Oklahoma State Highway 123
Encyclopedia
State Highway 123 is a state highway
in the U.S. state
of Oklahoma
. It runs a general southwest-northeast course for 22.8 miles (37 km) in northern Oklahoma. SH-123 has no lettered spur routes.
, in Osage County
at State Highway 11
. It heads north to the Woolaroc Museum before turning northeast. As it approaches the Washington County
line, it turns northward to parallel it. SH-123 then enters western Bartlesville
, overlapping US-60 for one-fifth of a mile (0.3 km). SH-123 briefly runs east/west before turning north and leaving Bartlesville. It then heads due north until it changes course and runs due east to Dewey
, where it terminates at US-75.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. It runs a general southwest-northeast course for 22.8 miles (37 km) in northern Oklahoma. SH-123 has no lettered spur routes.
Route description
SH-123 begins east of Barnsdall, OklahomaBarnsdall, Oklahoma
Barnsdall is a city in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was founded in 1905 and originally named Bigheart, for the Osage Chief James Bigheart. It was initially a 160-acre site along the Midland Valley Railroad in March, 1905...
, in Osage County
Osage County, Oklahoma
Osage County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Coterminous with the Osage Indian Reservation, it is the home of the federally recognized Osage Nation. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,472 a 6.8 percent increase from 2000, when the population was 44,437...
at State Highway 11
State Highway 11 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 11 is a state highway in Oklahoma. It runs in an irregular west-to-east path 208 miles across the northern part of the state, from US-281 seven miles north of Alva to I-244/US-412 in Tulsa...
. It heads north to the Woolaroc Museum before turning northeast. As it approaches the Washington County
Washington County, Oklahoma
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is, in total area, the smallest county in Oklahoma, adjacent to the largest county in Oklahoma, Osage County. It is the second smallest county, by land only size, i.e., not including water. As of 2000, the population was...
line, it turns northward to parallel it. SH-123 then enters western Bartlesville
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Bartlesville is a city in Osage and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 43,070 at the 2010 census. Bartlesville is located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa and very close to Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas. It is the county seat of Washington County, in...
, overlapping US-60 for one-fifth of a mile (0.3 km). SH-123 briefly runs east/west before turning north and leaving Bartlesville. It then heads due north until it changes course and runs due east to Dewey
Dewey, Oklahoma
Dewey is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by Jacob A. Bartles in 1899, the town was named for Admiral George Dewey. It was incorporated December 8, 1905...
, where it terminates at US-75.