H-33 (Michigan county highway)

H-33 is a county-designated highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan between Gould City and McMillan that was previously M-135, a former state trunkline highway. The roadway follows Manistique Lakes Road from Gould City at a junction with US Highway 2 (US 2) near Lake Michigan north to M-28 near McMillan. The northern section of the highway is also called County Road 135 (CR 135) in Luce County.

H-33 marker

H-33

H-33 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Mackinac and Luce county road commissions
Length18.222 mi[1] (29.325 km)
Existedc. October 5, 1970 (October 5, 1970)[2]–present
Major junctions
South end US 2 near Gould City
Major intersections H-44 in Helmer
North end M-28 near McMillan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesMackinac, Luce
Highway system
← FFH 16→ H-37
← M-134M-135→ M-136

From 1929 until 1960, the road was part of the state highway system as M-135. The northern end of the highway always contained a section that ran concurrently with M-98, another state highway in the area. For a period in the 1950s, M-135 had a different northern terminus separate from M-98's endpoint. A few years before both highways were removed from the highway system, M-135 was moved to use M-98's terminus with M-28. Since the 1970s, M-135 has been a part of the county-designated highway system and assigned the number H-33, a moniker it has borne since.

Route description
H-33 signage looking west near M-28 in Lakefield Township

H-33 begins at an intersection with US 2 just west of Gould City. From there the route travels due north through woodlands on Manistique Lakes Road, passing by Mitten and South Manistique lakes. The road crosses Norton and Strom creeks near South Manistique Lake before entering the community of Curtis. In that town, H-33 intersects the eastern end of H-42. North of Curtis, H-33 passes Manistique Lake as the road crosses the Mackinac–Luce county line. North of the line, H-33 has also been designated CR 135 by the Luce County Road Commission.[3][4]

Continuing north, the roadway enters the community of Helmer where it meets a junction with the eastern terminus of the eastern H-44 (CR 98, Ten Curves Road) near North Manistique Lake. The roadway also crosses Locke Creek, which flows into that lake. After H-33 leaves Helmer, it continues northward to a junction with North Road Lake Road (CR 438) and Sampsell Road (CR 417). Manistique Lakes Road turns to the east, replacing North Round Lake Road, and H-33 follows suit. The road continues to a junction with M-28 just south of McMillan near East Lake. There H-33 terminates near farms and several small business.[3][4]

History

M-135 marker

M-135

LocationNewton Township–Lakefield Township
Length18.222 mi[1] (29.325 km)
Existedc. 1929[5][6]–1960[7][8]

In 1929, M-135 was designated, creating the concurrency along the last several miles of M-98.[5][6] In late 1949 or early 1950, M-28 was realigned to take an angled route southeasterly out of McMillan. The east–west section of the previous M-28 routing was added to M-98 while the north–south segment was added to M-135.[9][10] By the middle of 1958, M-135 was shifted to follow M-98, removing the roadway section added to its routing previously; this change made M-98 and M-135 concurrent north of Helmer all the way to M-28 once again.[3][11] M-135 was removed from the state trunkline system in late 1960 or early 1961, and the designation was decommissioned at that time.[7][8] The M-135 designation has not been reused since.[12] The routing was then assigned as County Road H-33 after October 5, 1970,[2][13] The road has retained that designation ever since.[12]

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MackinacNewton Township0.0000.000 US 2 / LMCT – St. Ignace, Escanaba
Curtis7.71912.423
 H-42 west		Eastern terminus of H-42
LuceHelmer13.43221.617
 H-44 west – Germfask		Junction with the former M-98; previously concurrent from here north with M-98: eastern terminus of the eastern H-44
Lakefield Township18.22229.325 M-28 / LSCT – Munising, Newberry
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation.
  2. "County Primary Road Marking System Okayed". The Holland Evening Sentinel. October 5, 1970. p. 6. ISSN 1050-4044. OCLC 13440201. Retrieved May 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Michigan State Highway Department (1958). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ C9–D9. OCLC 12701120, 51856742. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1958)
  4. Google (May 6, 2011). "Overview Map of H-33" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  5. Michigan State Highway Department (May 1, 1929). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
  6. Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (January 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
  7. Michigan State Highway Department (1960). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ C8–D8. OCLC 12701120, 81552576. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1960)
  8. Michigan State Highway Department (1961). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ C8–D8. OCLC 12701120, 51857665. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center. (Includes all changes through July 1, 1961)
  9. Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1949). Michigan Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § D8. OCLC 12701120.
  10. Michigan State Highway Department (April 15, 1950). Michigan Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § D8. OCLC 12701120.
  11. Michigan State Highway Department (October 1, 1957). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § D8. OCLC 12701120, 367386492.
  12. Michigan Department of Transportation (2010). Uniquely Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. §§ C8–D8. OCLC 42778335, 639960603.
  13. Michigan Department of State Highways (1971). Michigan, Great Lake State: Official Highway Map (Map). c. 1:918,720. Lansing: Michigan Department of State Highways. §§ C8–D8. OCLC 12701120, 77960415.
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