M-311 (Michigan highway)
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| M-311 Unsigned state trunkline |
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| 11 Mile Road Maintained by MDOT |
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| Length: | 13.72 mi[1] (22.08 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1998 | ||||||||
| South end: |  M-60 in Burlington |
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| North end: |  I-94 near Battle Creek |
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| Counties: | Calhoun | ||||||||
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M-311 is a 13.72-mile (22.08 km) long unsigned state highway route in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan that runs from the intersection of M-60 in Burlington north to I-94 at Exit 104 in Emmett Township. It is an unsigned or "secret" state trunkline, meaning that no reassurance markers are used to identify the highway. The route mainly consists of 11 Mile Road, which was a county road prior to the 1998 rationalization process.
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[edit] Route description
M-311 follows 11 Mile Road between M-60 and I-94. In the city of Burlington, M-311 is known as Marshall Street. 11 Mile Road jogs northwesterly between Q Drive and O Drive. At N Drive, M-311/11 Mile Road turns along N Drive a short distance before turning back solo northward. Near D Drive, 11 Mile Road passes near Hyde Lake. M-311 crosses the Kalamazoo River just south of I-94. All of M-311 is two-lane, rural highway and none of it is listed on the National Highway System.
[edit] History
M-311 was created on 1998-10-31 as a part of Governor John Engler's Rationalization process. The original routing started at BL I-94/Michigan Avenue and Raymond Avenue. It followed Raymond Avenue to Emmet Street before turning east to Cooper Avenue. From Cooper Avenue, M-311 turned east again on N Drive North until meeting 11 Mile Road. There it followed 11 Mile Road south to M-60 in Burlington. On 2000-10-18, all of M-311 was returned to Calhoun County control except the portion south of I-94 on 11 Mile Road. This eliminated a section that made a "U-turn".
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Calhoun | Burlington | 0.00 | M-60 Leroy Street |
Southern terminus |
| Emmett Township | 13.72 | I-94 |
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