M-124 (Michigan highway)

Last updated

M-124 rectangle.svg

M-124

M-124 (Michigan highway)
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length7.731 mi [1]  (12.442 km)
Existed1929 [2] [3] –present
Major junctions
West endM-50.svg M-50 at Brooklyn
East endUS 12.svg US 12 near Springville
Location
Country United States
State Michigan
Counties Jackson, Lenawee
Highway system
← M-123 rectangle.svg M-123 → M-125 rectangle.svg M-125

M-124 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs on the north side of Vineyard and Wamplers lakes near Brooklyn in Jackson County near the Irish Hills area. The highway travels directly through W. J. Hayes State Park before ending in Lenawee County. The designation was created in 1929 for a road that accessed the state park, connecting it to US Highway 112 (US 112, now US 12). It was later extended westward to M-50 in Brooklyn in the 1930s.

Contents

Route description

M-124 begins at an intersection with M-50 just south of Brooklyn. The trunkline runs eastward on Wampers Lake Road through a residential section of town and crosses the River Raisin on the north side of Vineyard Lake. After passing Vineyard Lake, the highway curves towards the southwest as it passes several other smaller lakes and heads towards Wamplers Lake. M-124 passes between Wamplers and Mud lakes, curving around the eastern side of Wamplers Lake as it enters Walter J. Hayes State Park from the north. [4] [5] The park is a popular tourist destination for boaters, craft and antique shows and its close proximity to Michigan International Speedway. [6] The road nearly bisects the park as it passes through near Round Lake before exiting the park and terminating an at intersection with US 12. [4] [5]

M-124 is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) like other state highways in Michigan. According to the department between 1,692 and 4,222 vehicles used the highway each day. [7] No segment of M-124 is listed on the National Highway System, [8] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. [9]

History

M-124 western terminus at junction with M-50, facing west, Brooklyn M-124 western terminus at junction with M-50.JPG
M-124 western terminus at junction with M-50, facing west, Brooklyn

When M-124 was designated in 1929, it extended from US 112 (what is now US 12) north to Cedar Hills State Park. [2] [3] Between 1929 and 1932 a series of extensions and realignments proceeded to move the route further northward, at the same time the park was renamed to its present-day moniker, Walter J. Hayes State Park, [10] [11] to honor Walter J. Hayes. [6] In 1933, the western end was extended to terminate at M-50 in Brooklyn. [11] [12] This western section of the highway was realigned to is present course in 1939. [13] [14] The trunkline has retained this alignment ever since. [4] [14]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Jackson Brooklyn 0.0000.000M-50.svg M-50  – Jackson, Monroe Road continues from the west as Constitution Avenue
Lenawee Cambridge Township 7.73112.442US 12.svg US 12  – Coldwater, Ypsilanti Road continues to the south as Boardman Drive
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Related Research Articles

M-99 (Michigan highway) State highway in Michigan, United States

M-99 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Ohio state border, where it connects to State Route 15 (SR 15), north to Lansing, where it terminates at a junction with Interstate 496 (I-496) and the Capitol Loop. The highway mainly serves local communities along the route as it passes through farm lands in the southern part of the state. One short segment, in Jonesville, is routed concurrently with US Highway 12 (US 12). The segment within Lansing follows Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

M-79 (Michigan highway) State highway in Michigan, United States

M-79 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the central portion of Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The western terminus is about three miles (4.8 km) southeast of Hastings at the junction with M-37 and the eastern terminus is in downtown Charlotte at the junction with M-50 and Business Loop Interstate 69 (BL I-69). It passes through Quimby and Nashville, where there is a junction with M-66. The entire highway is undivided surface road. It has no direct access with Interstate 69 (I-69), although a sign for the highway is located on southbound I-69 at exit 61.

M-13 (Michigan highway) State highway in Michigan, United States

M-13 is a 73.339-mile (118.028 km) north–south state trunkline highway that runs through the Saginaw Bay region of the US state of Michigan. It runs from Interstate 69 (I-69) south of Lennon to US Highway 23 (US 23) near Standish. The southern section of the trunkline runs along a pair of county lines in a rural area dominated by farm fields. The highway directly connects the downtown areas of both Saginaw and Bay City. North of the latter city, the Lake Huron Circle Tour follows M-13 along the Saginaw Bay.

M-125 (Michigan highway) State highway in Monroe County, Michigan, United States

M-125 is a 19+1⁄2-mile-long (31.4 km) state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway is entirely within Monroe County with the southern terminus on the Ohio state border near Toledo and a northern terminus at US Highway 24 (US 24) in Frenchtown Township, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Monroe. M-125 runs through rural farmlands and connects a couple of smaller towns with Monroe. It has an unsigned connector highway that links the main highway with Interstate 75 (I-75).

M-113 (Michigan highway) State highway in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States

M-113 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs in Grand Traverse County from M-37 near Hannah to US Highway 131 (US 131) in Walton Junction. The trunkline runs through farm fields and woodlands in a rural area of the county. It connects the highways at its termini with the village of Kingsley. First designated in November 1927, the highway was extended in 1940 by adding the southernmost section near Walton Junction which was originally part of US 131.

M-120 (Michigan highway) State highway in Michigan, United States

M-120 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in the southwest Lower Peninsula. The highway runs northeast from Muskegon to Hesperia. In between, the road passes through suburban Muskegon, forests and farmland. Some 5,900–26,000 vehicles use the highway each day on average as it runs long a series of roads that follow county lines in the area.

M-129 (Michigan highway) State highway in Mackinac and Chippewa counties in Michigan, United States

M-129 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. It runs from Cedarville to Sault Ste. Marie. South of Nine Mile Road in Chippewa County, M-129 overlays the Michigan Meridian. The section of M-129 that overlays the meridian is named Meridian Road. The highway between M-48 and the northern terminus is a part of the larger Lake Huron Circle Tour.

M-88 (Michigan highway) State highway in Antrim County, Michigan, United States

M-88 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs between US Highway 31 (US 31) and US 131/M-66 in the Lower Peninsula. Running from Mancelona to Eastport, M-88 also goes through the communities of Bellaire and Central Lake. The highway is completely within Antrim County and is known by the street name of "Scenic Highway" outside of the various communities along its routing.

M-142 (Michigan highway) State highway in Huron County, Michigan, United States

M-142 is an east–west state trunkline highway in The Thumb region of the US state of Michigan. It is a "trans-peninsular" highway in that it travels through an agricultural area from Bay Port on Saginaw Bay to Harbor Beach on Lake Huron. The current trunkline in Huron County was originally parts of other state highways that date back to the initial 1919 signposting of the state highway system in the state. The designation was applied in 1939, and the road has remained unchanged since it was completely paved in the 1950s. One other highway, near Lake City, carried the number in the 1930s.

M-61 (Michigan highway) State highway in Michigan, United States

M-61 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs between Marion and Standish. The highway runs along the boundary area between Northern Michigan and Central Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. M-61 runs through rural forestland connecting several smaller communities together as it connects M-115, US Highway 127 (US 127), Interstate 75 (I-75) and US 23. Less than 10,000 vehicles a day use various segments of the roadway on average.

M-134 (Michigan highway) State highway in Mackinac and Chippewa counties in Michigan, United States

M-134 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. It connects Interstate 75 (I-75) north of St. Ignace with the communities of Hessel, Cedarville and De Tour Village along Lake Huron. East of De Tour, the highway crosses the De Tour Passage on a ferry to run south of the community of Drummond on Drummond Island. It is one of only three state trunklines in Michigan on islands; the others are M-154 on Harsens Island and M-185 on Mackinac Island. M-134 is also one of only two highways to utilize a ferry in Michigan; the other is US Highway 10 (US 10) which crosses Lake Michigan from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to Ludington. Most of the mainland portion of M-134 is also part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour, and since 2015, it has been a Pure Michigan Byway under the name M-134 North Huron Byway.

M-95 (Michigan highway) State highway in Dickinson and Marquette counties in Michigan, United States

M-95, designated the Leif Erickson Memorial Highway, is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. Running from Kingsford to near Champion in Humboldt Township, it is the main connection between Iron Mountain and Marquette along with US Highway 41.

M-64 (Michigan highway) State highway in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties in Michigan, United States

M-64 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs for approximately 63+3⁄4 miles (102.6 km) through the western part of the state in land that is part of the Ottawa National Forest. The highway connects with County Trunk Highway B (CTH-B) at the state line near Presque Isle, Wisconsin. As it passes through dense forests, M-64 runs along lakes Gogebic and Superior. The northern end is at a junction with US Highway 45 (US 45) in Ontonagon.

M-149 (Michigan highway) State highway in Schoolcraft County, Michigan, United States

M-149 is a 10.6-mile (17.1 km) north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It connects US Highway 2 (US 2) in Thompson with the Palms Book and Indian Lake state parks. The highway was originally designed in the 1930s and extended a few years later. The last major changes to the highway were made in the 1960s when it was completely paved for the first time.

M-105 (Michigan highway) Former state highway in Huron County, Michigan, United States

M-105 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway in The Thumb region of the US state of Michigan. It served as a connecting route between M-53 in Popple and M-83 near Elkton. The designation was in use in the 1920s and 1930s, and it has not been reused since.

M-109 (Michigan highway) State highway in Leelanau County, Michigan, United States

M-109 is the designation of a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs between Empire and Glen Arbor. The highway is a loop connected to M-22 at both ends that allows tourists access to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive located on a section of sandy forest land between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake. The trunkline traverses an area named the "Most Beautiful Place in America" by Good Morning America, the morning show on ABC. The highway was designated by 1929 and fully paved in 1939.

M-114 (Michigan highway) Former state highway in Kent County, Michigan, United States

M-114 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway and planned beltline in the US state of Michigan around the city of Grand Rapids. It was designated by the end of 1929 on various streets in adjoining cities and townships. By the 1940s, sections of it on the west and south sides of Grand Rapids were given new designations and the segment along the east side of town was finished. By late 1945 the highway designation was completely decommissioned in favor of other numbers. M-114 split into two branches, one running east–west and the other running north–south. The east–west spur routing is now local streets while the rest is part of state highways.

M-116 (Michigan highway) State highway in Mason County, Michigan, United States

M-116 is a 7.018-mile-long (11.294 km) state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that begins in Ludington at an intersection with US Highway 10 (US 10) at James Street and Ludington Avenue. The road travels northward, much of it along the shore of Lake Michigan before reaching its terminus at the entrance to Ludington State Park. The roadway has been in the state highway system since the late 1920s. It has been realigned a few times, most recently in the late 1990s.

M-136 (Michigan highway) State highway in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

M-136 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs from Brockway to Fort Gratiot in the lower part of The Thumb of the Lower Peninsula. The highway serves as a connector between M-19 on the west and M-25 northwest of Port Huron. In between, the highway runs through rural St. Clair County through farm fields and along a creek and river. The trunkline uses roads that were part of the state highway system in 1919. The M-136 designation was assigned in 1931 and extended to its current length in 1961.

M-130 (Michigan highway) Former state highway in Monroe County, Michigan, United States

M-130 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway in the southeastern corner of the US state of Michigan. It ran from a junction with US Highway 23/M-50 (US 23/M-50) northward across the River Raisin and then turned southeasterly along North Custer Road on the north side of the river to Monroe. The highway designation was commissioned in 1929 and used until 1955. M-130 had a spur route that was created in 1938 and lasted until the main highway was removed from the state highway system. Both highways are now under local control.

References

  1. 1 2 Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department (May 1, 1929). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC   12701195, 79754957.
  3. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (January 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC   12701195, 79754957.
  4. 1 2 3 Michigan Department of Transportation (2014). Pure Michigan: State Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § M11. OCLC   42778335, 900162490.
  5. 1 2 Google (April 4, 2015). "Overview Map of M-124" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Michigan Department of Natural Resources (n.d.). "Hayes State Park". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2006.
  7. ↑ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2013). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 23, 2013). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration . Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701053.
  11. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016– via Archives of Michigan.
  12. ↑ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (September 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701053.
  13. ↑ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (April 15, 1939). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Summer ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701143.
  14. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 1, 1939). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701143 . Retrieved October 17, 2019– via Michigan History Center.

Route map:

KML file (edit • help)
Template:Attached KML/M-124 (Michigan highway)
KML is from Wikidata

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.