M-38 (Michigan highway)
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Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 45 / M-64 in Ontonagon | |||
M-26 in Greenland | ||||
East end | US 41 in Baraga | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-38 is an east–west
There have been two highways in the state to carry the designation. The first was located in the southeastern Lower Peninsula. The current version of M-38 was created from a section of M-35 in the 1960s. This section was orphaned from the rest of M-35 when the highway was cancelled through the Huron Mountains.
Route description
M-38 begins at a four-way intersection in Ontonagon.
The highway crosses a set of railroad tracks before turning east. At Post Office Road, M-38 meets Old M-35 Road, a vestige of a highway straightening project during the time the highway was M-35. M-38 crosses the West Branch of the Firesteel River in hilly terrain through this area.
East of the county line is the crossing over the Sturgeon River south of Pelkie, home of the Baraga County Fairgrounds.[3][7] The trunkline crosses more hilly terrain while veering to the northeast. Continuing to the east, M-38 had its highest traffic usage in 2007. The AADT for the Baraga County highway segment was measured at 3,000 vehicles a day.[5] The roadway continues east through Baraga County and runs downhill approaching Baraga and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, home of the first Native American casino in the United States.[8] After passing through downtown Baraga on Michigan Avenue, M-38 ends at an intersection with US 41; on the western shore of Keweenaw Bay.[3]
History
Previous designation
The first version of M-38 was designated in 1919 in the Lower Peninsula. It was located on Junction Road from M-10 (later US 10/US 23) southeast of Bridgeport to Frankenmuth, and then ran east to M-19 in the Peck area in 1919.[9] The highway was transferred to county jurisdiction in late 1961 when Interstate 75 (I-75) was completed in the area.[10][11]
Current designation
In January 1969, the
The original routing of M-38 in the Upper Peninsula ran from M-26 at Greenland to Baraga.[2] US 45 was rerouted in 1971 along M-26 from Rockland to Greenland and Ontonagon–Greenland Road between those two towns. M-26 was shortened to end at the new US 45 in Greenland.[14] This change to US 45 was reversed in 1973. M-26 was re-extended to Rockland, and M-38 was extended along M-26 to Ontonagon–Greenland Road to meet US 45 in Ontonagon.[15]
On October 11, 2006, the western terminus of M-38 was relocated about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) south to end at a junction with US 45 and the newly realigned M-64.[16]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Silver City | West end of LSCT concurrency | ||||
Greenland | 13.305 | 21.412 | M-26 south – Bruce Crossing | Western end of M-26 concurrency | |
14.438 | 23.236 | LSCT east – Houghton | Eastern end of M-26 and LSCT concurrencies | ||
Houghton | Laird Township | 21.611 | 34.780 | FFH 16 south | Marked as H-16 on MDOT maps |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Google (October 8, 2008). "Overview Map of M-38" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ Google (October 8, 2008). "Old M-35 Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). Statewide AADT Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). Commercial Statewide AADT Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- Michigan Department of Agriculture. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
- ^ Winchell, Dick G.; Lounsbury, John F. & Sommers, Lawrence M. (Winter 1997). "Indian Gaming in the U.S.: Distribution, Significance and Trends". Focus. 44.
- ^ OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120.
- OCLC 12701120.
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- ^ Lake, James (October 10, 2006). "New Ontonagon River Bridge to open Oct. 11" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
External links
- M-38 at Michigan Highways