M-144 (1936–1940 Michigan highway)

M-144
Route information
Length: 0.5 mi[1] (0.8 km)
Existed: 1936 – 1940
Major junctions
South end: Michigan State Police HQ in East Lansing
North end: M-39 in East Lansing
Location
Counties: Ingham
Highway system

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
Interstate • US • State

← M-143 M-146 →

M-144 was the designation assigned to two former state trunkline highways in the US 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]

Contents

Route description

The original M-144 of 1936 served as a connector route from M-39, Michigan Avenue, in East Lansing to the State Police Headquarters on Harrison Road. The road traveled alongside the campus of Michigan State University.[3]

History

The first incarnation of M-144 only lasted for four years, designated in 1936 to serve as the aforementioned connector to the state police headquarters, it was removed in 1940 at which time it was relocated near Houghton Lake as version two of M-144. The former northern terminus at Michigan Avenue, today, is unsigned state trunkline M-143.

Major intersections

The entire highway was in East Lansing, Ingham County.

Mile[1] Destinations Notes
0.0 Michigan State Police HQ Southern terminus
0.5 M-39 Northern terminus; Present day M-143
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library". Michigan Department of Information Technology. May 2007. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=14&cat=MI+Geographic+Framework+All+Roads+%28v7b%29. Retrieved March 1, 2008. 
  2. ^ Bessert, Christopher J.. "Michigan Highways: Historical Overview". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/master_list.html. Retrieved March 2, 2008. 
  3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – M-144 (1936–1940 Michigan highway) (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=3040295828844941866,42.726998,-84.493916%3B15326961735334991710,42.733433,-84.493622&saddr=42.726918,-84.493725&daddr=S+Harrison+Rd+%4042.733433,+-84.493622&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=42.730181,-84.492846&sspn=0.011601,0.028667&ie=UTF8&ll=42.72996,-84.49173&spn=0.023202,0.057335&z=15. Retrieved March 1, 2008.