M-88 (Michigan highway)
 M-88 | ||||
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 M-88 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 26.215 mi[1] (42.189 km) | |||
| Existed | c. July 1, 1919[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Western end |  US 31 in Eastport | |||
| Eastern end |    US 131 / M-66 / C-38 in Mancelona | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Antrim | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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M-88 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. It runs between US Highway 31 (US 31) and US 131/M-66 in the Lower Peninsula. Running from Mancelona to Eastport, M-88 also goes through the communities of Bellaire and Central Lake. The highway is completely within Antrim County and is known by the street name of "Scenic Highway" outside of the various communities along its routing.
M-88 is an original trunkline dating back to the 1919 signing of the state system. An extension in the 1920s and paving in the late 1930s created the highway as it exists today. The highway was not listed on the National Highway System, nor is it included in the Lake Michigan Circle Tour.
Route description
M-88 starts in the community of Eastport at an intersection four blocks east of the Grand Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan next to Barnes County Park. From its start, it runs east along the northern end of Torch Lake. M-88 zig-zags south and east along Scenic Highway to the community of Central Lake. In Central Lake it runs south along Main Street, following the western shore of Intermediate Lake.[3][4] South of Intermediate Lake, M-88 crosses the Intermediate River on a historic designation-eligible Depression-era bridge along Bridge Street in Bellaire.[5] This section of M-88 is just west of the Antrim County Airport before the highway turns east on Cayuga Street in downtown and south on Division Street.[3] The Bellaire section of the trunkline is the location of the highest traffic levels along the highway. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) measures the annual average daily traffic (AADT) in traffic surveys. The 2007 survey showed that 5,200 vehicles used the section of roadway on the average day in Bellaire.[6]
South of Bellaire, M-88 passes the Chief Golf Course and the Legend, Summit and Bellaire golf clubs. M-88 crosses the Shanty Creek, which is the namesake of a resort in the area. South of the Bellaire Golf Club, M-88 turns eastward again, passing south of Schuss Mountain, another resort. This section of trunkline is used by 3,300 vehicles in the 2007 AADT survey.[6] Past Schuss Mountain, M-88 turns east at Alden highway and enters the community of Mancelona, passing the Fairview Cemetery. The highway runs along on State Street into downtown. M-88 ends at an intersection with US 131/M-66 running along Williams Street, and State Street continues eastward as C-38.[3][4]
History
M-88 was first designated by July 1, 1919 along its current routing between Mancelona and Bellaire. It was extended in 1927 through Central Lake to end in Eastport.[7] It was used as a temporary routing of US 31 between Eastport and Bellaire while the Elk Rapids to Eastport section of US 31 was reconstructed.[8] The first sections of roadway were paved near Bellaire in late 1936.[9][10] Paving was completed on the entire highway by late 1940[11][12] No changes have been made to the highway since.[4] None of the highway was added to the National Highway System, a system of strategically important highways.[13]
Major intersections
The entire highway is in Antrim County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Eastport | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 31 / LMCT – Traverse City, Petoskey | |
| Central Lake | 5.744 | 9.244 |  C-65 (Ellsworth Road) – Charlevoix | |
| Mancelona | 26.215 | 42.189 | US 131 / M-66 (Williams Street) – Kalkaska, Petoskey C-38 east (State Street) – Otsego Lake | Roadway continues on State Street as C-38 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ a b c "Overview Map of M-88" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. §§ F9–G10. OCLC 42778335. Archived from the original on August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019 – via Archives of Michigan.
- ^ Staff (May 9, 2002). "M-88–Intermediate River". Michigan's Historic Bridges. Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2007). Statewide AADT Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1927). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (May 1, 1929). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (June 1, 1936). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ F9–G10. OCLC 12701143.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 15, 1936). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ F9–G10. OCLC 12701143, 317396365. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 15, 1940). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Summer ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ F9–G10. OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 1, 1940). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ F9–G10. OCLC 12701143.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
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