M-41 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that began near Holton and ran north- and northwest-ward, ending at Hart. The highway was created by 1919 and lasted until 1926. The designation has not been reused since.
 M-41 | ||||
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 M-41 highlighted in red on a modern map | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 38.1 mi[1] (61.3 km) | |||
| Existed | c. July 1, 1919[2]–c. November 11, 1926[3] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  M-24 in Holton | |||
| North end |  M-11 in Hart | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editM-41 followed the present day route of M-120 between Holton and Hesperia. The roadway ran northeast to the Muskegon–Newaygo county line. The highway turned north along the county line to the tri-point between Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana counties. From there, M-41 followed the Oceana–Newaygo county line north to Hesperia. There it turned west to Ferry and then northwest to Hart.[2][4]
History
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When the state highway system was first signed in 1919,[5] M-41 was designated between Holton and Hart.[2] After the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System on November 11, 1926,[6] and the designation of U.S. Highway 41 in the Upper Peninsula,[7] the Michigan State Highway Department renumbered the state highways that had numbers that duplicated the then-new US Highways. In the process, the M-41 designation was decommissioned. the southern half became part of a newly designated M-20. The northern half was made part of M-82.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Muskegon | Holton | 0.0 | 0.0 | M-24 – Muskegon, Big Rapids | ||||
| Newaygo |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Oceana | Hart | 38.1 | 61.3 | M-11 – Muskegon, Ludington | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Overview Map of Former M-41" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2023). Michigan: Official 2023 Michigan Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § K8. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Michigan May Do Well Following Wisconsin's Road Marking System". The Grand Rapids Press. September 20, 1919. p. 10. OCLC 9975013.
- ^ McNichol, Dan (2006). The Roads that Built America: The Incredible Story of the US Interstate System. New York: Sterling. p. 74. ISBN 1-4027-3468-9.
- ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
External links
edit- M-41 at Michigan Highways