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M-138 (Michigan highway)
Encyclopedia
M-138 is a 20 miles long state trunkline highway
in the Thumb region
of the US state of Michigan
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just west of the hamlet of Munger, in Bay County
's Merritt Township. Known to locals as Munger Road, the route then heads due east through agricultural fields until reaching Fairgrove
where the road turns north onto Main Street. After a three mile (5 km) journey the road turns back east for its final leg as Akron Road, traveling through Akron
before terminating at M-24
/Unionville Road.
extension in 1997, M-138 had continued from its present day terminus, northerly, on Unionville Road until it joined with M-25
in Unionville. The route had been designated as such since 1939. With the opening of the new section of M-24
north of Caro
, the terminus of M-138 was scaled back to its present day location just east of Akron
.
Michigan Highway System
The Michigan State Trunkline Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Michigan. The system is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation and comprises of trunklines in all 83 counties of Michigan on...
in the Thumb region
The Thumb
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
of the US state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Route description
M-138 begins at a junction with M-15M-15 (Michigan highway)
M-15 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The southern terminus is a junction with US Highway 24 just south of Clarkston on the northwestern edge of the Detroit metropolitan area. The trunkline is a recreational route running north and northwest to the...
just west of the hamlet of Munger, in Bay County
Bay County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 110,157 people, 43,930 households, and 30,048 families residing in the county. The population density was 248 people per square mile . There were 46,423 housing units at an average density of 104 per square mile...
's Merritt Township. Known to locals as Munger Road, the route then heads due east through agricultural fields until reaching Fairgrove
Fairgrove, Michigan
Fairgrove is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 627 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Fairgrove Township.-Geography:...
where the road turns north onto Main Street. After a three mile (5 km) journey the road turns back east for its final leg as Akron Road, traveling through Akron
Akron, Michigan
Akron is a village in Tuscola County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 461 at the 2000 census.The village is located on the boundary between Akron Township on the north and Fairgrove Township on the south, with the village area approximately evenly split between the two...
before terminating at M-24
M-24 (Michigan highway)
M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...
/Unionville Road.
History
Prior to the completion of the M-24M-24 (Michigan highway)
M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...
extension in 1997, M-138 had continued from its present day terminus, northerly, on Unionville Road until it joined with M-25
M-25 (Michigan highway)
M-25 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The route follows an arc-like shape closely along the Lake Huron shore of the Thumb in the eastern Lower Peninsula between Port Huron and Bay City. It serves the lakeshore resorts along Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay and generally lies...
in Unionville. The route had been designated as such since 1939. With the opening of the new section of M-24
M-24 (Michigan highway)
M-24 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that extends through Southeast Michigan, from northeast Auburn Hills to Unionville. It starts at an interchange with Interstate 75 and ends where it merges with M-25...
north of Caro
Caro, Michigan
Caro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2010 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census ....
, the terminus of M-138 was scaled back to its present day location just east of Akron
Akron, Michigan
Akron is a village in Tuscola County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 461 at the 2000 census.The village is located on the boundary between Akron Township on the north and Fairgrove Township on the south, with the village area approximately evenly split between the two...
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