Route 129 was originally designated on 18 May 1953 from Yokohama to Chiba as a loop around Tokyo. This was redesignated (along with a section of Route 127) as Route 16 on 1 April 1963 and the current Route 129 was designated the same day.
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^"一般国道の路線を指定する政令". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 September 2019.