M-105 (Michigan highway) explained

State:MI
Type:M 1926
Route:105
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:M-105 highlighted in red on a modern map
Formed:1929[1]
Decommissioned:July 1939
Length Mi:4.953
Direction A:South
Terminus A: in Popple
Direction B:North
Terminus B: near Elkton
Counties:Huron
Previous Type:M
Previous Route:104
Next Type:M
Next Route:106

M-105 was the designation of a former state trunkline highway in the Thumb region of the US state of Michigan. It served as a connecting route between M-53 in Popple and M-83 (now M-142) near Elkton. The designation was in use in the 1920s and 1930s, and it has not been reused since.

Route description

M-105 began at an intersection with M-53 (Van Dyke Road) in the small community of Popple, just before M-53 curves east towards Bad Axe. The highway followed what is currently known as Kilmanagh Road westward for about a mile along the ColfaxSheridan township line. At the intersection with Grassmere Road, M-105 turned northward along the Colfax–Oliver township line. Running through what is today farm country and rural areas, the highway crossed the Pinnebog River north of an intersection with Glassburner Road. M-105 terminated at an intersection with M-83 (Pigeon Road), about 3miles miles east of Elkton.[2]

History

The state rejected bids on the construction of M-105 in 1928 on a roadway to run 1miles west of Popple and north of Grassmere to connect with M-83; the State Highway Department said that such a road would be redundant to an existing county road running north from Popple. The Huron County Commission asked the department to reconsider its decision in October 1928.[3] In May of the next year, the MSHD was soliciting bids for the construction of a bridge 2miles south of Grassmere for M-105,[4] and construction of the highway started that July.[5] The July 25, 1929, edition of the state's highway map showed M-105 running due north on a gravel road from M-53 at Popple,[6] but by January 1, 1930, the alignment was shifted on maps to run west of Popple before turning northward to M-83 along different gravel roads.[7]

Between January 1, 1929, and December 31, 1932, the state highway department improved the highway with 16feet of gravel over 5miles and one bridge.[8] Additional gravel was purchased for the highway in 1936,[9] and the highway formed part of a detour in 1937 for a paving project on M-53.[10] In 1936, the state's traffic surveys showed between 138 and 231 vehicles a day using the highway on average.[11]

The designation was decommissioned in July 1939 when the roadway was transferred back to local control.[12] As of 2022, the designation is not in use.[13]

After the designation was removed, the Community Club of Huron County sent a resolution to State Highway Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner requesting that the state create a replacement state highway connecting M-53 and M-83 along a different roadway parallel to the former M-105.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. 1929-05-01 . yes . yes.
  2. 1939-04-15 . yes . I13 .
  3. News: Want State to Re-Consider Road Bids . The Sebewaing Blade . October 11, 1928 . 1 . 1135983208 . February 8, 2023 . .
  4. News: State Seeks Bridge Bids . . Port Huron, Michigan . May 6, 1929 . 9 . 36177739 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  5. News: To Repair the Ruth Highway . The Times . Harbor Beach, Michigan . July 5, 1929 . 1 . 47937777 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  6. 1929-07-25 . yes .
  7. 1930-01-01 . yes .
  8. News: Road and Bridge Work in Huron Co. Under Dillman . The Sebewaing Blade . March 31, 1933 . 1 . 1135983208 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  9. News: Awards for Gravel Made: State Highway Department Lets Contracts . The Times Herald . Port Huron, Michigan . June 2, 1936 . 9 . 36177739 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  10. News: Will Hire 50 for Project . The Times Herald . Port Huron, Michigan . July 30, 1937 . 10 . 36177739 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  11. Michigan State Highway Department . 1936 . Huron County Rural Highway Traffic . Scale not given . Lansing . Michigan State Highway Department . February 8, 2023 . Michigan History Center .
  12. News: State Highway Board Cancels State Trunklines . The Minden City Herald . July 14, 1939 . 1 . 35981271 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .
  13. 2022 . Entire map..
  14. News: Club Wants Huron to Maintain State Highways in County . The Times Herald . Port Huron, Michigan . January 6, 1940 . 8 . 36177739 . February 8, 2023 . Newspapers.com .