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| |route=31 | |route=31 | ||
| |formed=]<ref name="MSHD19">{{cite map |publisher= ] |title=State of Michigan |url=http://maps.lib.msu.edu/miroadmaps/mirm5.htm |year=] |cartography= MSHD |accessdate=2008-03-02 }}</ref> | |||
| |formed=1920 | |||
| |deleted=1926<ref name="bessert">{{cite web |author=Bessert Christopher J. |work=Michigan Highways |url=http://www.michiganhighways.org/master_list.html#routes30-39 |title=Michigan Highways: Master List 1918-Present | accessedate=2006-08-22}}</ref> | |||
| |deleted=1926 | |||
| |marker_image=] | |marker_image=] | ||
| |name_notes=Former state trunkline | |name_notes=Former state trunkline | ||
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| |map=Old Michigan 31 map.png | |map=Old Michigan 31 map.png | ||
| |length_round=2 | |length_round=2 | ||
| |length_ref=<ref name="CGI">{{cite web | author= | title= MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library | date=May 2007 | work=Michigan Department of Information Technology | url= http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=14&cat=MI+Geographic+Framework+All+Roads+%28v7b%29| accessdate= |
|length_ref=<ref name="CGI">{{cite web | author= | title= MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library | date=May 2007 | work=Michigan Department of Information Technology | url= http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/?rel=thext&action=thmname&cid=14&cat=MI+Geographic+Framework+All+Roads+%28v7b%29| accessdate=2008-03-20 }}</ref> | ||
| |established= | |established= | ||
| |direction_a=South | |direction_a=South | ||
| |starting_terminus=] ] in ] | |starting_terminus=] ] in ] | ||
| |junction= | |junction= | ||
| |direction_b=North | |direction_b=North | ||
| |ending_terminus=] ] in ] | |ending_terminus=] ] in ] | ||
| |counties=], ], ], ], ] | |counties=], ], ], ], ] | ||
| |previous_type=US | |previous_type=US | ||
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| |next_route=32 | |next_route=32 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''M-31''' was a ] in the ] in the ] of ]. It served as a connecting route between ], ] communities, and ]. |
'''M-31''' was a ] in the ] in the ] of ]. It served as a connecting route between ], ] communities, and ]. | ||
| ==Route description== | |||
| ==M-31's "current" alignment== | |||
| The route of M-31 can still be driven today. With US 31 being commissioned in 1926, the route was renumbered in several segments. M-31 followed the modern ] from Saginaw to 3 miles east of ] at Bradleyville Road. There it followed Bradleyville Road through ] to a junction with the modern ]. There M-31 turned eastward on M-138 through ] and ] to a junction with present day ]. The next segments were north on M-24 to ] and a junction with present day ] and northeastward on M-25 through ] to a junction with current ]. There M-31 ran eastward on M-142 through ] to ] and on to ] to a junction, again, with current M-25. The final segment of M-31 was from Harbor Beach southward to Port Huron following current day M-25 along the eastern shore of The Thumb to terminate at <ref name="bessert"/> | |||
| The route of M-31 can still be driven today, as mentioned above, with US 31 being commissioned in 1926, the route was renumbered in several segments. | |||
| * From Saginaw on present day ] to 3 miles east of ] at Bradleyville Road | |||
| ==History== | |||
| * Bradleyville Road through ] to a junction with ] | |||
| M-31 was one of the original trunklines designated in the ] creation of the Trunkline System.<ref name="MSHD19"/> Originally, M-31 ran from Saginaw to ] and was extended southward to Port Huron in 1923. With the coming of the U.S. Highway System in 1926, M-31 was deleted in favor of alternate route numbers, presumably to stem possible confusion with the future ] that would run on the western side of the state.<ref name="bessert"/> | |||
| * Eastward on M-138 through ] and ] to a junction with present day ] | |||
| * North on M-24 to ] and a junction with present day ] | |||
| * Northeastward on M-25 through ] to a junction with current ] | |||
| * Eastward on M-142 through ] to ] and on to ] to a junction, again, with current M-25 | |||
| * From Harbor Beach southward to Port Huron following current day M-25 along the eastern shore of The Thumb | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 153.42 mi (246.91 km) | |||
| Existed | 1919-07-01–1926 | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | St. Clair, Sanilac, Huron, Tuscola, Bay | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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M-31 was a state trunkline route in the Lower Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. It served as a connecting route between Saginaw, The Thumb communities, and Port Huron.
Route description
The route of M-31 can still be driven today. With US 31 being commissioned in 1926, the route was renumbered in several segments. M-31 followed the modern M-81 from Saginaw to 3 miles east of Reese at Bradleyville Road. There it followed Bradleyville Road through Gilford to a junction with the modern M-138. There M-31 turned eastward on M-138 through Fairgrove and Akron to a junction with present day M-24. The next segments were north on M-24 to Unionville and a junction with present day M-25 and northeastward on M-25 through Sebewaing to a junction with current M-142. There M-31 ran eastward on M-142 through Pigeon to Bad Axe and on to Harbor Beach to a junction, again, with current M-25. The final segment of M-31 was from Harbor Beach southward to Port Huron following current day M-25 along the eastern shore of The Thumb to terminate at
History
M-31 was one of the original trunklines designated in the 1919-07-17 creation of the Trunkline System. Originally, M-31 ran from Saginaw to Harbor Beach and was extended southward to Port Huron in 1923. With the coming of the U.S. Highway System in 1926, M-31 was deleted in favor of alternate route numbers, presumably to stem possible confusion with the future US 31 that would run on the western side of the state.
References
- ^ State of Michigan (Map). Cartography by MSHD. Michigan State Highway Department. 1919. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
{{cite map}}: Check date values in:|year=(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Bessert Christopher J. "Michigan Highways: Master List 1918-Present". Michigan Highways.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|accessedate=ignored (help) - "MiGDL - Center for Geographic Information - Geographic Data Library". Michigan Department of Information Technology. May 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-20.