M-38 (Michigan highway)

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This article is about the state highway in Michigan; for other uses, see M38

M-38

Length:

29.90 mi^[1] (48.12 km)

Formed:

1968

West end:

US 45 & M-64 in Ontonagon

Major
junctions:

M-26 in Greenland

East end:

US 41 in Baraga

Counties:

Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga

Michigan highways
< M-37		M-39 >

M-38 is an east-west state highway route in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It starts in Ontonagon and runs east to Baraga.

1 Route description
2 History
- 2.1 Previous designation
- 2.2 Current designation
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

M-38 begins at a four-way intersection in Ontonagon. US 45 runs north-south through this intersection. M-64 runs west and M-38 runs east on Steel Street. From here, M-38 forms a portion of the Lake Superior Circle Tour southeast to a junction with M-26 near Greenland. The two highways share pavement for approximately a mile. M-38 cuts across Houghton County and crosses into the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community at Baraga. There M-38 ends at an intersection with US 41 next to Keweenaw Bay.

[edit] History

[edit] Previous designation

Until 1961, M-38 was designated on the road from US 10/US 23 southeast of Bridgeport to Frankenmuth.

[edit] Current designation

Main article: M-35 (Michigan highway)

In 1968, the Michigan Department of Transportation redesignated the western section of M-35 as M-38. M-35 was originally planned to start in Menominee and run north to Big Bay, turn west through the Huron Mountains in northern Marquette County and run west from Baraga to Ontonagon. The Huron Mountains portion of M-35 was never built due to opposition from Henry Ford. This left M-35 discontinuous. It was later routed along US 41 from Negaunee to Baraga, connecting the two sections until the western section was given the M-38 designation.

In October of 2006, the western terminus of M-38 was relocated about 1/4 mile south to end at a junction with US 45 and the newly realigned M-64.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads	Notes
Ontonagon	Ontonagon	0.00	US 45 M-64	Western terminus South to Bruce Crossing on US 45 West to Silver City on M-64
Ontonagon	Greenland		M-26
Houghton	Nisula		Federal Forest Highway 16
Baraga	Baraga	29.90	US 41	Eastern terminus