M-76 (Michigan highway)
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Length | 61.187 mi[1] (98.471 km) | |||
Existed | c. July 1, 1919[2]–1973[3][4] | |||
History | Replaced by I-75 | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 23 in Standish | |||
M-55 at West Branch | ||||
North end | US 27 in Grayling | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Arenac, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Crawford | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-76 is a former
First designated by 1919, M-76 initially terminated at Roscommon. It was later extended north through Grayling and west to Kalkaska in the 1920s. A second, disconnected, segment was added to the highway in the 1930s. By the early 1940s, both the disconnected section and the Kalkaska–Grayling were added to M-72. M-76 was converted in stages into a freeway in the late 1960s and early 1970s. When the last segment was completed, the number was removed from the highway, and the freeway was added to I-75.
Route description
At the time the M-76 designation was decommissioned in 1973, most of the overall highway had been converted to freeway. It started southwest of Standish at an interchange with US 23 in southern
M-55/M-76 ran west into
History
On July 1, 1919, the initial routing of M-76 connected
Beginning in 1958, I-75 in Michigan was constructed in several discontinuous segments. M-76 was to become one of the portions incorporated into the route of I-75. Although other portions of I-75 were completed and designated in noncontiguous segments, the portion from Standish to Roscommon was first signed as M-76 and the entire stretch rebuilt as freeway before it was redesignated as I-75. This was done while a temporary connecting To I-75 designation between Bay City and Grayling followed a different path along US 10 and US 27.[11][12]
Starting in 1968 through the early 1970s, M-76 was rebuilt to Interstate standards in stages. The first freeway segment completed was a 17-mile (27 km) stretch in Arenac County from US 23 just southwest of Standish to Alger.[13][14] In 1970, two more segments of the M-76 freeway were completed: from Alger to just south of West Branch and about 5 miles (8.0 km) of freeway from the southern end of a completed segment of I-75 south of Grayling to just west of Roscommon.[15][16] In 1971, both the northern and southern sections of the M-76 freeway were extended: on the south, around the west side of West Branch to M-55, or from present-day exits 212 to 215; and on the north, on the west side of Roscommon, from present-day exits 244 to 239.[16][17] In 1973, the final 25-mile (40 km) segment of M-76 freeway was completed. However, the entire M-76 designation was decommissioned and that segment of freeway opened as I-75.[3][4] This was the final segment of I-75 to be completed in the state of Michigan.[18]
As segments of the freeway were completed, the former portions of M-76 were turned over to local control, except for portions near Roscommon and West Branch, which became parts of Business Loop I-75 designations. There are several places where these old portions are referred to as "Old 76".[5] The route from southeast of West Branch to the Ogemaw County line was designated as County Road F-9,[19] and a portion through the community of St. Helen is part of F-97.[4] The segment of old M-55/M-76 is an unsigned state highway.[20]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Arenac | Lincoln Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 23 | Southern terminus; southeastern end of freeway |
2.367 | 3.809 | M-61 | |||
Adams Township | 6.491 | 10.446 | Sterling Road – Sterling | ||
Moffatt Township | 14.299 | 23.012 | M-33 north | Southern terminus of M-33 | |
Bus. M-76 north | |||||
Bus. M-76 south / M-55 east | Eastern end of M-55 concurrency; northwestern end of freeway | ||||
Roscommon | Richfield Township | 34.121 | 54.912 | M-55 west | Western end of M-55 concurrency |
37.254 | 59.955 | F-97 south | Southern end of F-97 concurrency | ||
F-97 north | Northern end of F-97 concurrency | ||||
M-144 north | Eastern end of M-18 concurrency; southern terminus of M-144 | ||||
Gerrish Township | 55.275 | 88.956 | Southeastern end of freeway | ||
Crawford | Beaver Creek Township | 61.187 | 98.471 | I-75 north – Mackinac Bridge US 27 south – Clare M-18 south | Northern terminus of M-18/M-76 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business loop
Location | West Branch |
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Length | 5.525 mi[1] (8.892 km) |
Existed | 1971[21][22]–1973[23][24] |
Business M-76 (Bus. M-76) was a
Major intersections
The entire highway was in Ogemaw County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Horton Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | M-76 – Standish, Grayling | ||
West Branch Township | 1.552 | 2.498 | Old 76 | Formerly M-76 | |
West Branch | 2.495 | 4.015 | M-55 east – Tawas City | Eastern end of M-55 concurrency | |
3.593 | 5.782 | M-30 south – Beaverton | Northern terminus of M-30 | ||
Ogemaw Township | 5.525 | 8.892 | M-55 west / M-76 – West Branch, Grayling | Western end of M-55 concurrency | |
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 e Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ a b c Google (March 30, 2011). "Overview Map of Former M-76" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
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- ^ Mobil & Rand McNally (1934). Mobilgas Map of Michigan: North Eastern Michigan, Zone 5 (Map). Mobil. Reverse inset. §§ M4–M5.
- OCLC 12701143.
- OCLC 12701143.
- OCLC 12701143.
- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120.
- ^ .
- OCLC 12701120.
- OCLC 30098364. Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ogemaw County Road Commission (February 1978). Ogemaw County (Map). Scale not given. West Branch, Michigan: Ogemaw County Road Commission.
- OCLC 953526689.
- ^ .
- ^ OCLC 12701120.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701120.
External links
- Former M-76 at Michigan Highways
- History of I-75 on Michigan Highways
- Photo of "Old 76" in Roscommon County at GribbleNation.net