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Texas State Highway 124
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State Highway 124 (SH 124) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The highway begins along the Gulf Coast near the northeast end of the Bolivar Peninsula at SH 87 and extends to the northeast ending at US 69 and US 96. In between, the highway has major intersections with SH 65 and SH 73. The highway is located in Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson counties and also serves the communities of Hamshire, Fannett, and Cheek. A portion of SH 124 is part of a longer coastal hurricane evacuation route.
SH 124, highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
Length | 40.200 mi[1] (64.696 km) | |||
Existed | 1929–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Texas | |||
Counties | Galveston, Chambers, Jefferson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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The route number was originally assigned over a portion of the current SH 16 between Fredericksburg and Comanche in Central Texas during the late 1920s. By the early 1930s, the route number was assigned along the current route south of Stowell to High Island and along the current SH 87 to Port Bolivar and eventually Galveston. By the end of the decade, the highway received its current High Island to Beaumont configuration.