M-157 (Michigan highway)
M-157 is a short state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway is entirely within Roscommon County in the Lower Peninsula. It is the fourth-shortest state highway in the system,[1] and it serves as a connector route between M-18 and M-55 just east of Prudenville. The current roadway was built and designated as M-157 in the 1930s.
M-157 | |
|---|---|
| Roscommon Road | |
M-157 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by MDOT | |
| Length | 1.193 mi[1] (1.920 km) |
| Existed | 1932[2][3]–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | M-55 near Prudenville |
| North end | M-18 near Prudenville |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Counties | Roscommon |
| Highway system | |
Route description edit
M-157 begins at an intersection with M-55 east of Prudenville and Houghton Lake. The trunkline angles to the northwest before turning north near Ryan Lake. Serving as a short connector, the highway travels north through the Roscommon State Forest terminating just over a mile later at a junction with M-18.[4][5] A newspaper article in 1972 describing the shortest highways in the state to "important places" listed M-157 as a "short-cut" between the two highways.[6] The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) conducts surveys in 2008 that showed 496 vehicles per day, on average.[7]
History edit
M-157 was originally designated in 1931 as a connector route between M-55 and US 27 (present-day M-18).[8][9] Just a year later, that version was decommissioned, and the road obliterated. A new alignment, the present-day routing of M-157, was then commissioned just to the east.[2][3]
Major intersections edit
The entire highway is in Backus Township, Roscommon County.
| mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | M-55 – Houghton Lake, West Branch | |
| 1.193 | 1.920 | M-18 – Prudenville, Roscommon | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1932). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.
- ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1933). (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2009). Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § H10. OCLC 42778335.
- ^ Google (April 6, 2010). "Overview Map of M-157" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "Just Smidgins of Highways". Lansing State Journal. April 17, 1972. p. B1. ISSN 0274-9742. Retrieved October 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1931). (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.
External links edit
- M-157 at Michigan Highways