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This article is about the state highway in Michigan; for other uses, see M22

M-22 marker

M-22

M-22 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length116.566 mi[1] (187.595 km)
Existedby July 1, 1919[2]–present
Major junctions
Major intersections M-115 at Frankfort

M-72 at Empire
M-204 near Lake Leelanau
M-201 at Northport
M-204 at Suttons Bay

M-72 in Greilickville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesManistee, Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse
Highway system
← M-21→ US 23

M-22 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 116.566 miles (187.595 km) long and follows the Lake Michigan shoreline of the Leelanau Peninsula, making up a portion of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour. It also passes through the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The highway is U-shaped as it rounds the peninsula running through tourist areas in Leland and Suttons Bay in addition to the national park.

M-22 is an original trunkline designation dating back to the 1919 designation of the system. Reroutings have moved the highway closer to the water between Suttons Bay and Traverse City. A section of the highway used temporarily even was used for another highway, M-109. The highway was also named a Michigan Heritage Route. The route marker shield is used in marketing by a local business as a symbol of the region.

Route description

Marker at Good Harbor, south of Leland

The southern terminus is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Manistee and the northern terminus is in Traverse City. In between the trunkline loops north along Lake Michigan to Northport before turning south along the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay. The road itself comprises numerous turns and hills, making it a moderately popular drive for tourists visiting the area, especially during autumn. The road runs north to the town of Onekama running east and north of Portage Lake before returning north to Arcadia. M-22 turns northeasterly to curve around the north shore of Crystal Lake after passing through Elberta and Frankfort. South of the Platte River, the highway crosses into the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. East of Platte Lake, M-22 turns northward again toward Empire, headquarters of the national park. M-22 takes the inland route between Little and Big Glen lakes, losing the Lake Michigan Circle Tour designation to M-109 until the two meet again in Glen Arbor. The roadway follows the shoreline of Pyramid Point and passes east out of the national park before turning north to Leland.[3]

Leland is home to Fishtown, and the ferries to the Manitou Islands off the coast of the Leelanau Peninsula. Continuing northward, M-22 reaches its northernmost extent in Northport before turning south. It passes through the reservation of the Grand Traverse Band of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in Peshawbestown, home to one of the tribe's two casinos. Further south is the community of Suttons Bay located on the small bay of the same name. From here south, the highway runs just off the shore of the Grand Traverse Bay south to Greilickville. Just south of Greilickville, M-22 enters a section of the city of Traverse City that's located in Leelanau County, Michigan formed by an acquisition of a neighborhood of Greilickville. Here is the eastern junction between M-22 and M-72. The two highways run concurrently along Grandview Parkway to Division Street. There they meet US 31/M-37 and M-22 ends.[3] A portion of this road has been designated a scenic heritage route by the state of Michigan.[4]

History

M-22 is an original trunkline, dating to the 1919 signing of the system.[2] In 1929, the highway was rerouted along the west side of Big Glen Lake, using the modern M-109 around the lake.[5] M-22 would be rerouted back around to the present routing and M-109 formed on the west side of the lake.[6]

Until 1936, M-22's route was on Cherry Bend and Center Rds. in Leelanau County to Suttons Bay. At that time, M-22 was relocated along the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay onto Center Rd. up to Crain Hill Rd.[7][8] In 1949, M-22 was relocated the rest of the way to Suttons Bay, and the former M-22 on Cherry Bend and Center Rds. became County Rd. 633.[9][10] and in 1945, the last gravel stretch of M-22 from Leland to Northport was paved.[11]

In Traverse City, M-22 originally started at Front and Union Sts. going west on Front to Elmwood, turning north onto Elmwood, then west on Bay St. to Greilickville. It was relocated onto the newly built Grand View Pkwy in 1952, from Greilickville to Division St. (relocated US 31)[12]

Cultural references

Broneah Kiteboarding, a company based out of Traverse City, has adopted the M-22 shield as a logo, and sells merchandise such as hooded sweatshirts, T-shirts, and bumper stickers featuring the shield. As such, it has become a popular symbol for the company as well as a cultural symbol for the western Grand Traverse Bay area.[13]

Major intersections

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References

  1. ^ a b Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. ^ a b State of Michigan (Map). Cartography by MSHD. Michigan State Highway Department. 1919. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ a b Official 2008 Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:15 mi/1 cm:9 km. Michigan Department of Transportation. 2008.
  4. ^ "Scenic Heritage Routes". Michigan Heritage Routes. Michigan Department of Transportation. November 8, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  5. ^ Official Highway Service Map (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Michigan State Highway Department. 1929.
  6. ^ Official Highway Service Map (Map). Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Michigan State Highway Department. January 1, 1930.
  7. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). Cartography by Rand McNally. Michigan State Highway Department. June 1, 1936.
  8. ^ Official Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). Cartography by Rand McNally. Michigan State Highway Department. 1936/7. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  9. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. July 1, 1949.
  10. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. April 15, 1950.
  11. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. October 1, 1945.
  12. ^ Official Highway Map (Map). Michigan State Highway Department. April 1, 1952.
  13. ^ "M-22 Clothing and Accessories". Broneah Kiteboarding. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-11.

Template:Grand Traverse County Highways

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ManisteeManistee0.000.00 US 31
BenzieElberta
 M-168 west		Eastern terminus of M-168
Frankfort20.00932.201
 M-115 east		Western terminus of M-115
LeelanauEmpire
 M-72 east – Traverse City		Eastern terminus of M-72
Empire Township
 M-109 north – Glen Haven		Southern terminus of M-109
Glen Arbor59.57695.878
 M-109 west – Glen Haven		Eastern terminus of M-109
Leland Township75.962122.249
 M-204 east – Lake Leelanau		Western terminus of M-204
Northport89.212143.573
 M-201 north		Southern terminus of M-201
Suttons Bay100.696162.055
 M-204 west – Lake Leelanau		Eastern terminus of M-204
Traverse City116.000186.684
 M-72 north – Empire		Northern end of M-72 concurrency
Grand Traverse116.566187.595 US 31 / M-37 / M-72Southern end of M-72 concurrency
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