M-211 (Michigan highway)

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M-211
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 5.75 mi[1] (9.25 km)
Formed: 1922 as M-95,[2] 1934 as M-211[1]
South end: M-68 in Onaway
Major
junctions:		 None
North end: Onaway State Park near Onaway
Counties: Presque Isle
Michigan highways
< M-210 M-212 >

M-211 is a short state trunkline route in the U.S. state of Michigan that connects the community of Onaway with Onaway State Park.[3] Except for the redesignation in 1934, the only major changes to the highway were in 1959 when it was fully paved.[1]

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[edit] Route description

M-211 is a rural two-lane highway. It starts at M-68 in Onaway and runs north out of town and through woods to the gate of Onaway State Park, located on the shore of Black Lake. All of M-211 is undivided and none of it is listed on the National Highway System.

[edit] History

From its inception to 1934, current M-211 was numbered as M-95. At the time, the current M-95 in the Upper Peninsula was numbered as M-45 and paralleled the then newly designated US 45. Old M-45 received a new designation to minimize any confusion between US 45 and a M-45 in the UP. The Old M-95 received the current designation as M-211 to free up the M-95 designation.[1][2] The M-45 designation was later reused in the Grand Rapids area in 1964.[4]

[edit] Major intersections

County Location Mile[1] Roads Notes
Presque Isle Onaway 0.00 M-68 Southern terminus
5.75 Bonz Beach Road Northern terminus at Onaway State Park
Legend
Crossing, no access Concurrency terminus Deleted Unconstructed Closed

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-10-22). Michigan Highways: Highways 200 through 229. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
  2. ^ a b Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-10-22). Michigan Highways: Highways 90 through 99. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
  3. ^ Garnell, Dan (2003-06-09). M-211 Ends | Michigan Highways Ends. Michigan Ends. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.
  4. ^ Bessert, Christopher J. (2006-10-22). Michigan Highways: Highways 40 through 49. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2006-11-12.

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