Michigan Heritage Route

Michigan Heritage Route is a designation for roads in Michigan. The designation was created by the state legislature in 1993.

The program emphasizes cooperation among local residents, government officials, landowners and interested groups to preserve unique scenic, historic or recreational highways.^[1]

Scenic Heritage Routes

A portion of M-119's "Tunnel of Trees"; note the lack of a centerline.

• M-119 along the Lake Michigan shore on northwest edge of the Lower Peninsula.
• US 41 in the Keweenaw region of the northwestern Upper Peninsula.
• M-123 in the eastern counties of the Upper Peninsula.
• M-22 along the Lake Michigan shore in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula.
• M-37 along the Old Mission Peninsula north of Traverse City.

Historic Heritage Routes

• M-125 through Monroe in the southeast of the Lower Peninsula.
• M-25 through Bay City.
• US 2 in Iron County in the western of the Upper Peninsula.
• Marshall Territorial Road (Interstate 94 Business Loop) through Marshall.
• US 12 from New Buffalo to Detroit, which includes the following segments previously designated:
  • US 12 (Michigan Avenue) through Saline.
  • US 12 in Clinton and Clinton Township in Lenawee County.

Recreation Heritage Routes

• M-15 from Ortonville in Oakland County north to Bay City.
• M-179 (Chief Noonday Trail) from Hastings in Barry County to Bradley in Allegan County.
• M-1 (Woodward Avenue) from downtown Detroit north to downtown Pontiac.
• I-69 from the Indiana state line to the Calhoun-Eaton county line.
• US 23 from Standish to Mackinaw City.
• M-35 from Gladstone in Delta County south to Menominee.

References

Michigan Highways portal

1. ^ "Heritage Routes". Michigan Department of Transportation. http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9621_11041_11209-22173--,00.html. Retrieved March 14, 2008. 

External links

• Heritage Routes at Michigan Highways.