M-29 (Michigan highway)

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BL I-94 in Marysville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesMacomb, St. Clair
Highway system
←
Bus. M-28
→ M-30

M-29 is a

Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River
.

The M-29 designation has been used twice in Michigan starting in 1919. The first designation near Lansing was replaced by U.S. Route 27 (US 27) in 1926. At that time, the M-29 designation was moved to the east side of the state along the current routing and farther north along part of what became US 25 and M-25. The 1933 extension of US 25 replaced the northern section of M-29 leading to the current location of M-29.

Route description

M-29 northbound in Chesterfield Township

The route generally follows the eastern border of the state along the northwest shore of

Lake St. Clair. Upon reaching the lake, the road turns to the northeast as it generally follows the contours of the lakeshore and St. Clair River further down. The road passes through New Baltimore and curves around the northern edge of Anchor Bay, which is part of Lake St. Clair. West of I-94, the route continues as 23 Mile Road.[3]

From there the route swings to the south, following the eastern shore of the lake before turning back to the east as it approaches the Harsens Island Ferry docks. M-29 is the main thoroughfare with which to reach

Maple Leaf and Sans Souci via M-154 by auto ferry. After passing by the ferry docks, the road turns back to the north, paralleling the St. Clair River as it runs along the eastern side of Algonac State Park, passing through numerous riverbank communities. The road then turns to the north and runs a few blocks inland as it enters Marine City. On the northern side of the town, the road turns back to the east, to once again, running adjacent the bank of the river.[3]

The route continues along the shoreline, until it meanders back inland a bit as it passes by the

I-94 Business Loop which leads into Port Huron.[3]

History

Prior to the implementation of the

U.S. Highway System, M-29 existed as a route that connected the Lansing area to Indiana via Charlotte and Marshall.[4] In 1926, when the U.S. Highway system was created, US 27 overtook the alignment that M-29 had previously occupied.[5] At the same time the M-29 designation was shifted to the eastern side of the state, generally where it exists today. However, rather than terminating in Marysville, the route continued all the way around the thumb and into Bay City on a route now occupied by present-day M-25.[2]

In 1933, the US 25 designation was extended from Port Huron, along the existing M-29 roadway, to a terminus in Port Austin. This would have created two discontinuous segments of M-29, so the section designated as such from Bay City to Port Austin was renumbered to M-25.[6][7] In 1939, M-29, which formerly terminated at US 25 and Gratiot Avenue was shifted slightly eastward and realigned to run along Jefferson Avenue along the Lake St. Clair shoreline. It continued along Jefferson Avenue down to Grosse Pointe Shores where it then turned west along Vernier Road where it then terminated at US 25 on the Detroit – East Detroit border.[8]

In 1949, the route was altered once again when a new bypass was built in

Michigan State Highway Department made a few realignments in the Marine City as the route was moved to its present-day course.[10][11]

In 1963, a section of I-94 freeway opened from south of Mount Clemens to Marysville. M-29 south of 23 Mile Road was routed onto it down to present day exit 235.[12][13] Three years later, a realignment in Marysville, realigned M-29 onto the Busha Highway, returning the old route to local control.[14][15] Finally, in 1971, M-29 south of exit 243 on I-94 was truncated back to its present-day terminus, and the route has existed as such since then.[16][17]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Gratiot Avenue
)		Exit 243 on I-94; roadway continues south as M-3
St. ClairClay Township16.52526.594Ferry Dock RoadFerry to Harsens Island for M-154
BL I-94
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. ^
    Michigan State Highway Department
    (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
  3. ^
    OCLC 42778335, 639960603
    .
  4. OCLC 15607244
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  5. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons
    .
  6. OCLC 12701053
    .
  7. OCLC 12701053
    .
  8. OCLC 12701143
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  9. OCLC 12701120
    .
  10. OCLC 12701120
    .
  11. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  12. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  13. OCLC 12701120, 81213707
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  14. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  15. OCLC 12701120
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  16. OCLC 12701120, 77960415
    .
  17. OCLC 12701120
    .

External links

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