M-41 (Michigan highway)

M-41
M-41 highlighted in red on a modern map
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	38.1 mi [1]  (61.3 km)
Existed	c. July 1, 1919 [2] –c. November 11, 1926 [3]
Major junctions
South end	M-24 in Holton
North end	M-11 in Hart
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways
← Bus. US 41 → M-42

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.

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] [4]}

History

1919 map of M-41

When the state highway system was first signed in 1919, ^[5] M-41 was designated between Holton and Hart. ^[2] After the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System on November 11, 1926, ^[6] and the designation of U.S. Highway 41 in the Upper Peninsula, ^[7] 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

County	Location	mi [1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Muskegon	Holton	0.0	0.0	M-24  – Muskegon, Big Rapids
Newaygo	No major junctions
Oceana	Hart	38.1	61.3	M-11  – Muskegon, Ludington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• Michigan Highwaysportal

References

1. "Overview Map of Former M-41" (Map). Google Maps . 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 Department of Transportation (2023). Michigan: Official 2023 Michigan Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § K8. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
5. "Michigan May Do Well Following Wisconsin's Road Marking System". The Grand Rapids Press . September 20, 1919. p. 10. OCLC   9975013.
6. 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.
7. 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.

External links

Template:Attached KML/M-41 (Michigan highway)

KML is from Wikidata

• M-41 at Michigan Highways