Utah State Route 124

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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.

Length7.956 mi[1] (12.804 km)
Existed1935[2]–present
Southend"End State Maintenance" sign near Horse Canyon Mine in Emery County
Northend SR-123 (Whitmore Canyon Road) in East Carbon
Quick facts State Route 124, Route information ...
State Route 124 marker
State Route 124
SR 124 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by UDOT
Length7.956 mi[1] (12.804 km)
Existed1935[2]–present
Major junctions
South end"End State Maintenance" sign near Horse Canyon Mine in Emery County
North end SR-123 (Whitmore Canyon Road) in East Carbon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
Highway system
  • Utah State Highway System
SR-123 SR-125
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Route description

State 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

The 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

More information County, Location ...
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Emery0.0000.000"End State Maintenance" signSouthern terminus
CarbonColumbia Junction5.4818.821West 400 North
East Carbon-Sunnyside7.95612.804 SR-123 US-6Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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