M-84 (Michigan highway)
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 14.710 mi[1] (23.673 km) | |||
Existed | 1960[2][3]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | M-58 in Saginaw | |||
I-75 / US 23 near Bay City | ||||
North end | M-25 in Bay City | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Saginaw, Bay | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-84 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The highway starts on the west side of Saginaw at an intersection with M-58 and runs north through residential and commercial areas. There are two colleges or universities near the trunkline as it connects Saginaw with Bay City, providing an alternative to the freeway that carries Interstate 75/US Highway 23 (I-75/US 23). The northern terminus is at a pair of intersections with M-25 on the east side of the Saginaw River in Bay City.
There have been two other highways to bear the M-84 moniker. The first was one in the
Route description
M-84 begins at M-58 in a residential area on the west side of Saginaw heading due north on Bay Street. At this point, it is five lanes, with two lanes in each direction and a
North of the line, the highway follows West Side Saginaw Road through fields in a less urbanized area. East of
M-13/M-84 crosses the west channel of the Saginaw River near the Ted Putz Nature Area to Middle Ground island. The highway continues over the east channel on the Lafayette Avenue Bridge, a drawbridge, to Lafayette Avenue on the eastern bank of the river. At the intersection with Broadway Street, M-13 turns southward, and M-84 continues eastward two more blocks. Turning north on Garfield Street, the highway runs parallel to the river through a residential area. North of the 14th Street intersection, Garfield Street curves northeasterly into Washington Avenue, passing to the east of an industrial complex on the river. At the intersection with McKinley Street, a one-way street, M-84 meets the eastbound direction of M-25 and BS I-75. One block north, M-84 terminates at the intersection with 7th Street, which carries westbound M-25 and BS I-75; both intersections also mark BS I-75's terminus immediately east of the Veterans Memorial Bridge.[4][5]
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) maintains M-84 like other state highways in Michigan. As a part of these maintenance responsibilities, the department tracks the volume of traffic that uses the roadways under its jurisdiction. These volumes are expressed using a metric called annual average daily traffic, which is a statistical calculation of the average daily number of vehicles on a segment of roadway. MDOT's surveys in 2010 showed that the highest traffic level along M-84 was 26,408 vehicles daily in Saginaw; the lowest count was 8,405 vehicles per day on Washington Street in Bay City.[6] Two sections of M-84 have been listed on the National Highway System; the section from the southern terminus north to Tittabawassee Road in the Saginaw area,[7] and from the I-75/US 23 interchange north to M-25 in the Bay City area.[8] The system is a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[9]
History
The first M-84 in Michigan was in the Upper Peninsula starting in 1919; the highway ran from Garnet to McLeods Corner, southeast of Newberry, following the current Borgstrom Road in Mackinac County and County Road 393 in Luce County.[10] The highway was replaced by an extension of M-48 in 1926. The M-84 designation was then immediately reused for a section of the former M-31 in The Thumb; it ran from M-81 near Reese running through Fairgrove and Akron to M-29 at Unionville.[11][12] This iteration was replaced by M-83 in 1930.[13][14]
The I-75/US 10/US 23 freeway was completed between Saginaw and Bay City in late 1960 or early 1961; M-47 was relocated to the former US 10 between Saginaw and Midland, and M-84 was redesignated along the former M-47 between M-81 at Saginaw and the freeway in Bay City. A new
A reconstruction project in 2004–05 resulted in the roadway being widened to four lanes between Pierce Road in Kochville Township of Saginaw County and Delta Road in Frankenlust Township in Bay County. The 2009 reconstruction resulted in new bridges over I-75 and widening of the road from Delta Road to 2 Mile Road. [17] Additional construction scheduled for 2011 resulted in the widening of the road from 2 Mile to Euclid.[18]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Saginaw | Saginaw | 0.000 | 0.000 | M-58 Bay Street | Bay Street continues from beyond southern terminus; M-58 follows a one-way pairing on State Street and Davenport Avenue |
Bay | Frankenlust Township | 9.547– 9.636 | 15.364– 15.508 | I-75 / US 23 – Mackinac Bridge, Saginaw | Exit 160 on I-75/US 23 |
Bay City–Monitor Township city line | 11.963 | 19.253 | M-13 north – Standish | Western end of M-13 concurrency | |
Bay City | 13.081 | 21.052 | M-13 south – Saginaw | Eastern end of M-13 concurrency | |
14.641– 14.710 | 23.562– 23.673 | LHCT (McKinley Street, 7th Street) | |||
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. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
- ^ . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
- ^ a b c Michigan Department of Transportation (2011). State Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:15 mi / 1 cm:9 km (insets 1 in:3.5 mi / 1 cm:2 km). Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § J12 and Bay City, Saginaw insets.
- ^ a b c Google (January 15, 2012). "Overview Map of M-84" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2005). National Highway System: Saginaw Urbanized Area (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2005). National Highway System: Bay City Urbanized Area (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- ^ Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- OCLC 15607244. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Michigan State University Libraries.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (November 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
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- OCLC 12701120.
- ^ Staff (November 22, 2010). "M-84, I-75 Improvements Wrap up on Schedule". Saginaw, MI: WEYI-TV. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ Burger, MacKenzie (December 2, 2011). "MDOT Plans Fewer Bay County Projects for Next Year". The Bay City Times. Retrieved January 15, 2011 – via MLive.
External links
- M-84 at Michigan Highways