M-142 (Michigan highway)

M-142
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	39.27 mi[1] (63.20 km)
Existed:	1974 – present
Major junctions
West end:	M-25 near Bay Port
	M-53 in Bad Axe M-19 near Bad Axe
East end:	M-25 in Harbor Beach
Location
Counties:	Huron
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate • US • State ← US 141 M-143 →

M-142 is a state trunkline highway in the Thumb region of the US state of Michigan. It is a "trans-peninsular" route in that it travels from Bay Port on Saginaw Bay to Harbor Beach on Lake Huron, thereby crossing the thumb peninsula.

Route description

M-142 begins in Fairhaven, just a few miles south of Bay Port at an intersection with M-25. From there, the road travels east to Pigeon where the route turns briefly south before resuming its eastward trek. The road then continue eastward through Elkton and Colfax before reaching M-53. M-142 is then routed with M-53 to the town of Bad Axe. M-53 and M-142 part ways when M-53 travels off west and south while M-142 continues on eastward. Shortly after, M-142 meets up with M-19 at its northern terminus just east of Bad Axe. From here, the route continues on east, finally coming to its eastern terminus in Harbor Beach at a junction with M-25, once again.

History

In 1939, portions of M-83 were returned to local control, which would have resulted in a discontinuous routing. Portions of the route were absorbed into other existing routes. The former routing of M-83 from Bay Port, eastward across the thumb, to Harbor Beach where it met up with US 25 became designated as M-142. The routing has been signed as such ever since.

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Huron County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Bay Port	0.00	M-25 / LHCT
Bad Axe	19.86	M-53 north	Western end of M-53 concurrency
	21.35	M-53 south	Eastern end of M-53 concurrency
	24.32	M-19 south
Harbor Beach	39.27	M-25 / LHCT
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

Michigan Highways portal

1. ^ Michigan Highways: Highways 140 through 159 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Sep 11 2006.
2. ^ "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 February 9, 2008. 

External links

• M-142 Endpoint Photos