M-80 (Michigan highway)
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East end | M-129 in Pickford Township | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Chippewa | |||
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M-80 is a
Route description
M-80 starts at exit 378 along Interstate 75 (I-75) near Kinross. A short section of it runs concurrently with H-63 (Mackinac Trail) to connect to ramps in the interchange. This section runs northeast–southwest across the freeway from Mud Lake before the M-80 designation turns southeasterly along Tone Road running past Kinross Lake in a forested area. Tone Road curves sharply northeasterly and then southeasterly to run around the north end of the runway complex at the Chippewa County International Airport. The highway runs due east past the airport terminal area to the south and a prison and the residential area of the former Kincheloe Air Force Base to the north. Near Dukes Lake, M-80 crosses Gaines Highway and leaves the former base and runs through forest to the intersection with M-129 where M-80 terminates. The roadway continues eastward as 17 Mile Road in Pickford Township.[4][5]
M-80 has not been listed on the National Highway System (NHS) by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). The NHS is a network of highways important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[6] MDOT's annual surveys of the traffic counts are used to compute a value called the annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measurement of the number of vehicles on a road for any given day of the year. The survey from 2009 showed that 2,803 vehicles used the western section between I-75 and Gaines Highway, with 61 trucks included in the count. The eastern section was used by 1,657 vehicles and 61 trucks.[7]
History
On July 1, 1919, M-80 existed as a highway in the Lower Peninsula connecting
The current designation of M-80 was created in 1994–95 when Tone Road through Kinross and the former Kincheloe Air Force Base were transferred to MDOT. The department assigned the roadway its designation and included it on the 1995 map.[2][3]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Chippewa County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Kinross | 0.000– 0.258 | 0.000– 0.415 | I-75 – St. Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie H-63 | Exit 378 on I-75; segment is concurrent with H-63 to connect ramps to and from I-75 | |
Cedarville, Sault Ste. Marie East 17 Mile Road | Roadway continues east as 17 Mile Road | ||||
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.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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- ^ Google (September 29, 2010). "Overview Map of M-80" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 29, 2010.
- OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
- OCLC 12701143.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
External links
- M-80 at Michigan Highways