M-103 (Michigan highway)

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M-103
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 3.052 mi[1] (4.912 km)
Formed: 1939-10-29[2]
South end: SR 15 near Bristol, IN
North end: US 12 at Mottville
Counties: St. Joseph
Michigan highways
< M-102 M-104 >

M-103 is a very short trunkline, all undivided surface road, entirely within St. Joseph County in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of Michigan between Mottville and the Indiana state line. With SR 15 it gives access to the Indiana Toll Road.

M-103 takes a northeast-southwest course near the St. Joseph River.

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[edit] Route description

M-103 is the continuation of SR 15 in Michigan. It starts at State Line Road which runs along the state line east from M-103. From here north to the terminus in Mottville, M-103 parallels the St. Joseph River. South of town, it runs past the Mottville Township Cemetery. Between John and Water streets, M-103 intersects and ends at US 12.

[edit] History

M-103 was first designated as a state trunkline on 1932-10-29. The first version of it ran from SR 13 at the state line northerly to the junction with US 112 and US 131 in White Pigeon. US 131 turned westerly along US 112 before turning south to connect with SR 15. The highway routing was completed and opening to traffic by 1934. The routing of US 131 and M-103 were flip-flopped south of US 12 (successor to US 112) in 1959. Since 1959, M-103 has been routed between US 12 and SR 15 in western Mottville Township and US 131 has run due south of White Pigeon to SR 13.[2]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads Notes
St. Joseph Mottville Township 0.000 SR 15 Southern terminus at Indiana/Michigan state line
3.052 US 12  

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas. Michigan Department of Transportation (2001). Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-08-26). Michigan Highways: Highways 100 through 119. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.

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