M-144 (1940 Michigan highway)

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M-144
Former state trunkline

Length:

22.80 mi^[1] (36.69 km)

Existed:

1940 – 1973

West end:

M-76 in Roscommon

East end:

M-72 in Luzerne

Counties:

Roscommon, Crawford, Oscoda

Michigan highways
< M-143		M-146 >

M-144 was the designation assigned to two former state trunkline highways in the U.S. state of Michigan. The original version of M-144 existed as a short spur connecting the Michigan State Police headquarters in East Lansing to Michigan Avenue, which was signed at the time as M-39. The second version of M-144 began in Roscommon County and traveled between the towns of Roscommon and Luzerne in Oscoda County.^[2]

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

[edit] Route description

At its greatest extent, the second version of M-144 began at a junction with M-76 near Roscommon, traveled due east before turning to the northeast, passing by the community of Eldorado before terminating at a junction with M-72 near Luzerne.^[3]

[edit] History

The second routing of M-144 in 1940 ran between Roscommon and Luzerne. This section of highway had originally been designated M-72, but was replaced with the M-144 designation between Luzerne and Roscommon while the M-72 designation was shifted to run westerly out of Luzerne into Crawford County. Later, the eastern terminus of M-144 was shifted to end at M-72 north of Eldorado while the western terminus shifted into downtown Roscommon. After the completion of the I-75 freeway west of Roscommon, the routing of M-18 had become obsolete. It was then realigned on top of the M-144 routing, thereby removing M-144 from the state trunkline system and the number has not been used since.^[2]