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U.S. Route 41 Business (Marquette, Michigan)
Encyclopedia
US Highway 41 Business Route (BUS US 41) was a state trunkline highway
that served as a business loop off US 41
in the US state of Michigan
through the City of Marquette
along Washington and Front streets. Jurisdiction over the two streets was transferred to the City as part of a route swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline. It was also previously co-designated BUS M-28, mirroring the BUS US 41/BUS M-28 designations along BUS M-28
in Ishpeming
and Negaunee
.
The western terminus of former BUS US 41 is the west end of Washington Street. Washington Street is four lanes, divided by a center median before a center turn lane replaces the median. Washington narrows to one lane in each direction at Lincoln Avenue and the turn lane is dropped by Seventh Street. At Front Street, BUS US 41 turned south one block away from Lake Superior
. BUS US 41 ended where US 41 turns south along Front Street at the east end of the Marquette Bypass.
/M-28
before the construction of the Marquette Bypass in the 1960s. It was designated for the first time on the 1964 state highway map. A BUS M-28 designation was added to the route in 1975, making it similar to the BUS US 41/BUS M-28 designation along BUS M-28
in Ishpeming
and Negaunee
. This second designation was removed by 1982.
BUS US 41 was turned back to local control in a "route swap" between the City of Marquette and the Michigan Department of Transportation
(MDOT) on October 10, 2005. MDOT relinquished jurisdiction over BUS US 41 and the unsigned M-554
to the City in exchange for jurisdiction over a section of McClellan Ave used to extend M-553
. As a result, BUS US 41 was decommissioned when the City took control over Washington and Front streets.
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...
that served as a business loop off US 41
U.S. Route 41 in Michigan
US Highway 41 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee,...
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"....
through the City of Marquette
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...
along Washington and Front streets. Jurisdiction over the two streets was transferred to the City as part of a route swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline. It was also previously co-designated BUS M-28, mirroring the BUS US 41/BUS M-28 designations along BUS M-28
M-28 Business (Ishpeming-Negaunee, Michigan)
M-28 Business Route is a state trunkline highway serving as a business route that runs for through the downtown districts of Ishpeming and Negaunee in Michigan. The trunkline provides a marked route for traffic diverting from U.S. Highway 41 and M-28 through the two historic iron-mining...
in Ishpeming
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
and Negaunee
Negaunee, Michigan
Negaunee is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,576 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township. The city is home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum...
.
Route description
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan. It is the largest freshwater lake in the...
. BUS US 41 ended where US 41 turns south along Front Street at the east end of the Marquette Bypass.
History
BUS US 41 was originally a portion of US 41U.S. Route 41 in Michigan
US Highway 41 is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Miami, Florida, to the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. In Michigan, it is a state trunkline highway that enters the state via the Interstate Bridge between Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee,...
/M-28
M-28 (Michigan highway)
M-28 is an east–west state trunkline highway that almost completely traverses the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan, from Wakefield to near Sault Ste. Marie in Bruce Township...
before the construction of the Marquette Bypass in the 1960s. It was designated for the first time on the 1964 state highway map. A BUS M-28 designation was added to the route in 1975, making it similar to the BUS US 41/BUS M-28 designation along BUS M-28
M-28 Business (Ishpeming-Negaunee, Michigan)
M-28 Business Route is a state trunkline highway serving as a business route that runs for through the downtown districts of Ishpeming and Negaunee in Michigan. The trunkline provides a marked route for traffic diverting from U.S. Highway 41 and M-28 through the two historic iron-mining...
in Ishpeming
Ishpeming, Michigan
Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level...
and Negaunee
Negaunee, Michigan
Negaunee is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,576 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township. The city is home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum...
. This second designation was removed by 1982.
BUS US 41 was turned back to local control in a "route swap" between the City of Marquette and the Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation is a constitutional government agency in the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interstate, US and state highways in Michigan with the exception of the Mackinac...
(MDOT) on October 10, 2005. MDOT relinquished jurisdiction over BUS US 41 and the unsigned M-554
M-554 (Michigan highway)
M-554 was a short unsigned state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in the city of Marquette. This highway was transferred to the City of Marquette on October 10, 2005 in the same "route swap" that extended M-553 and decommissioned BUS US 41...
to the City in exchange for jurisdiction over a section of McClellan Ave used to extend M-553
M-553 (Michigan highway)
M-553 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The trunkline was originally Marquette County Road 553. It is the main highway connection between the US 41/M-28 corridor and both the Sawyer International Airport and Gwinn.M-553 was given its...
. As a result, BUS US 41 was decommissioned when the City took control over Washington and Front streets.
Major intersections
See also
- BUS M-28 in Ishpeming and Negaunee, formerly also BUS US 41
- BUS US 41 in Baraga, another former business loop