M-51 (Michigan highway)
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| Length: | 40.33 mi[1] (64.90 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1971 | ||||||||
| South end: |  SR 933 near South Bend, Indiana |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 12 near Niles |
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| North end: |  I-94 /Van Buren CR 671 near Paw Paw |
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| Counties: | Berrien, Cass, Van Buren | ||||||||
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>M-51, is a north–south state trunkline highway in the southwestern portion of the US state of Michigan. The northern terminus is on I-94 west of Paw Paw, where it continues north for less than a mile to W Red Arrow Highway as Van Buren CR 671, and the southern terminus is at the Indiana state line between Niles and South Bend, Indiana, where it continues as State Road 933. The total length is 40.33 miles (64.90 km).
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[edit] Route description
M-51 starts at the state line as a continuation of SR 933 into Michigan. The trunkline runs north to Niles. From Niles, it angles northeast toward Dowagiac where it then runs north before bending to run almost due east toward Decatur, after which is heads due north to I-94.
M-51 is in fact a designation of what used to be two different highways. Until the 1960s the route north of Niles was known as M-40 until M-40 was diverted to its current route south of Paw Paw. Until the 1990s, the segment between Niles and the Indiana state line was known as US 33 before US 33 was deleted northwest of Elkhart, Indiana. Earlier, it had also been designated as US 31 before the St. Joseph Valley Parkway was built west of Niles. The segment of old US 31 and US 33 in Michigan south of Niles became M-51 in April 1998.[2]
[edit] History
M-51 was originally designated from Port Huron to M-83 (now M-142) west of Harbor Beach. The designation of M-51 from Port Huron to M-46 (Carsonville) was removed, and the remainder of it to M-142 was removed in the mid 1960s.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Berrien | Bertrand Township |  SR 933 – South Bend |
Michigan–Indiana state line | |
| US 12 – Detroit, Chicago |
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| Niles |  BUS US 12 east |
East end of BUS US 12 concurrency | ||
| BUS US 12 west |
West end of BUS US 12 concurrency | |||
| Cass | Dowagiac |  M-62 |
Western end of M-62 concurrency | |
| M-62 south |
Eastern end of M=62 concurrency | |||
| Silver Creek Township–Wayne Township |  M-152 west |
Eastern terminus of M-152 | ||
| Van Buren | Paw Paw Township | I-94 – Detroit, Chicago |
Exit 56 |
[edit] References
- ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 50 through 59 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Sep 8 2006.
- ^ "Portion of U.S. 33 is now Indiana 933". South Bend Tribune. April 18, 1998. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/southbendtribune/access/36119474.html?FMT=ABS. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
