M-99 (Michigan highway)

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M-99
Length: 86.19 mi[1] (139 km)
South end: SR 15 near Pioneer, Ohio
Major
junctions:
M-34 near Osseo

US 12 in Jonesville
M-49 in Litchfield
M-60 in Homer
I-94 near Albion
M-50 in Eaton Rapids
I-96 in Lansing

North end: I-496 near Lansing
Michigan highways
< M-98 M-100 >

M-99 is a north-south highway in the state of Michigan that runs between Lansing, Hillsdale and the Ohio state line. All of M-99 is surface road, and some divided highway exists between Lansing and Eaton Rapids.

The Ohio Turnpike is easily accessible via State Route 15 a few miles south of the state line.

M-99 is not particularly straight or direct, so it is not a favorite route for those who like expressway speeds, though it is a pleasant drive if one is not in a hurry.

One unusual aspect of the route is that it does not officially connect with its "child", M-199, which ends several blocks northwest of M-99 in Albion.

Historical Notes: In the 1920's, M-99 was designated on a road between the Lake Michigan shoreline and M-11 (now US 31) between Muskegon and Hart; in the 1930s, M-99 was designated on a gravel road in the Upper Peninsula from US 2 (just east of Gulliver) to Port Inland on Lake Michigan, and the current M-99 was originally M-9 until 1939.

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  1. ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 90 through 99 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed September 1, 2006.