M-152 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan in Cass and Van Buren counties. The highway runs through the Sister Lakes area providing access to the lake cabins and adjoining farmlands. The highway has existed mostly unchanged since the designation was commissioned in the 1930s.
 M-152 | ||||
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 M-152 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 7.701 mi[1] (12.394 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Van Buren–Berrien county line | |||
| East end |   M-51 north of Dowagiac | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Van Buren, Cass | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editM-152 begins at an intersection with South County Line Road on the border between Van Buren and Berrien counties just west of Round Lake. Known as 92nd Avenue, M-152 travels due east past the Sister Lakes area before turning south on 66th Street. From there, the road passes between Dewey and Magician Lakes before returning to its easterly course where it assumes the name Dewey Lake Street. Between the western terminus and Dewey Lake Street, the highway passes provides access to the cabins around the lakes. The route continues eastward for nearly three and a half miles through farmland before terminating at a junction with M-51.[4] M-152 is not on the National Highway System, a system of regionally important highways.[5] In a traffic survey by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in 2009, the department measured the average annual daily traffic (AADT), a computation of the average traffic levels for a segment of roadway on any given day of the year. This was calculated at 3,318 vehicles over the entire length of M-152. The commercial AADT in the same survey was 73 vehicles.[6]
History
editM-152 was assumed into the state trunkline system in 1933.[2][3] Aside from completing the pavement surfacing of the road in 1945,[7][8] the route has remain unchanged since its inception.[9] The highway has been considered a potential candidate for transfer to local control. MDOT marked it as a "proposed transfer" in its Control Section Atlas in 1978.[10]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren | Keeler Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | South County Line Road Napier Avenue | Berrien–Van Buren county line; roadway continues westward as Napier Avenue |
| 2.912 | 4.686 | Van Buren–Cass county line | |||
| Cass | Silver Creek Township | 7.701 | 12.394 | M-51 – Decatur, Dowagiac | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § N8. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
- ^ a b Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (September 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § N8. OCLC 12701053.
- ^ "Overview Map of M-152" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (June 1, 1945). Official Highway Map of Michigan (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § N8. OCLC 554645076. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Michigan History Center.
- ^ Michigan State Highway Department (October 1, 1945). Official Highway Map of Michigan (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § N8. OCLC 554645076.
- ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2010). Uniquely Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § N8. OCLC 42778335, 639960603.
- ^ Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation (July 1, 1978). "Cass County" (Map). Control Section Atlas. Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation.
External links
edit- M-152 at Michigan Highways