M-137 (Michigan highway) explained

State:MI
Type:M 1973
Route:137
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:M-137 highlighted in red
Length Mi:2.884
Established:1930
Decommissioned:2020[1]
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Vagabond Lane at Interlochen State Park
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Interlochen
Counties:Grand Traverse
Previous Type:M
Previous Route:136
Next Type:M
Next Route:138

M-137 was a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that served as a spur route to the Interlochen Center for the Arts and Interlochen State Park. It started south of the park and ran north between two lakes in the area and through the community of Interlochen to US Highway 31 (US 31) in Grand Traverse County. The highway was first shown without a number label on maps in 1930 and labeled after an extension the next year. The highway's current routing was established in the 1950s. Jurisdiction of the roadway was transferred from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to the Grand Traverse County Road Commission in June 2020, and the highway designation was decommissioned in the process; signage was removed by August 2020 to reflect the changeover.

Route description

M-137 began at the southern end of Interlochen State Park at an intersection with Vagabond Lane. Farther south, the roadway continues toward Green Lake Airport as County Road 137 (CR 137), also known as Karlin Road. The state highway was a two-lane road that meandered north, passing the entrance to the state park and near the Interlochen Center for the Arts. The road continued along the isthmus between Green and Duck lakes. North of the school, the highway passed through a wooded section before entering the community of Interlochen itself near the Green Lake Township Hall. There M-137 ran almost due north before terminating at its connection with the rest of the state trunkline system at US 31 at Interlochen Corners. The roadway continues north of US 31 as South Long Lake Road after the M-137 designation ended.[2]

M-137 was maintained by MDOT like other state highways in Michigan. According to the department in 2010, 4,868 vehicles used the highway daily on average.[3] No section of M-137 had been listed on the National Highway System,[4] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[5]

History

A highway along the route of M-137 connecting US 31 south to the state park was added to the state highway system during the first half of 1930, initially lacking a designation label on the state maps of the time.[6] [7] This routing was extended by 0.9miles and labelled as M-137 on maps in 1931.[8] [9] The former route through the campus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts was abandoned as a roadway on March 26, 1956, after M-137 was realigned to pass to the east of the school and extended further south through the state park area.[10] [11]

On April 30, 2020, the GRCTC was to vote on a resolution to accept jurisdiction over M-137 from MDOT,[12] effective June 1, 2020;[13] the board approved the resolution.[14] MDOT announced on August 6, 2020, that jurisdiction had been transferred at the beginning of June and that all M-137 signage had since been removed.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. James . Lake . August 6, 2020 . MDOT Transfers M-137 Jurisdiction to Grand Traverse County Road Commission . Michigan Department of Transportation . August 16, 2020 . September 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921170834/https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620-535825--,00.html . live .
  2. 2012 . G8 .
  3. Web site: Bureau of Transportation Planning . Traffic Monitoring Information System . Michigan Department of Transportation . 2008 . April 8, 2011 . July 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702025019/http://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/tmispublic/ . live .
  4. Michigan Department of Transportation . Lansing . Scale not given . National Highway System, Michigan . April 23, 2006 . Michigan Department of Transportation . PDF . October 7, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004040152/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MDOT_NHS_Statewide_150626_7.pdf . October 4, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Stefan . Natzke . Mike . Neathery . Kevin . Adderly . What is the National Highway System? . National Highway System . . June 20, 2012 . July 1, 2012 . amp . September 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120924215257/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ . live .
  6. 1930-01-01 . yes . yes .
  7. 1930-07-01 .
  8. 1931-07-01 . yes . G8 .
  9. 1931-10-01 . G8 .
  10. Michigan Department of Transportation . Lansing . Scale not given . amp . Michigan Department of Transportation . August 31, 2001 . Right-of-Way File Application . Grand Traverse County . http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/ROWFiles/files/Grand%20Traverse/sheet024.pdf . PDF . V3 Consultants . Sheet 24 . June 25, 2012 .
  11. Michigan Department of Transportation . Lansing . Scale not given . amp . Michigan Department of Transportation . August 31, 2001 . Right-of-Way File Application . Grand Traverse County . http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/ROWFiles/files/Grand%20Traverse/sheet025.pdf . PDF . V3 Consultants . Sheet 25 . June 25, 2012 .
  12. News: Milligan . Beth . April 30, 2020 . Road Commission Prepares for Next Phase of East–West Corridor Study, Takeover of M-137 in Interlochen . The Ticker . Traverse City, Michigan . May 26, 2020 . June 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628222907/https://www.traverseticker.com/news/road-commission-prepares-for-next-phase-of-east-west-corridor-study-takeover-of-m-137-in-interlochen/ . live .
  13. Web site: Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County . April 30, 2020 . Resolution 2020-04-06: Jurisdictional Transfer of M-137, Green Lake Township . Traverse City, Michigan . Grand Traverse County Road Commission . May 26, 2020 . January 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121043607/http://gtcrc.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04302020-145#page=51 . live .
  14. Web site: Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County . April 30, 2020 . Minutes for the Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting of Thursday, April 30, 2020 . Traverse City, Michigan . Grand Traverse County Road Commission . May 26, 2020 . January 17, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117221131/http://gtcrc.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05282020-147 . live .

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