M-147 (Michigan highway)

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M-147
M-147 (Michigan highway)
M-147 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length0.505 mi [1]  (813 m)
Existed1936 [2] [3] –January 5, 1991 [4]
Major junctions
West endM-106.svg M-106 near Jackson
East end State Prison of Southern Michigan
Location
Country United States
State Michigan
Counties Jackson
Highway system
← M-146 rectangle.svg M-146 → M-149 rectangle.svg M-149

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.

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Route description

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]

History

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]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Blackman Township, Jackson County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000M-106.svg M-106
0.5050.813 State Prison of Southern Michigan front gate
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation (July 1, 1978). Control Section Atlas (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation.
  2. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 1, 1935). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701143.
  3. 1 2 Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (June 1, 1936). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § M11. OCLC   12701143.
  4. 1 2 State Administrative Board (February 20, 2007). "State Administrative Board Resolutions, 1940–Present". Lansing: State of Michigan. p. 49. OCLC   85834636 . Retrieved January 1, 2023– via Library of Michigan Digital Repository.
  5. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1976). Jackson North Quadrangle (Map). 1:24,000. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 24, 2011– via Archive.org.
  6. ↑ "The Long & Short of State Highways" (PDF). Easy Livin'. Gaylord Herald Times . July 30, 1976. p. 6. OCLC   38114298. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
  7. ↑ "The Long and Short of State Highways". Livingston County Press . Howell, Michigan. July 28, 1976. p. 3C. OCLC   35423811 . Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Just Smidgins of Highways". Lansing State Journal . April 17, 1972. p. B1. ISSN   0274-9742 . Retrieved October 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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