M-87 (Michigan highway)
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East end | US 10 in Springfield Township | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Genesee, Oakland | |||
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M-87 is the designation of a former state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan, which prior to 1960 ran east–west between the towns of Fenton and Holly. The highway served as a connector between US Highway 23 (US 23) and the former routing of US 10, which ran along what is now the Interstate 75 (I-75) corridor. The highway connected the downtown areas of each community as well as running through then-rural areas of Genesee and Oakland counties. The trunkline was decommissioned in late 1960, removing it from the system.
Route description
Immediately before decommissioning, M-87 began at a junction with
History
M-87 was assumed into the state trunkline system by July 1, 1919,[1] when the system was first signed.[7] At the time, the highway connected M-65 in Fenton with M-10 east of Holly. Later when the United States Numbered Highway System was created on November 11, 1926, those two highways were renumbered US 23 and US 10 respectively.[8] The highway was fully paved in 1937.[9][10] In 1958, Fenton was bypassed by the Fenton–Clio Expressway to the west of downtown[11] and the former route through downtown was redesignated Bus. US 23.[12] M-87 was removed from the state trunkline system and turned back to local control in late 1960.[2][3]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Western terminus | |||||
Detroit | Eastern terminus; present day Dixie Highway | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- Michigan Highways portal
References
- ^ OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ . 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 Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c Google (March 12, 2008). "Overview Map of the Former M-87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (January 2011). Michigan's Railroad System (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
- OCLC 9975013.
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- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
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- . Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
External links
- Former M-87 at Michigan Highways