M-69 (Michigan highway)

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M-69
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 65.44 mi[1] (105.32 km)
Formed: 1920, 1926
West end: US 2/US 141 in Crystal Falls
Major
junctions:
M-69/M-95 in Sagola concurrency begins

M-69/M-95 near Randville concurrency ends
G-69 in Foster City

East end: US 2/US 41 near Bark River
Counties: Iron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta
Michigan highways
< I-69 M-70 >

M-69 is an east-west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects with US 2 on both ends in Crystal Falls and near Bark River. Before the creation of the US Highway System, today's M-69 was a portion of M-12, bridging sections used for US 2.

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[edit] Route description

M-69 runs from a junction with US 2/US 141 in Crystal Falls to Sagola before turning south along M-95. After leaving the concurrency, it once again runs through northern Menominee County to end on US 2/US 41 just inside the Delta County line. M-69 has a curious junction with G-69 in Foster City.

[edit] History

In 1920, M-69 ran along today's US 2/US 141 from the state line north to Crystal Falls and then along the current US 141 to end at M-28. In 1926, it was moved perpendicularly to roughly its current routing, replacing a section of M-12 not used for US 2.

From 1960 until 1993, the section of M-69 from M-95 to US 2/US 41 was decommissioned, and the concurrency with M-95 was removed. In 1972, this section was designated G-30 with the beginning of the County-Designated Highway program in Michigan until it was reassumed as a part of M-69 in 1993.[1]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile Roads Notes
Iron Crystal Falls 0.00 US 2
US 141
Western terminus
Dickinson Sagola   M-95 Pre-1993 eastern terminus
Randville   M-95 Pre-1993 western terminus of G-30
Foster City   G-69  
Delta Bark River 65.44 US 2
US 41
Eastern terminus
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency terminus Deleted Unconstructed Closed

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Michigan Highways: Highways 60 through 69 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Aug 31 2006.

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