M-41 (Michigan highway)

M-41 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that began near Holton and ran north- and northwest-ward, ending at Hart. The highway was created by 1919 and lasted until 1926. The designation has not been reused since.

M-41 marker

M-41

M-41 highlighted in red on a modern map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length38.1 mi[1] (61.3 km)
Existedc. July 1, 1919 (c. July 1, 1919)[2]–c. November 11, 1926 (c. November 11, 1926)[3]
Major junctions
South end M-24 in Holton
North end M-11 in Hart
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesMuskegon, Newaygo, Oceana
Highway system
←
Bus. US 41		→ M-42

Route description

M-41 followed the present day route of M-120 between Holton and Hesperia. The roadway ran northeast to the Muskegon–Newaygo county line. The highway turned north along the county line to the tri-point between Muskegon, Newaygo and Oceana counties. From there, M-41 followed the Oceana–Newaygo county line north to Hesperia. There it turned west to Ferry and then northwest to Hart.[2]

History
1919 map of M-41

When the state highway system was first signed in 1919,[4] M-41 was designated between Holton and Hart.[2] After the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System on November 11, 1926,[5] and the designation of U.S. Highway 41 in the Upper Peninsula,[6] the Michigan State Highway Department renumbered the state highways that had numbers that duplicated the then-new US Highways. In the process, the M-41 designation was decommissioned. the southern half became part of a newly designated M-20. The northern half was made part of M-82.[3]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MuskegonHolton0.00.0 M-24 – Muskegon, Big Rapids
Newaygo
 No major junctions
OceanaHart38.161.3 M-11 – Muskegon, Ludington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Google (February 22, 2012). "Overview Map of Former M-41" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
  3. Michigan State Highway Department (December 1, 1926). Official Highway Condition Map (Map). [c. 1:823,680]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department.
  4. "Michigan May Do Well Following Wisconsin's Road Marking System". The Grand Rapids Press. September 20, 1919. p. 10. OCLC 9975013.
  5. McNichol, Dan (2006). The Roads that Built America: The Incredible Story of the US Interstate System. New York: Sterling. p. 74. ISBN 1-4027-3468-9.
  6. Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: U.S. Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
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