M-48 (Michigan highway)
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| M-48 |
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| Length: | 43.75 mi[1] (70.41 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1920 | ||||||||
| West end: |  I-75 near Rudyard |
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| Major junctions: |
  M-48/M-129 north of Pickford |
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| East end: |  M-134 south of Goetzville |
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| Counties: | Chippewa, Mackinac | ||||||||
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M-48 is an east-west highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects Rudyard with Pickford and continues to the far eastern end of the UP.
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[edit] Route description
It currently runs from Rudyard easterly to the north of Pickford. There it joins with M-129 to the south side of Pickford. M-48 runs solo to an end on M-134 south of Goetzville and west of DeTour Village.
At the west end, M-48 passes over I-75 without an interchange. It runs past the freeway, turns north to Pickford and then runs back to an interchange with I-75 at exit 373.
[edit] History
In 1920, M-48 ran from Rudyard to Trout Lake along the current H-40. At Rexton, M-48 turned north to Newberry. In 1949, M-48 was relocated from Rexton to Epoufette to end at US 2. In 1960, M-48 was truncated on the west end back to the current H-63/Mackinac Trail at Rudyard.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Chippewa | Rudyard | 0.00 | I-75 |
Western terminus at Exit 373 |
 H-63Mackinac Trail |
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| Pickford | M-129 |
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| Goetzville | M-134 |
Eastern terminus |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] References
- ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 40 through 49 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Aug 31 2006.
