Route Description
Highway 124 was less than 1 mile in length and followed Lake Avenue, the main street through the city of Paynesville.
Up to Highway 23, Lake Avenue was the original routing of Highways 4 and 55 through Paynesville until 1953 when a new alignment was built, bypassing the main part of town to the south. At that time, Highway 55 was routed on the new alignment, while Highway 4 remained on the existing alignment through town. In 1961, Highway 4 was switched to run concurrently with Highway 55, and the stretch of Lake Avenue that was formerly Highway 4 became Highway 124.
The entire route was located in Stearns County.
Read more about this topic: Minnesota State Highway 124
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