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Stowell and Winnie to Beaumont terminating at US 90. SH 124 was shortened within Beaumont on August 25, 1953, to its present terminus at the US 69 and US 96 bypass. On November 30, 1961, SH 73 was designated as terminating at I-10 in Winnie, and SH 65 was designated over the
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and is now part of SH 16, while SH 124 was designated over a new route from Port
Bolivar along the current SH 87 to High Island, and then over the current SH 124 to Stowell, replacing a split of SH 125 that was designated on December 16, 1929. The route terminated in Stowell at
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On March 17, 1936, the portion of SH 124 from
Galveston to High Island was renamed as an extension of SH 87. On September 26, 1939, SH 125 between Anahuac and Stowell was renamed as part of SH 73 and SH 124 was extended over the remainder of SH 125 including a
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where the central portion of High Island is located. Leaving town, the highway travels back downhill entering marshland where the highway enters
Chambers County upon bridging the
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SH 124 begins at SH 87 in High Island along the Gulf Coast near the northeastern end of the
Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County. SH 87 from this point toward
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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
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The portion of SH 124 from its south end at SH 87 to FM 1406 in Winnie is part of a longer hurricane evacuation route extending northward to
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in Winnie and then turns east along SH 73 meeting the terminus of FM 1406 on the town's eastern edge at the boundary with
Jefferson County.
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service between Port
Bolivar and Galveston in 1930 and resumed operations in 1934 after making extensive renovations extending SH 124 to
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Fredericksburg to Comanche passing through
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and the current SH 124 to
Beaumont. The state highway department assumed control of the
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on September 9, 1927. On March 19, 1930, that previous route was reassigned as part of
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branches off to the north as the highway enters Beaumont where it as known as
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The route number was originally assigned over a portion of the current
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1492:(Map) (June 15, 1933 ed.). ⅞"=30 mi. Cartography by R. M. Stene.
1297:(Map) (1986 ed.). 1:100,000. 30x60 minute series (topographic).
1191:(Map) (1983 ed.). 1:100,000. 30x60 minute series (topographic).
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Hurricane Evacuation Routes (Beaumont, including Port Arthur)
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The highway leaves the marshland and continues north with
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012).
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Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.).
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former portion of SH 73 between Anahuac and Stowell.
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Southern terminus; SH 87 north to Sabine Pass closed
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1769:Transportation in Galveston County, Texas
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1130:"Texas 87, High Island to Sabine Pass"
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1456:Texas Department of Transportation
1416:Texas Department of Transportation
1376:Texas Department of Transportation
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1336:(Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000.
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1262:(Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000.
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1101:Texas Department of Transportation
1099:(Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000.
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349:. The highway begins along the
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1706:Texas State Highway Department
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1062:"State Highway No. 124"
377:. The highway is located in
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1729:"State Highway No. 65"
1671:"State Highway No. 73"
1638:"State Highway No. 87"
666:(Whites Ranch Road) –
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16:State highway in Texas
1458:. December 16, 1929.
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1604:publicdocs.txdot.gov
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1385:on February 19, 2012
1330:Texas County Mapbook
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889:End overlay of SH 73
946:(South Major Drive)
570:Major intersections
101:Major intersections
1708:. February 1, 1940
1610:. March 16, 1936.
1570:Meyers, Rhiannon.
1132:. TexasFreeway.com
846:(County Line Road)
718:(Avenue G) –
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345:maintained by the
1549:External link in
1227:"Route of SH 124"
1153:"High Island, TX"
1026:U.S. Roads portal
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355:Bolivar Peninsula
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