M-140 (Michigan highway)

M-140
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	38.44 mi[2] (61.86 km)
Existed:	October 23, 1931[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	BUS US 31 in Niles
	M-62 near Eau Claire I-94 near Watervliet
North end:	I-196 / US 31 at South Haven
Location
Counties:	Berrien, Van Buren
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate • US • State ← M-139 US 141 →

M-140 is a short state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. the route is entirely within Berrien and Van Buren counties. Although it runs near M-40, it was not designated as a spur from M-40. M-140 originally only existed north of Watervliet, as a designation to replace a rerouted U.S. Highway 31 (US 31), and later was extended southward to north of Niles.^[1]

Route description

M-140 connects Niles on the south with eastern Berrien County and South Haven to the north. It is Main St. in Watervliet north of the Interstate 94 (I-94) interchange, running around Paw Paw Lake. South of Watervliet, it intersects Territorial Road, and north of there it meets Red Arrow Highway, the former US 12. M-140 crosses into western Van Buren County about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Watervliet. It also crosses and parallels the Van Buren Trail in Covert and connects the South Haven Area Regional Airport with I-196/US 31.

History

The birth of M-140 in Michigan dates back to the October 23, 1931 realignment of US 31 along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Originally it ran from South Haven to Watervliet. M-140 was extended to Niles on November 12, 1934.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Berrien	Niles Charter Township	0.00	BUS US 31 (Old US 31/Front Street)	Southern terminus
	Pipestone Township	10.36	M-62 east – Dowagiac
	Watervliet	23.72	I-94 – Detroit, Chicago	Exit 41 on I-94
Van Buren	South Haven	38.44	I-196 / US 31 / LMCT – Benton Harbor, Holland BL I-196	Exit 18 on I-196/US 31; road continues as BL I-196
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Michigan Highways portal

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bessert, Christopher J. (October 22, 2006). "Michigan Highways: Highways 140 through 159". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys140-159.html#M-140. Retrieved November 23, 2006. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas". Michigan Department of Transportation. 2001. http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/maps/pr/. Retrieved January 25, 2008. 

External links

• M-140 Endpoint Photos