Arkansas Highway 124 is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas. The western segment of runs from Russellville to

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. An eastern segment of runs east in White County from Pangburn to AR 157.

Route description

Russellville to Rose Bud

The route begins at

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in Russellville and runs north to

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. It continues east to intersect AR 164 in

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and AR 105 in Caglesville before entering Conway County. AR 124 winds east and then south in Conway County before forming a concurrency with AR 95.Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Conway County map
Retrieved on March 27, 2010. 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 ."Faulkner County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Faulkner County map
Retrieved on December 8, 2010."Van Buren County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Van Buren County map
Retrieved on December 8, 2010. AR 124 enters Cleburne County and has many intersections in Quitman, including AR 25."Cleburne County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Cleburne County map
Retrieved on December 8, 2010. The highway continues east into White County to AR 36 in

, where it terminates. This route is entirely two-lane, and has an

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of over

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in Cleburne County.

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

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, where it terminates. It is entirely two-lane and undivided.

History

The route was added to the state highway system in 1927, a year after Arkansas first numbered its highways. The route ran from Russellville to Caglesville and was an unimproved road. The following year, AR 124 was extended to

Arkansas Highway 95 Highway 95 (AR 95, Ark. 95, and Hwy. 95) is a designation for a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs runs north from US Highway 64 and Highway 113 in Morrilton north to Highway 330. Route ...

in Conway County. 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). 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. 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. , colspan=4 align=center, AR 105 concurrency north , colspan=5 align=center, AR 95 concurrency north , Birdtown , colspan=4 align=center, AR 9/AR 92 concurrency south , colspan=4 align=center, US 65 concurrency north

References

External links

{{commons category-inline, Arkansas Highway 124 124 Transportation in Pope County, Arkansas Transportation in Conway County, Arkansas Transportation in Faulkner County, Arkansas Transportation in Van Buren County, Arkansas Transportation in Cleburne County, Arkansas Transportation in White County, Arkansas