M-155 (Michigan highway)

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BL I-96 in Howell
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesLivingston
Highway system
← M-154→ M-156

M-155 was a signed

Business Loop Interstate 96 (BL I-96) in Howell in Livingston County to the Hillcrest Center, the former Howell State Hospital. It was originally designated in the early 1930s and outlasted the hospital which closed in 1982. The roadway was removed from state maps after 1991 but remains under state maintenance as an unsigned trunkline
listed as either M-155 or Old M-155.

Route description

Old M-155 begins in front of the former state hospital on High Hillcrest Drive and runs north and northwesterly through a field and out of the property. The road passes some houses in the area as it curves onto Country Farm Road next to Sanatorium Lake, turning northward. From there, the trunkline follows Country Farm Road to Norton Road through

Grand River Avenue) in downtown Howell.[6][7]

As the highway is still under state jurisdiction, M-155 is maintained by the

average, 13,699 vehicles used the highway daily in Howell and 3,960 vehicles did so each day near the southern terminus, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively.[8] No section of Old M-155 is listed on the National Highway System,[9] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[10]

History

The Michigan State Sanatorium was opened on September 1, 1907, to treat adult patients with tuberculosis.[11] Children were later treated there starting in 1915.[12] After 1955 the hospital also handled patients with mental illnesses. In 1961 the sanatorium became the Howell State Hospital, and later the Hillcrest Center in 1978. The facility operated until September 30, 1982, when it was closed. and the building finally demolished a few years after.[13] M-155 was designated in 1931; it began at the hospital and ran to a junction with US Highway 16 (modern BL I-96) in Howell.[2][3] After the hospital was abandoned, the trunkline designation remained on the road, serving a field. The designation last appeared on official state maps in 1991.[4][5] The highway remains an unsigned trunkline.[6]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Livingston County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Marion Township0.0000.000High Hillcrest DriveAccess to former state hospital
Detroit
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

  •  
    Michigan Highways portal

References

  1. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^
    OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original
    on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
  3. ^
    OCLC 12701053
    .
  4. ^
    OCLC 42778335
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  5. ^
    OCLC 42778335, 318947496
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  6. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2010). Truck Operator's Map (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § L12.
  7. ^ Google (March 11, 2008). "Overview Map of Old M-155" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  8. ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  11. Newspapers.com
    .
  12. ISSN 1055-2758
    . Retrieved January 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. OCLC 53872770. Archived
    from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2012.

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