M-95 (Michigan highway)
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| M-95 |
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| Maintained by MDOT | |||||||||
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| Length: | 55.20 mi[1] (88.84 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1922 | ||||||||
| West end: |  CTH-N near Kingsford |
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| Major junctions: |
  US2/US 141 in Iron Mountain |
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| South end: |   US 41/M-28 in Humboldt |
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| Counties: | Dickinson & Marquette | ||||||||
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M-95 is a medium-length state trunkline in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan from Kingsford to near Champion in Humboldt Township. Designated as the "Leif Erickson Memorial Highway", it is the main connection between Iron Mountain and Marquette along with US 41.[2]
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[edit] Route description
Starting on a bridge across the Menominee River, M-95 runs north along Carpenter Avenue in Kingsford. I turns east along Ludington Street in Iron Mountain and joins the US 2/US 141 concurrency out of town to the north. Near the state line, M-95 turns northward as a solo route. There is a concurrency with M-69 from Randville to Sagola. M-95 crosses the Michigamme River at the Marquette County line. It is here that M-95 also crosses over from the Central to Eastern time zone at the county line south of Witch Lake. From there it bypasses Republic to the west and comes to an end at an intersection named "Koski Corner". From there, traffic can turn east to Marquette or west to Champion.
[edit] History
From its inception until 1934, M-95 held the M-45 designation. It was renumbered to avoid confusion with the then new US 45 designation in the Upper Peninsula. The original M-95 was an access route to Onaway State Park. It was redesignated as M-211.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Dickinson | Kingsford | 0.00 | CTH-N |
Southern terminus at Michigan/Wisconsin state line |
| Iron Mountain | US 2 US 141 Stephenson Avenue |
East to Escanaba | ||
| US 2 US 141 |
West to Florence, WI | |||
| Randville |  M-69 |
East to Felch | ||
| Sagola | M-69 |
West to Crystal Falls | ||
| Marquette | Humboldt Township | 55.20 | US 41 M-28 |
Northern terminus West to Baraga, Ironwood East to Marquette |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] References
- ^ Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-04-23). Michigan Highways: Highways 90 through 99. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-08-24.
- ^ Memorial Highway. Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
