Ohio State Route 124

State Route 124
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	165.51 mi[1] (266.36 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 134 near Martinsville
East end:	US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 near Torch
Location
Counties:	Clinton, Highland, Pike, Jackson, Vinton, Meigs, Athens
Highway system
Ohio Highways Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← SR 123 SR 125 →

State Route 124 (SR 124) is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. Its western terminus is at State Route 134 nearly 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Martinsville, and its eastern terminus is near the unincorporated village of Torch at the concurrency of U.S. Route 50, State Route 7, and State Route 32 in extreme southeastern Athens County. The road passes through numerous villages along its route, many of them economically depressed. State Route 124 has the longest concurrency of state routes in Ohio, running concurrent with State Route 32 for 35½ miles. The road was recently rerouted in 2003 following the extension of U.S. Route 33 to the Ravenswood Bridge.

History

• 1926 – Original route certified; originally routed from Hillsboro to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland along the former State Route 24 alignment.^[2]
• 1934 – Extended to Portland.^[2]
• 1935 – Extended to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville along a previously unnumbered road from Portland to Long Bottom, a former alignment of State Route 248 from Long Bottom to Reedsville, a previously unnumbered road from Reedsville to Hockingport, and along the current State Route 144 from Hockingport to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville.^[2]
• 1936 – Rerouted to its current eastern terminus along a previously unnumbered road (this alignment was State Route 144 before 1926); Hockingport to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Coolville certified as State Route 144.^[2]
• 1938 – Extended to its current western terminus along a previously unnumbered road; rerouted from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland along the current State Route 338; former alignment from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland certified as State Route 338.^[2]
• 1941 – State Route 124 and State Route 338 alignments from Great Bend to 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Portland reverted to previous and current routings.^[2]
• 1934 – Extended to Portland.^[2]
• 1969 – Joined with State Route 7 along Pomeroy bypass.^[3]
• 1974 – 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Jasper to Jasper upgraded to divided highway.^[4]
• 1984 – Joined by State Route 32 from 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Jasper to Roads.^[4]
• unknown – Givens to Roads upgraded to divided highway.
• 1997 – Jasper to Givens upgraded to divided highway.^[4]
• 2003 – Routed along the former U.S. Route 33 alignment from 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Pomeroy to 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Pomeroy; routed along a former alignment of State Route 338 from Racine to Great Bend; former State Route 124 alignment from Racine to Great Bend decertified.
• 2009 - Routed along Athens County Road 62 (Youba Ridge Rd.) from Hockingport to a new eastern terminus near Torch. The former section from Hockingport to Little Hocking had been permanently closed in 2005 due to a landslide.^[5]

Before 1926

• 1924 – Original route established;^[6] originally routed from Sharonville to Franklin.^[2]
• 1926 – Entire route became a portion of the former U.S. Route 25.^[2]

Major junctions

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Clinton	Clark Township	0.00	0.00	SR 134
Highland	Hillsboro	10.38	16.70	US 50 west (West Main Street)	Western end of US 50 concurrency
		10.74	17.28	SR 73 north (Elm Street)	Western end of SR 73 concurrency
		10.87	17.49	US 68 / SR 73 south / SR 138 (High Street)	Eastern end of SR 73 concurrency
		11.30	18.19	US 50 east (Chillicothe Avenue)	Eastern end of US 50 concurrency
	Marshall Township	18.76	30.19	SR 506 east / Main Street	Western terminus of SR 506
	Brush Creek Township	26.86	43.23	SR 41 north – Bainbridge, Fort Hill State Memorial	Western end of SR 41 concurrency
	Sinking Spring	27.85	44.82	SR 41 south / Water Street – Serpent Mound	Eastern end of SR 41 concurrency
Pike	Sunfish–Pebble township line	43.01	69.22	SR 772 north – Lake White State Park	Western end of SR 772 concurrency
	Newton Township	45.25	72.82	SR 32 west / SR 772 south (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) – Cincinnati	Eastern end of SR 772 concurrency; western end of SR 32 concurrency
		48.95	78.78	SR 104 – Portsmouth, Waverly
	Seal Township	50.38– 50.51	81.08– 81.29	US 23 – Portsmouth, Chillicothe	Interchange
		53.80	86.58	SR 220 west / CR 18 (Schuster Road)	Eastern terminus of SR 220
	Marion Township	61.10	98.33	SR 335 – Beaver, Stockdale
Jackson	Scioto Township	69.11	111.22	SR 776 – Jackson
	Franklin Township	72.07	115.99	SR 139 – Minford, Jackson
	Lick Township	74.34– 74.64	119.64– 120.12	SR 93 (Main Street) – Jackson, Oak Hill	Interchange
		75.18– 75.66	120.99– 121.76	US 35 – Gallipolis, Chillicothe	Interchange
	Milton Township	80.59– 80.74	129.70– 129.94	SR 32 east (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway) / SR 327 north – Athens, Wellston	Interchange; eastern end of SR 32 concurrency; western end of SR 327 concurrency
		81.20	130.68	SR 327 south / CR 78 (Fairgreens Road)	Eastern end of SR 327 concurrency
Vinton	Wilkesville	93.36	150.25	SR 160 north (Main Street) – Hamden	Western end of SR 160 concurrency
		96.63	155.51	SR 160 south (Mill Street) – Vinton, Gallipolis	Eastern end of SR 160 concurrency
Meigs	Salem Township	101.56	163.44	SR 325 south – Vinton	Northern terminus of SR 325
	Salisbury Township	110.73	178.20	SR 7 south – Gallipolis	Western end of SR 7 concurrency
		111.76	179.86	SR 143 north – Harrisonville	Southern terminus of SR 143
		114.05– 114.72	183.55– 184.62	US 33 / SR 7 north / SR 833 begins – Athens, Columbus, Ravenswood, W.Va.	Interchange; eastern end of SR 7 concurrency; western end of SR 833 concurrency
	Pomeroy	116.25	187.09	SR 733 east (Chester Road)	Western terminus of SR 733
		116.49	187.47	SR 833 south (Main Street)	Eastern end of SR 833 concurrency
	Lebanon Township	139.86	225.08	US 33 – Pomeroy, Ravenswood, W.Va. to I‑77
	Olive Township	151.51	243.83	SR 248 west – Chester	Eastern terminus of SR 248
		156.39	251.69	SR 681 west	Eastern terminus of SR 681
Athens	Troy Township	161.61	260.09	SR 144 north – Coolville	Southern terminus of SR 144
		165.51	266.36	US 50 / SR 7 / SR 32 (James A. Rhodes Appalachian Highway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "DESTAPE". Ohio Department of Transportation. July 3, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
   • Clinton County
   • Highland County
   • Pike County
   • Jackson County
   • Vinton County
   • Meigs County
   • Athens County
2. Route 124 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived December 27, 2004, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Route 7 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived March 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Route 32 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived May 25, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
5. http://www.wtap.com/home/headlines/70228362.html
6. Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson Archived November 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.