M-124 (Michigan highway)

M-124
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 7.76 mi[1] (12.49 km)
Existed: 1928 – present
Major junctions
West end: M-50 at Brooklyn
East end: US 12 near Springville
Location
Counties: Jackson, Lenawee
Highway system

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
Interstate • US • State

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M-124 is the designation of a state trunkline route in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs on the north side of Vineyard Lake and Wamplers Lake near Brooklyn in Jackson County near the Irish Hills area. M-124 travels directly through W. J. Hayes State Park, a popular tourist destination for boaters, craft and antique shows and its close proximity to Michigan International Speedway.[2]

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Route description

M-124 begins at an intersection with M-50 just south of Brooklyn. It runs eastward along the north side of Vineyard Lake as Wamplers Lake Road. After passing by Vineyard Lake, the route curves towards the southwest as it heads towards Wamplers Lake. The route passes between Wamplers Lake and Mud Lake and curves around the east side of Wamplers Lake as it enters Walter J. Hayes State Park from the north. The road nearly bisects the park as it passes through before exiting the park and terminating upon its intersection with US 12.

History

When M-124 was designated in 1928, it extended from US 112 (what is now US 12) north to Cedar Hills State Park. Between 1928 and 1932 a series of extensions and realignments proceeded to move the route further northward, at the same time the park was renamed to its present day moniker, Walter J Hayes State Park. Between 1933 and 1939 the highway was extended westward to its present day junction with M-50. The route has retained this alignment ever since.[1]

Major intersections

County Location Mile[3] Destinations Notes
Jackson
 Brooklyn 0.00 M-50
Lenawee
 Hayes State Park 7.76 US 12
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (October 22, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Highways 120 through 139". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys120-139.html#M-124. Retrieved November 6, 2006. 
  2. ^ "Hayes State Park". Archived from the original on October 30, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20061030145404/http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=454. Retrieved November 6, 2006. 
  3. ^ "MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library". Michigan Department of Information Technology. May 2007. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=14&cat=MI+Geographic+Framework+All+Roads+%28v7b%29. Retrieved February 9, 2008. 

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