M-140 (Michigan highway)

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M-140

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

38.44 mi^[1] (61.86 km)

Formed:

1931-10-23^[2]

South end:

BUS US 31 in Niles

Major
junctions:

M-62 near Eau Claire

near Watervliet

North end:

I-196/US 31 at South Haven

Counties:

Berrien, Van Buren

Michigan highways
< M-139		US-141 >

M-140 is a short state highway route in the U.S. state of Michigan. the route is entirely within Berrien and Van Buren counties. Although it runs near M-40, it was not designated as a spur from M-40. M-140 originally only existed north of Watervliet, as a designation to replace a rerouted US 31, and later was extended southward to north of Niles.^[2]

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major interesections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

M-140 connects Niles on the south with eastern Berrien County and South Haven to the north. It is Main St. in Watervliet north of the I-94 interchange, running around Paw Paw Lake. South of Watervliet, it intersects Territorial Road, and north of there it meets Red Arrow Highway, the former US 12. M-140 crosses into western Van Buren County about 5 miles north of Watervliet. It also crosses and parallels the Van Buren Trail in Covert and connects the South Haven Area Regional Airport with I-196/US 31.

[edit] History

The birth of M-140 in Michigan dates back to the 1931-10-23 realignment of US 31 along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Originally it ran from South Haven to Watervliet. M-140 was extended to Niles on 1934-11-12.^[2]

[edit] Major interesections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads	Notes
Berrien	Niles Charter Township	0.00	BUS US 31 Old US 31/Front St.	Southern terminus
	Pipestone Township	10.36	M-62
	Watervliet	23.72	I-94	Exit 41 (I-94)
Van Buren	South Haven	38.44	I-196 US 31 BL I-196	Northern terminus at Exit 18; road continues as BL I-196