M-125 (Michigan highway)
Route information | ||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||
Length | 19.480 mi[1] (31.350 km) | |
Existed | 1973[2][3]–present | |
Tourist routes | Monroe Historic Heritage Route | |
Major junctions | ||
South end | Ohio state line near Toledo, Ohio | |
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North end | US 24 near Monroe | |
Location | ||
Country | United States | |
State | Michigan | |
Counties | Monroe | |
Highway system | ||
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M-125 is a 19+1⁄2-mile-long (31.4 km)
The highway is a section of the former
Route description
M-125 starts at the state line as the continuation of Detroit Avenue running northward from Toledo. Once across the state line, the roadway takes on the Dixie Highway name and passes a residential subdivision. The highway runs north-northeasterly roughly parallel with, and between, both US 24 and
The route of M-125 changes direction slightly as it passes through the community of
M-125 is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) like other state highways in Michigan. As a part of these maintenance responsibilities, the department tracks the volume of traffic that uses the roadways under its jurisdiction. These volumes are expressed using a metric called annual average daily traffic, which is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles on a segment of roadway. MDOT's surveys in 2011 showed that the highest traffic levels along M-125 were the 21,229 vehicles daily between Jones and Front streets in Monroe; the lowest counts were the 2,306 vehicles per day between Sterns and Erie roads near Erie.[6] No section of M-125 has been listed on the National Highway System,[7] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[8]
History
Previous designations
M-125 was first designated on a road in the
Current designation
The Dixie Highway was conceived in 1915 to connect Chicago to Miami and commemorate a half-century since the end of the Civil War. On the suggestion of Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris, representatives from Michigan convinced the Dixie Highway Association to include Michigan in the proposed auto trail. Two divisions through the Lower Peninsula were included, the eastern one included a route between Detroit and Toledo via Monroe.[20] This section of the Dixie Highway in Monroe County was first added to the state highway system in 1926 when US 25 was created.[21] The highway was rerouted through downtown Monroe in the early 1930s; instead of turning westward in downtown to connect to Telegraph Road, the highway instead continued northward to the current Dixie Highway–Telegraph Road intersection.[22][23] When the US 25 designation was decommissioned in the state in 1973, the highway segment between the state line and the Monroe area was given the M-125 designation.[2][3] The routing has remained unchanged since.[4] In 1995, the section through downtown Monroe was named what is now a Pure Michigan Byway.[24]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Monroe County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Erie Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | North Detroit Avenue south – Toledo | Ohio state line | |
5.417 | 8.718 | Summit Street to Connector 75 | |||
5.876 | 9.457 | Luna Pier Road to Connector 125; former M-151 | |||
Detroit, Toledo | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Michigan Highways portal
References
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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- ^ a b Google (March 12, 2012). "Overview Map of M-125" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (September 26, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- OCLC 12701053. Archived from the originalon May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
- OCLC 12701053.
- OCLC 12701143.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701143.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 554645076.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ISBN 1-886167-24-9.
- .
- .
- OCLC 12701053.
- ^ Staff (n.d.). "Monroe Street (M-125): Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
External links
- M-125 at Michigan Highways
- Conn. M-125 as a part of the Conn. US 24 listing at Michigan Highways