M-64 (Michigan highway)

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M-64

Maintained by MDOT

Length:

64.12 mi^[1] (103.19 km)

Formed:

1930

South end:

CTH-B near Presque Isle, WI

Major
junctions:

US 2 in Marenisco

M-28 in Bergland
M-107 in Silver City

North end:

US 45 & M-38 in Ontonagon

Counties:

Gogebic, Ontonagon

Michigan highways
< M-63		M-65 >

M-64 is a north-south highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It was one of the last highways in the state of Michigan to be paved. Both M-64 and M-95 are the only two Michigan state highways having no state-maintained counterparts on the Wisconsin side of the state line. M-64 connects with CTH-B (County Trunk Highway B).^[1]

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

M-64 runs from the Wisconsin state line south of Marenisco and north of Presque Isle, Wisconsin. From Marenisco, it runs concurrently with US 2 for two miles before turning north to run along the west side of Lake Gogebic to Lake Gogebic State Park. At Merriweather it runs with M-28 to Bergland. Turning north once again, M-64 runs to Silver City. From Silver City, M-64 is an east-west highway to its terminus at Ontonagon.

[edit] History

In October of 2006, the routing of M-64 was realigned to utilize the newly built Ontonagon River Bridge upstream of the former swing bridge crossing which had reached the end of its functional lifespan.^[2] As a result, the northern terminus of M-64 is now at a junction with U.S. Route 45 and M-38.

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads	Notes
Gogebic	Marenisco	0.00	CTH-B	Southern terminus at Michigan/Wisconsin state line near Presque Isle, WI
Gogebic	Marenisco		US 2	M-64 turns north along the west shore of Lake Gogebic
Ontonagon	Merriweather		M-28
	Bergland		M-28
	Silver City		Former M-107	To Porcupine Mountains State Park and Lake of the Clouds
	Ontonagon	64.12	US 45 M-38	Northern terminus