- M-87 (Michigan highway)
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M-87
Route information Length: 13.13 mi[1] (21.13 km) Existed: 1919 – 1960 Major junctions West end: 
US 23 in FentonEast end: 
US 10 in Springfield TownshipLocation Counties: Genesee, Oakland Highway system Michigan State Trunkline Highway System
Interstate • US • State← 
M-86M-88 
→M-87 is the designation of a former state trunkline route in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan, which prior to 1960 ran east–west between the towns of Fenton and Holly serving as a connector between US 23 and the former routing of US 10,[2] what is now the I-75 corridor.
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Route description
M-87 began at a junction with US 23 in the town of Fenton. From there the road traveled to the east along present day Silver Lake Road and turned onto Main Street where it headed east out of town. After Fenton, the road followed present day Grange Hall Road and passed just south of Seven Lakes State Park. The road then turned south upon reaching the town of Holly along present day Saginaw Street. The highway turned east on Maple Street and continued east out of Holly. The road then continued to the southeast through rural areas before terminating at US 10, present day Dixie Highway.[3]
History
M-87 was assumed into the state trunkline system in the early 1920s. It served as a connector between US 23 and US 10 between Fenton and Holly. It served in this capacity throughout its lifetime before it was removed from the state trunkline system and turned back to local control in 1960.[2]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[1][4] Destinations Notes Genesee Fenton 0.00 US 23Western terminus Oakland Springfield Township 13.13 US 10Eastern terminus; present day Dixie Highway 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi References
- ^ a b "MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library". Michigan Department of Information Technology. May 2007. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=14&cat=MI+Geographic+Framework+All+Roads+%28v7b%29. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ a b Michigan Highways: Master List 1918-Present Christopher J. Bessert,'.' Retrieved October 29, 2006.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – M-87 (Michigan highway) (Map). Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=2210430656818471708,42.803858,-83.727313%3B11416175701844666016,42.792365,-83.606992%3B4764827120360353007,42.782690,-83.536850&saddr=W+Silver+Lake+Rd%2FUS-23-BR+%4042.803858,+-83.727313&daddr=E+Maple+St+%4042.792365,+-83.606992+to:42.780283,-83.499355&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=13&via=1&sll=42.776755,-83.459187&sspn=0.092736,0.22934&ie=UTF8&ll=42.796408,-83.604927&spn=0.185414,0.458679&z=12. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
- ^ Rand McNally. Michigan Road Map (Map) (1956 ed.). Section K7.
External links
Categories:- Former state highways in Michigan
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