) (Map) (9-17-2021 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c General Highway Map - White County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/7/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Conway County map Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on March 27, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Faulkner County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Faulkner County map Retrieved on December 8, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Van Buren County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Van Buren County map Retrieved on December 8, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Cleburne County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Cleburne County map Retrieved on December 8, 2010.
  8. ^ "State Highway Route and Section Map - Cleburne County." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Map. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  9. ^ Map of State of Arkansas showing State Highway System (Map) (1927 ed.). [Arkansas] State Highway Department. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  10. ^ Map of State of Arkansas showing System of State Highways (Map) (September 1, 1928 ed.). [Arkansas] State Highway Department. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  11. ^ Highway Service Map (Map). [Arkansas] State Highway Commission. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  12. ^ Official Highway Map of Arkansas (Map). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2011.

External links

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