M-199 is a short highway 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"....

. The western terminus of the 3.98 mile-long road is in Sheridan Township

Sheridan Township, Michigan

Sheridan Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:*Sheridan Township, Calhoun County, Michigan*Sheridan Township, Clare County, Michigan*Sheridan Township, Huron County, Michigan*Sheridan Township, Mason County, Michigan...

 at exit 119 off I-94

Interstate 94

Interstate 94 is the northernmost east–west Interstate Highway, connecting the Great Lakes and Intermountain regions of the United States. I-94's western terminus is in Billings, Montana at a junction with Interstate 90; its eastern terminus is the U.S...

. The eastern terminus is a junction with BL I-94 in the city of Albion

Albion, Michigan

Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. The entire road is within Calhoun County

Calhoun County, Michigan

-Interstates:* I-69* I-94* I-194* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Albion.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Battle Creek.* I-94 Business Loop serves the city of Marshall.-Michigan State Trunklines:* M-37* M-60* M-66* M-78* M-89* M-96* M-99...

. Although M-199 is nominally a "child" route of M-99

M-99 (Michigan highway)

M-99 is a state highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It runs from the Ohio state border, where it connects to SR 15, north to Lansing where it terminates at a junction with I-496...

, which also passes through Albion, the two routes do not officially connect. M-99 enters Albion from the south on Superior St. and turns to the east at the intersection with Michigan Ave. in downtown, while M-199 ends a few blocks northwest of that point.

Route description

Most of the route outside of Albion is a two-lane blacktop

Blacktop

Blacktop may refer to:* asphalt concrete, a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots* bituminous macadams* tarmac...

. The road expands to four lanes inside the city. For most of its length, starting from its eastern terminus at the junction with Eaton Road, M-199 follows the old route of Michigan Avenue

Michigan Avenue

Michigan Avenue may refer to:* Michigan Avenue * Michigan Avenue , a designation for much of both current and former U.S. Route 12 in Michigan...

 (although it is now named "Austin Avenue" within the Albion city limits). It continues north on 25½ Mile Road and 26 Mile Road to I-94. The route received the M-199 designation in 1998.

History

From July 12, 1933 to August 13, 1939, an earlier designation of M-199 was for a short spur route from US 41

U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 41 is a north–south United States Highway that runs from Miami, Florida to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Until 1949, the part in southern Florida, from Naples to Miami, was U.S...

 into Daggett

Daggett, Michigan

Daggett is a village in Menominee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 270. The village is located within Daggett Township and is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 in Menominee County

Menominee County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 25,326 people, 10,529 households, and 7,001 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile . There were 13,639 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...

. The designation was revived on October 31, 1998 for the current routing.

Major intersections

External links

• M-199 at Michigan Ends