M-147 (Michigan highway)

M-147
Route information
Maintained by the Jackson County Road Commission
Length: 0.505 mi[5] (0.813 km)
Existed: 1936[1][2] – 1991[3][4]
Major junctions
West end: M-106 near Jackson
East end: State Prison of Southern Michigan
Location
Counties: Jackson
Highway system

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
Interstate • US • State

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M-147 was a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. The route started at M-106 just north of Jackson and stopped at the entrance of State Prison of Southern Michigan. The route of M-147 was transferred to local control in 1991 after being signed originally in 1936.

Contents

Route description

M-147 started at an intersection with M-106 west of the State Prison of Southern Michigan property. From there, the trunkline ran about a half mile (0.8 km) due east to the prison gate and terminated. Just east of the terminus was a branch line of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad.[6] In 1976, a newspaper article said that "it's ... the second shortest highway on Michigan's state highway system, but for those who travel it one way, M-147 is the longest road in the world."[7]

History

M-147 was designated in 1936 to connect the prison property with the state trunkline system.[1][2] It would remain under state control until 1991 when it was turned over to Jackson County.[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Blackman Township, Jackson County.

Mile[5] Destinations Notes
0.000 M-106
0.505 State Prison of Southern Michigan front gate
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also


References

  1. ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1935). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Section M11. 
  2. ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department (June 1, 1936). 1936 Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Section M11. 
  3. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (1991). Michigan Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi/1 in:23 km. Section M11. 
  4. ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (1992). Michigan Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:14.5 mi/1 in:23 km. Section M11. 
  5. ^ a b Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation (July 1, 1978). Control Section Atlas (Map). Cartography by MDSHT. 
  6. ^ United States Geological Survey (1976). Jackson North Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. Cartography by USGS. http://ia700307.us.archive.org/21/items/usgs_drg_mi_42084_c4/o42084c4.tif. Retrieved May 24, 2011. 
  7. ^ "The Long & Short of State Highways" (PDF). Easy Livin' supplement to the Gaylord Herald Times: p. 6. July 30, 1976. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5zBl2ykcZ. Retrieved June 3, 2011. 

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