M-104 (Michigan highway)

M-104
M-104 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	7.677 mi[2] (12.355 km)
Existed:	1940[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	US 31 at Ferrysburg
East end:	I-96 near Nunica
Location
Counties:	Ottawa
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate • US • State ← M-103 M-105 →

M-104 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in the Western Michigan region of the state. It runs from Ferrysburg to Nunica in Ottawa County, passing through Spring Lake. The highway serves as a connector between Interstate 96 (I-96) and US Highway 31 (US 31), helping connect Grand Haven with the Grand Rapids metro area.

Signs refer to it as part of Emergency US 31, a designation shared with I-96, 68th Avenue and M-45.

Route description

The western terminus of M-104 is at US 31 in Ferrysburg, at the north end of the drawbridge spanning the Grand River north of Grand Haven. The highway runs between the north side of the Grand River and Spring Lake east through Spring Lake on Savidge Street, transitioning to Cleveland Street. Cleveland Street continues due east to Nunica. The eastern terminus is located at the Exit 9 interchange along I-96 just west of Nunica.^[3][4]

History

Previous designation

In the 1930s, M-104 originally followed a gravel road from M-47 (now M-52) at Pittsburg, through Laingsburg, to DeWitt, and the current M-104 was originally part of US 16.^[1]

Current designation

In 1940, a rerouting of US 16 eliminated M-126 between Nunica and Muskegon. The previous routing of US 16 between Nunica and Ferrysburg was redesignated M-104 at this time. This highway designation was truncated slightly in 1961 when the I-96/US 16 freeway opened, and the section of M-104 between the freeway and the old US 16 routing was transferred to local control. another short segment of the highway was bypassed when a new bridge was built between Spring Lake and Ferrysburg.^[1]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Ottawa County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Ferrysburg	0.000	US 31 / LMCT – Grand Haven, Muskegon
Crockery Township	7.677	I-96 – Muskegon, Grand Rapids
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Michigan Highways portal

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bessert, Christopher J.. "Michigan Highways: Highways 100 through 119". Michigan Highways. http://www.michiganhighways.org/listings/MichHwys100-119.html#M-104. Retrieved October 29, 2006. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Michigan Department of Transportation (2001). Control Section/Physical Reference Atlas (Map). http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/maps/pr/. Retrieved January 25, 2008. 
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview Map of M-104 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=43.074405,-86.084747&daddr=MI-104+W%2FW+Savidge+St&hl=en&geocode=%3BFVhLkQIdanjc-g&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=12&sll=43.07876,-86.14388&sspn=0.237227,0.256462&ie=UTF8&z=12. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
4. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2009). Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). 1 in:15 mi/1 cm:9 km. Section K8. 

External links

• M-104 Endpoint Photos