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Bus. US 41 previously ran through downtown Marquette before the streets carrying it were turned back to city control in 2005. M-553 is a highway providing a connection to Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport and Gwinn. M-554 previously ran along a section of Division Street on the south side of the city before it was turned over to city control in ...
The roadways in Marquette County fall into one of three general classifications: state trunklines, county roads or city streets. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintains two categories of trunklines that run through the county: US highways and regular state trunklines.
The Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light was established in 1941 and is located in the City of Marquette, Michigan. Located at the end of a breakwater, it is an operating aid to navigation marking the entry to Presque Isle Harbor. The light is approximately 55 feet tall from the water's surface to the top of the light.
The only signage present along the route to indicate the highway number was the street signs erected by the City of Marquette Department of Public Works; [65] [66] MDOT never posted the standard reassurance markers along the road, leaving M-554 as an unsigned highway, [52] although at least one map manufacturer included the highway on its maps ...
Marquette's founding settlers arrived in the area on May 18, 1849, to establish the community, [10] and the original thoroughfares were platted by 1855, including Washington and Front streets. [11] The widest street in the city at 100 feet (30 m), Baraga Avenue was intended to be the Marquette's main street when the downtown area was originally ...
The first construction in the Arch and Ridge Streets Historic District was in 1867, when Peter White built the first house on the Ridge. [2] Most of the construction in the district took place over the next 35 years as other leading citizens of Marquette followed White's lead, including pioneer businessman and industrialist Hiram A. Burt, Charles H. Call, [2] Daniel Merritt, Andrew Ripka, [5 ...
English: This is a locator map showing Marquette County in Michigan. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006:
County Road 492 (CR 492, Co. Rd. 492) is a primary county road in Marquette County, Michigan.The road serves as an alternate route between Negaunee and Marquette.Several historic sites line the roadway as it runs south and parallel to the main highway, U.S. Highway 41 (US 41) and M-28, through the Marquette Iron Range in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.