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After nearly a decade of efforts, the first two test highways were designated, one each in the Lower and Upper peninsulas of the state and included on the 1970 state highway map. The system was created and expanded in scope c. October 5, 1970, after it was approved by the County Road Association of Michigan and the State Highway Commission.
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The 1932 McNitt Act consolidated all of the township-controlled roads into 83 county road commissions. [67] On May 4, 1935, the state opened the first highway welcome center next to US 12 in New Buffalo near the Indiana state line; Michigan was the first state in the country to do so at the time. [68] [69]
The north–south highways range from the low 20s into the 40s. There are also three three-digit highways numbered in the 100s and one in the 200s as branches of related two-digit highways. [8] In Michigan, the US Highway System covers about 2,300 miles (3,701 km) of mainline highways and another 160 miles (257 km) of special routes. [3]
The State Trunkline Highway System of the US state of Michigan is a network of roads owned and maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The most prominent of these roads are part of one of three numbered highway systems in Michigan: Interstates Highways, US Highways, and the other State Trunklines.
Cape May County Bridge Commission: Cape May County Route 619: Corsons Inlet 1,485.0 452.6 $1.50 Cash or E-ZPass (Toll northbound only) Downbeach Express Margate Bridge Company Atlantic County Route 563: Beach Throfare 2,421.5 738.1 $2 Cash or Downbeach Express Pass Grassy Sound Bridge: Cape May County Bridge Commission: Cape May County Route ...
The first roadway along the route of the modern M-553 was a county road; it was first shown on maps by 1936. At the time, the northern half of this county road was "improved", meaning it was gravel or stone, while the southern half was an earthen road. The southern end started in downtown Gwinn at the time. [12]
The last state map to show the I-296 designation was published in 1979, as the 1980 map lacks any reference to the designation. [16] [17] Other maps, like the one published by the Kent County Road Commission, occasionally show I-296, [18] and FHWA includes the designation in their Route Log and Finder List for the Interstate Highway System. [7]