M-120 (Michigan highway)

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M-120

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

30.03 mi^[1] (48.33 km)

Formed:

1969^[1] in current location

South end:

BUS US 31 in Muskegon

Major
junctions:

US 31 near Muskegon

North end:

M-20 in Hesperia

Counties:

Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo

Michigan highways
< M-119	M-121 >
< US-41		M-42 >

M-120 is a state highway route in the U.S. state of Michigan from Hesperia to Muskegon. It was originally part of M-20 until that designation was changed the present route between New Era and US 31.

1 Route description
2 History
- 2.1 Previous alignment
- 2.2 M-41
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

The current route starts at BUS US 31 where Muskegon Lake and the Muskegon River meet. As it crosses the river, it is known as the Veterans Memorial Causeway, with Veterans Memorial Park between the northbound and southbound sections of the road. This road continues north as Whitehall Road, which connects Muskegon to Whitehall (the former US 31 before the freeway was built). At Whitehall Road, M-120 turns east on Holton Road and continues in a northeastern direction. At Maple Island Road, the road heads north to Hesperia.

[edit] History

[edit] Previous alignment

In the 1930's, M-120 was designated on a road from US 16 for about a mile at the northwest corner of Lansing before being redesignated on a road that runs parallel to the Michigan-Ohio state line, and connected with Ohio SR 120 on its east end and Indiana SR 120 on its west. In 1961, the M-120 designation was retired again until its current designation. The Ohio and Indiana 120 highways are still in place today with only the county road (Old 120) in Michigan connecting them.

[edit] M-41

M-41 was the designation of a former state trunkline route in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that began near Holton and ran northwestward, ending at Hart. The highway followed the present day route of M-120 between Holton and Hesperia and an old alignment of M-82 between Hesperia and Hart.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile^[1]	Roads	Notes
Muskegon	Muskegon	0.00	BUS US 31 Seaway Drive/Skyway Drive
	Muskegon		US 31
	Brunswick		B-31 Maple Island Road	M-120 is located on the Muskegon/Newaygo county line here
Newaygo	Fremont		M-82 48th Street B-86 Skeets Road	B-86 is located on the Muskegon/Oceana county line; M-120 is on the Muskegon/Newaygo county line south of the intersection and the Oceana/Newaygo county line north of the junction
Oceana	Hesperia	30.03	M-20 South Street/1 Mile Road	M-120 is located on the Oceana/Newaygo county line here