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M-150 (Michigan highway)
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M-150 is a state trunkline highway
in the US state of Michigan
that runs through Rochester
. It is more commonly known as Rochester Road, or Main Street through Downtown Rochester. The northern terminus is at Tienken Road, and its southern terminus is at the M-59 expressway
. The route previously ran into Troy
to terminate at I-75, but that extended route was later cut short and the route returned to a length of less than five miles (8 km).
The route eventually was scaled back to nearly how it existed in 1930. In 1965, the northerly extension was scaled back to Tienken Road and in 1982, all of M-150 that was south of M-59 was also removed from the state trunkline system leaving the road as it is today.
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 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"....
that runs through Rochester
Rochester, Michigan
Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census...
. It is more commonly known as Rochester Road, or Main Street through Downtown Rochester. The northern terminus is at Tienken Road, and its southern terminus is at the M-59 expressway
M-59 (Michigan highway)
M-59 is an east–west state trunkline highway that crosses the northern part of Metropolitan Detroit in the US state of Michigan. It runs between Howell at Interstate 96 and I-94 on the Chesterfield Township – Harrison Township line near the Selfridge Air National Guard Base...
. The route previously ran into Troy
Troy, Michigan
Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a suburb of Detroit. The population was 80,980 at the 2010 census, making it the 11th-largest city in Michigan by population, and the largest city in Oakland County...
to terminate at I-75, but that extended route was later cut short and the route returned to a length of less than five miles (8 km).
Route description
M-150 comprises a single road, known locally as Rochester Road, which begins at an interchange with M-59 at exit 46. From there it travels north through densely populated area, filled with subdivisions and tightly packed housing, past the Hampton Golf Club and the Winchester Mall. Coming to its conclusion, for just under five miles (8 km), at Tienken Road.History
M-150 has always existed along Rochester Road in Oakland County since it was commissioned in 1930. At that time, the road ran from a junction with M-59 in, what is today, Rochester Hills, north, to the northern limit of Rochester. Since then, the road has been extended and shortened a number of times. In 1932 a 14 miles (22.5 km) extension to the south terminated the highway at M-102. In 1935 another extension, this time to the north, was added creating a new northern terminus at Romeo Road. As the interstate system took shape in Michigan, eventually portions of M-150 were returned to local control due to the completion of the I-75 freeway.The route eventually was scaled back to nearly how it existed in 1930. In 1965, the northerly extension was scaled back to Tienken Road and in 1982, all of M-150 that was south of M-59 was also removed from the state trunkline system leaving the road as it is today.