M-62 (Michigan highway)

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M-62

Map
M-62 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length28.329 mi[1] (45.591 km)
Existedc. 1924[2]–present
Major junctions
South end SR 23 near Granger, Indiana
Major intersections
West end M-140 near Eau Claire
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesCass, Berrien
Highway system
← M-61→ M-63

M-62 is an arc-shaped state trunkline highway in the southwestern part of the US state of Michigan. The highway runs from the Indiana state line north and west to M-140 in Eau Claire. In between, it serves the western Cass County communities of Dowagiac and Cassopolis. The highway was formed in the 1920s, originally as a north–south route. It was later extended, taking the current arc-shaped routing. A short truncation in the 1950s produced the current routing, which has remained unchanged since. In total, M-62 runs about 28+1⁄3 miles (45.6 km) in the two counties.

Route description

The intersection of M-60 and M-62 in Cassopolis

M-62 follows a roughly "question mark"-shaped routing in southwestern Michigan. It starts at the

La Grange, where it crosses the Dowagiac River at the mouth of La Grange Lake. It crosses the river a second time on the way northwest to Dowagiac.[3][4]

The

average annual daily traffic, which is the number of vehicle per day that use a roadway segment for any average day of the year. In 2009, MDOT's survey calculated that 2,246 vehicles used the section of M-62 between Cassopolis, La Grange and Dowagiac. This was the lowest traffic count along the whole highway.[6]

The third crossing of the Dowagiac is at the mouth of Mill Pond in eastern Dowagiac, where M-62 follows Division Street through downtown.[3][4] This section of the highway had the highest traffic count with 9,088 vehicles in 2009.[6] At Front Street, M-51 merges with M-62, and the two run concurrently to the west through town. M-62 continues westerly after M-51 separates and turns southwesterly near the Dowagiac Municipal Airport. The highway crosses into Berrien County south of Indian Lake and continues west through more scattered farms and woodland to a junction with M-140. At this intersection, M-140 turns west along the roadway, and M-62 ends.[3][4] No section of M-62 has been listed on the National Highway System,[7] a system of roads considered important to the country's defense, economy or mobility.[8]

History

M-62 was formed before 1924 along a portion of its current routing. The trunkline started at the Indiana state line and ran north through Edwardsburg and Cassopolis. The northern terminus was at M-40 (now M-51) in Dowagiac.[2] The southern section was moved by the end of 1925 to follow a more direct routing between Edwardsburg and the state line.[9] An extension in 1930 moved the northern terminus west into Berrien County, ending in Eau Claire.[10][11] The final few miles of highway were transferred back in local control around 1957. Before the transfer, M-62 ran concurrently with M-140 west and continued into Eau Claire. After the transfer, M-62 ended at the eastern M-140 junction and the concurrency was removed.[12][13]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CassOntwa Township0.0000.000
 SR 23 south – South Bend		Indiana state line
Edwardsburg2.8594.601 US 12 – Niles, Sturgis
Cassopolis11.220–
11.787		18.057–
18.969		 M-60 – Niles, Three RiversM-62 is concurrent with M-60 through town
Dowagiac20.137–
21.005		32.407–
33.804		 M-51 – Niles, Paw PawM-62 is concurrent with M-51 through town
BerrienPipestone–Berrien township line28.32945.591 M-140 – Niles, South Haven
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
    (May 15, 1924). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
  3. ^
    OCLC 42778335
    .
  4. ^ a b c d Google (February 2, 2010). "Overview Map of M-62" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
  5. ^ Google (November 2018). "M-62 in Cassopolis". Google Street View. Google. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 26, 2013). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  9. ^ Michigan State Highway Department (September 1, 1925). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
  10. OCLC 12701195, 79754957
    .
  11. OCLC 12701195, 79754957
    .
  12. OCLC 12701120, 367386492
    .
  13. OCLC 12701120, 51856742
    . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)

External links

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