Massachusetts Route 124

Route 124
Map of Barnstable County on Cape Cod with Route 124 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MassDOT
Length:	6.800 mi[1] (10.944 km)
Existed:	1951 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 28 / Route 39 in Harwich
	US 6 in Harwich
North end:	Route 6A in Brewster
Location
Counties:	Barnstable
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway System Interstate US State ← Route 123 Route 125 →

Massachusetts Route 124 is a north–south state highway located in the towns of Harwich and Brewster in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Route description

Southbound from Route 6A in Brewster

Route 124 begins at the intersection of Route 28, overlapping Route 39. It leaves Route 39 next to the First Parish Church in downtown Harwich. After 1.3 miles (2.1 km), the road passes the Mid-Cape Highway at Exit 10 off the Mid-Cape Highway. The road crosses into Harwich just north of a pass between Seymour Pond, Hinckley's Pond, and Long Pond, 1.5 miles (2.41 km) north of the Mid-Cape Highway. After 0.5 miles (0.80 km) the Cape Cod Rail Trail bike path crosses over and follows alongside the road for another 1.5 miles (2.41 km). The road crosses Route 137 after 2 miles (3.22 km). After less than 0.5 miles (0.80 km), the road ends at Route 6A and Harwich Road.^[2]

History

Route 124 was formerly designated Route 24, prior to the completion of the initial stretch of the current Route 24 freeway in 1951. When the freeway was given the Route 24 designation, the existing Route 24 was renumbered to 124.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Barnstable County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations[2]	Notes
Harwich	0.0	0.0	Route 28 / Route 39 – Harwichport	Southern terminus of Route 39
	1.673	2.692	Route 39 north – South Harwich, Harwichport	Northern terminus of concurrency with Route 39
	2.618– 2.851	4.213– 4.588	US 6 – Orleans, Provincetown, Hyannis, Boston	Exit 10 on US 6 (Mid-Cape Highway)
Brewster	6.405	10.308	Route 137 – East Harwich, South Chatham
	6.800	10.944	Route 6A – Barnstable, Boston, Provincetown
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. MassDOT Planning Division. "Massachusetts Route Log Application". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
2. Google (January 23, 2016). "Massachusetts Route 124" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 23, 2016.