M-20 (Michigan highway)
Route map:
M-20 | ||
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 M-20 highlighted in red | ||
| Route information | ||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||
| Length | 132.435 mi[1] (213.133 km) | |
| Existed | November 11, 1926[2]–present | |
| Major junctions | ||
| West end |  US 31 near New Era | |
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| East end |   Bus. US 10 in Midland | |
| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Counties | Oceana, Newaygo, Mecosta, Isabella, Midland, Bay | |
| Highway system | ||
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M-20 is a
Mt. Pleasant, home of the main campuses of Ferris State University and Central Michigan University
, both located near the trunkline.
The original July 1919 routing took M-20 farther north along a corridor now used by US Highway 10 (US 10). The M-20 designation was shifted south to the current corridor in 1926. The eastern end was truncated from Bay City to Midland in 1960, following the opening of a freeway between the two cities. The western end was rerouted from Muskegon to New Era in 1969.
Route description
M-20 starts near
In
Bus. US 127 along the Mission Street business area to Pickard Road. The highway turns east on Pickard and passes under the US 127 freeway near the Soaring Eagle Casino. From Mt. Pleasant to Midland, M-20 is designed as a four–lane highway with a continuous center turn lane passing through rural forest land.[3][4] M-20 picks up inclusion on the NHS from this point east.[5]
Once M-20 reaches Midland on Jerome Street, it crosses the
minor league baseball team. Bus. US 10/M-20 then passes some Dow Chemical Company buildings and curves into a freeway stub connecting with the US 10 freeway on the east side of town. This short section of business loop freeway has two interchanges before terminating at one final interchange. At this junction, both Bus. US 10 and M-20 have a common eastern terminus. Traffic headed eastbound on the business loop defaults onto eastbound US 10, and traffic destined for the business loop is fed from the westbound direction of the freeway only.[3][4]
History
Previous designation
On July 1, 1919, M-20 was routed from Ludington to Bay City, Michigan by way of Reed City and Clare.[6] This routing was redesignated as US 10 on November 11, 1926.[7] M-20 would be moved to a new routing.[2]
Current designation
The M-20 designation was moved to a new alignment, roughly today's current routing from Midland through Mt. Pleasant, Big Rapids and White Cloud continuing to Muskegon.[2] The western terminus was extended to end at Muskegon State Park in 1932.[8][9] The last paving would be completed along M-20 in 1957 in Newaygo County.[10][11]
M-213 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Muskegon–Muskegon State Park |
| Existed | 1961[12]–1970[13][14] |
The eastern end of M-20 was converted to freeway between Midland and Bay City in 1958. The former alignment along Midland Road, from Midland, going through Auburn, and ending at Euclid Avenue in Bay City, at the junction of what was then
B-88 | |
|---|---|
| Location | White Cloud–Stanwood |
| Length | 15.416 mi[1] (24.810 km) |
| Existed | 1984[18][19]–1998[20] |
The
B-88 with Mecosta and Newaygo counties. The swap was finalized on October 1, 1998.[20] M-20 was rerouted south from Big Rapids, along US 131 from exit 139 to exit 131 at Stanwood. There M-20 replaced B-88 westward to M-37.[21]
Major intersections
All exits are unnumbered.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stony Lake Road | Exit 140 on US 31; roadway continues west as Stony Lake Road | ||||
| Oceana–Newaygo county line | Hesperia | 18.219 | 29.321 |   M-120 south – Muskegon | M-120 runs along the county line; northern terminus of M-120 |
| Newaygo | Wilcox Township | 31.676 | 50.978 |   M-37 north – Baldwin, Traverse City | Northern end of M-37 concurrency |
| White Cloud | 32.948 | 53.025 | M-37 south – Newaygo, Grand Rapids | Southern end of M-37 concurrency | |
| Mecosta | Mecosta Township | 48.364 | 77.834 |  US 131 south – Grand Rapids | Southern end of US 131 concurrency; exit 131 on US 131 |
Bus. US 131 north (Perry Street) – Big Rapids | Northern end of US 131 concurrency; western end of Bus. US 131 concurrency; exit 138 on US 131 | ||||
Bus. US 131 north (Michigan Avenue) | Eastern end of Bus. US 131 concurrency | ||||
Remus | 81.814 | 131.667 |  M-66 – Lake City, Ionia | ||
Bus. US 127 south (Mission Street) | Southern end of Bus. US 127 concurrency | ||||
| 101.776 | 163.793 |  Bus. US 127 north (Mission Street) | Northern end of Bus. US 127 concurrency | ||
Union Township | 103.244 | 166.155 | US 127 – Clare, Lansing | Exit 143 on US 127 | |
Meridian Road) – West Branch | |||||
Bus. US 10 west | Western terminus of Bus. US 10 concurency | ||||
| 129.830 | 208.941 | Western end of freeway | |||
| 130.101 | 209.377 | Saginaw Road | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance via roundabout with Patrick Road | ||
| 131.272 | 211.262 | Waldo Road | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Eastern terminus of Bus. US 10 and M-20; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
Michigan Highways portal
References
- ^ a b c d Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department(December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
- ^ ISBN 0-528-93981-5.
- ^ .
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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- OCLC 12701053.
- OCLC 12701053.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
- ^ OCLC 12701120.
- ^ .
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701177. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701177. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ a b Truscott, John (September 24, 1998). "MDOT Accepts Responsibility for 120 Miles of Local Roads" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
External links
KML is from Wikidata
- M-20 at Michigan Highways