Oklahoma State Highway 125
State Highway 125 (abbreviated SH-125) is a state highway in northeastern Oklahoma that is 25.7 miles (41.4 km) long. It begins in the south at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees, ending in Miami at US-69/State Highway 10. It has no lettered spur routes.
SH-125 was established in the late 1950s as a gravel spur to Monkey Island from US-59. It was paved within the first five years of its existence, and was extended north to Miami in the early 1970s.
Read more about Oklahoma State Highway 125: Route Description, History, Junction List
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