M-86 (Michigan highway)
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| M-86 |
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| Length: | 34.03 mi[1] (54.77 km) | ||||||||||||
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| West end: |     BUS US 131/M-60 in Three Rivers |
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| Major junctions: |
 M-66 in Colon Twp. |
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| East end: |  US 12 near Coldwater |
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| Counties: | St. Joseph, Branch | ||||||||||||
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M-86, is a short east-west highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, almost entirely rural, between Three Rivers and Coldwater. It is the only numbered state highway through Colon and Centreville, the county seat of St. Joseph County.
Although M-86 has its eastern terminus within five miles of I-69, no signs on I-69 indicate its proximity. Signs indicating its presence appear, however, on US 131.
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[edit] Route description
M-86 begins in Three Rivers at a junction with BUS 131 and M-60. From there the road travels south out of town and across the St. Joseph River. Shortly after crossing the river, the route turns eastward passing through the communities of Lockport Township and Centreville. It then passes by the north side of Lake Templene, and Sand Lake near Nottawa just before a junction with M-66.
From the junction, M-86 and M-66, run concurrently to the north for about 1.5 miles at which point M-86 branches off to the east while M-66 continues on a northerly route. After the concurrency, M-86 continues east into the village of Colon where it passes between Sturgeon Lake and Palmer Lake before heading out of the village to the southeast. The route continues eastward along Colon Road, passing north of Matteson Lake near Matteson and through Batavia Center before terminating at US 12 just west of Coldwater.[2]
[edit] History
Upon its inception in 1921, M-86 was routed along a portion of present day M-66 from M-46 at Six Lakes northward to Remus, ending at M-24, what is today M-20. A few years later in 1924, M-66 is expanded north to Remus, supplanting the existing M-86. At the same time, M-86 is relocated to Ionia County to run from M-44 in Orleans to M-43 (present day M-66) just east of there.
In 1930, M-44 is extended east from Orleans to junction with M-43, once again, causing M-86 to be supplanted and removed from the highway system. Shortly after, the M-86 designation was applied to a route running through the campus of Michigan State College, what is today Michigan State University. It is unclear if this segment was actually signed as such in the field. In 1940, as part of the process whereby the Michigan State Highway Department reserved single digit routes for future superhighways, M-86 was relocated to the routing of M-7. This incarnation of M-86 followed much the same of its present day routing.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads | Notes |
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| St. Joseph | Three Rivers | 0.00 | BUS US 131 M-60 |
Western terminus |
| Nottawa Township | 12.68 | M-66 |
Western terminus of concurrency | |
| Colon Township | 14.42 | M-66 |
Eastern terminus of concurrency | |
| Branch | Coldwater Township | 34.03 | U.S. Route 12 |
Eastern terminus |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency terminus | Deleted | Unconstructed | Closed | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library. Michigan Department of Information Technology (May 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Google Maps. Google Maps. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ Bessert, Christopher J.. Michigan Highways: Highways 80 through 80. Michigan Highways. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
