Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 0.505 mi [1] (813 m) | |||
Existed | 1936 [2] [3] –January 5, 1991 [4] | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | M-106 near Jackson | |||
East end | State Prison of Southern Michigan | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Jackson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-147 was a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. The route started at M-106 just north of Jackson and stopped at the entrance of State Prison of Southern Michigan. The route of M-147 was transferred to local control in 1991 after being signed originally in 1936.
M-147 started at an intersection with M-106 west of the State Prison of Southern Michigan property. From there, the trunkline ran about a half mile (0.8 km) due east to the prison gate and terminated. Just east of the terminus was a branch line of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad. [5] In 1976, a newspaper article said that "it's ... the second shortest highway on Michigan's state highway system, but for those who travel it one way, M-147 is the longest road in the world" in discussing its role as the connection to the state prison, [6] the world's largest walled prison. [7] Another in 1972, called it a "snippet of highway" that "most people hope they never have to travel" in a profile of short highways to "important places". [8]
M-147 was designated in 1936 to connect the prison property with the state trunkline system. [2] [3] It would remain under state control until January 5, 1991 when it was turned over to Jackson County. [4]
The entire highway was in Blackman Township, Jackson County.
mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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0.000 | 0.000 | M-106 | |
0.505 | 0.813 | State Prison of Southern Michigan front gate | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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