M-77 (Michigan highway)
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| M-77 |
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| Length: | 42.57 mi[1] (68.51 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920 | ||||||||
| South end: |  US 2 near Blaney Park |
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| Major junctions: |
 M-28 in Seney |
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| North end: | north of  H-58 in Grand Marais |
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| Counties: | Schoolcraft & Alger | ||||||||
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M-77, is a state highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs from Blaney Park in the south to Grand Marais in the north.
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[edit] Route description
From Blaney Park going north, the road crosses the Manistique River, and passes through Germfask. From just south of Germfask to just south of Seney, the road forms the eastern boundary of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge. At Seney, M-77 crosses M-28. Both run concurrently for less than half a mile. About eleven miles north of Seney, the road turns sharply to the west, near the tiny community of Lavender Corner. About two and a half miles south of Grand Marais, the road marks the westernmost extent of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
[edit] Seney National Wildlife Refuge
The Seney National Wildlife Refuge [1] is a managed wetland in Schoolcraft County in Michigan. Established in 1935[2], it has an area of 95,212 acres (385 km²). It is bordered by M-28 and M-77. The nearest town of any size is Seney, Michigan. The refuge contains the Strangmoor Bog National Natural Landmark within its boundaries. The northern border of the Seney National Wildlife Refuge is the Seney Stretch.
[edit] Lake Superior Circle Tour Scenic Spur
Grand Marais is situated on the shores of Lake Superior some 25 miles north of the mainline of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. Since the Tour runs only along state trunklines in the State of Michigan, a Scenic Spur of the Tour was created to route traffic north from Seney to Grand Marais. The Scenic Spur also terminates in Grand Marais with M-77 north of the junction with H-58.
[edit] History
The route was first designated around 1920, with a route very close to its present course. The last segments of gravel road were paved in 1958-59.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Schoolcraft | Blaney Park | 0.00 | US 2 |
Southern teminus |
| Seney | 17 | M-28 |
Short concurrency to cross the Fox River | |
| Alger | Grand Marais | 42 | H-58 Canal Street |
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| 42.17 | Lake Avenue | Northern terminus |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] References
- ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 70 through 79 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed August 24, 2006.
- ^ Rosentreter, Roger L. (May-June 1986). Roosevelt's Tree Army: Michigan's Civilian Conservation Corps. Michigan History. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
