M-24 (Michigan highway)

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This article is about a Michigan state trunkline highway numbered M-24. For the U.S. Highway, see U.S. Route 24 in Michigan.

BL I-75 in Auburn Hills
Major intersections I-69 near Lapeer
North end M-25 near Unionville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesOakland, Lapeer, Tuscola
Highway system
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Bus. M-24

M-24 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends 75.691 miles (121.813 km) through Southeast Michigan and The Thumb, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 (I-75) and ends where it merges with M-25. While the M-24 designation is similar to that of US Highway 24 (US 24) which has a northern terminus located only a few miles from the southern terminus of M-24, M-24 was never part of US 24.

The first M-24 in Michigan was replaced by M-20 when US 10 replaced the original M-20 in 1926. A 1936 bypass of downtown Pontiac resulted in the creation of M-24A which later became BUS M-24 in 1940. An extension in 1997 moved the northern end of M-24 northward from Caro to Unionville, replacing a section of M-138 in the process.

Route description

M-24 begins a hundred feet south of an overpass that is part of a double

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in May 2011.[4]

The section of M-24 from its southern terminus in

right-of-way for the Michigan Central Railroad north into the city of Lapeer.[8]

M-24 continues north from Lapeer running west of Barnes Lake and east of the community of

Pere Marquette Railroad before turning west along Saginaw Road into the community of Mayville and turning north along Mertz Road. South of Caro, M-24 meets M-46. Once past Frank Street in Caro, M-24 becomes Ellington Street. M-24 then comes to meet M-81 in Caro, where the highway becomes Cleaver Road. M-24 then jogs west along Biebel Road and then north along Unionville Road past a junction with M-138 to end in Unionville at M-25.[9]

M-24 is also known locally as Lapeer Road in several areas, including

Oxford Township, and Metamora. In the Village of Oxford, it is also known as Washington Street. In downtown Lapeer, it is known as Main Street, and north of Mayville as Mertz Rd. In the Unionville area, it is also known as Unionville Road.[7][9]

History

Original designation

In 1919, the first M-24 was designated along today's

U.S. Highway System was created, US 10 replaced M-20 and M-20 in turn replaced the first M-24.[11] The M-24 designation was then applied to the current routing.[2]

Current designation

The current designation was assigned in two pieces, Pontiac to Lapeer and

business routes in Michigan.[14] The northern terminus was moved to M-81 in Caro in 1942,[15] and the southern terminus was shifted to the present location in 1963.[16] Prior to a 1997 extension, M-24 ended at M-81 in Caro;[17] now it continues up to M-25 in Unionville.[18]

From 2006 to 2008, M-24 was expanded to a boulevard between Metamora and Lapeer. There is still a two lane section between the Lapeer/Oakland County Line and Metamora that is planned to be upgraded in the near future. The construction has been delayed because of development close to the highway near Metamora.[19]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BL I-75 – Pontiac
Exit 81 on I-75; roadway continues south as BL I-75
LapeerLapeer23.940–
23.964		38.528–
38.566		 I-69 – Flint, Port HuronExit 155 on I-69
Deerfield Township37.61060.527
 M-90 east – North Branch
Indianfields Township
53.14185.522 M-46 – Saginaw, Sandusky
Caro59.12295.148 M-81 – Reese, Cass City
Akron Township69.723112.208
 M-138 west – Akron, Fairgrove
LHCT – Bay City, Sebewaing
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 12701195, 79754957
    .
  3. OCLC 42778335
    .
  4. ^ Christoff, Chris (May 25, 2011). "Portion of M-24 near Palace named for Bill Davidson". Detroit Free Press.
  5. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). State AADT Map (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  6. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). Pontiac AADT Map (PDF) (Map). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Google (October 4, 2008). "M-24 & I-75, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 to Lapeer, MI" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  8. OCLC 42778335
    .
  9. ^ a b Google (October 4, 2008). "Lapeer, MI to Unionville, MI" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  10. OCLC 15607244
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  11. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  12. OCLC 12701195, 79754957
    .
  13. OCLC 12701143
    .
  14. OCLC 12701143
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  15. OCLC 12701143
    .
  16. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  17. OCLC 42778335, 39132463
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  18. OCLC 42778335
    .
  19. ^ Richardson, Anita (September 19, 2006). "M-24 between I-69 and Newark Road scheduled to close beginning Wednesday, Sept. 20" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2008.

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