M-88 (Michigan highway)
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| M-88 |
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| Length: | 26.31 mi[1] (42.34 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1921 [1] | ||||||||
| Western end: |  US 31 in Eastport |
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| Eastern end: |   &  US 131/M-66 & C-38 in Mancelona |
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| Counties: | Antrim | ||||||||
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M-88 is one of a few state highways in the U.S. state of Michigan that still follows its original routing from the 1920s running between US 31 and US 131/M-66. Running from Mancelona to Eastport, M-88 also goes through the communities of Bellaire and Central Lake. The highway is completely within Antrim County. M-88 is known by the street name of "Scenic Highway" outside of the various communities along its routing.
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[edit] Route description
M-88 starts in the community of Eastport blocks east of the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan. From its start, it runs east along the northern end of Torch Lake. M-88 zig-zags south and east to the community of Central Lake. In Central Lake it runs south along Main St. following the western shore of Intermediate Lake. South of Intermediate Lake, M-88 crosses the Intermediate River on a historic designation-eligible Depression-era bridge along Bridge Street in Bellaire.[2] This section of M-88 is just west of the Antrim County Airport before turning east on Cayuga Street and south on Division Street. South of Bellaire, M-88 passes the Chief Golf Course and the Legend, Summit and Bellaire golf clubs. South of the Bellaire Golf Club, M-88 turns eastward again passing south of Schuss Mountain. Past Schuss Mountain, M-88 enters the community of Mancelona, passing the Fairview Cemetery on State Street. M-88 ends at an intersection with US 131/M-66 running along Williams Street. State Street continues eastward as C-38.[3]
[edit] History
M-88 was first designated in 1921 along its current routing between Mancelona and Bellaire. It was extended in 1927 through Central Lake to end in Eastport. It would be used as a temporary routing of US 31 between Eastport and Bellaire while the Elk Rapids to Eastport section of US 31 was reconstructed.[1]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Antrim | Eastport | 0.00 | US 31 |
Western terminus |
| Central Lake |  C-65Ellsworth Road |
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| Mancelona | 26.31 | US 131 C-38 Williams Street |
Eastern terminus; State Street continues as C-38 |
| Legend | |||||
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Michigan Highways: Highways 80 through 89 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Oct 5 2006.
- ^ M-88/Intermediate River. Michigan Department of Transportation (2002-05-09). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation. Official 2007 Department of Transportation Map [map], 1in.:15mi./1cm.:9km.. Cartography by MDOT. (2007) Section F9–G10. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
