M-168 was one of the shortest
state trunkline highways in the US state of
Michigan
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, extending just under a mile (1.6 km) from a junction with
M-22
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History
On March 22, 2015, the duo met during a joint ...
in downtown
Elberta to the former
Ann Arbor Railroad ferry docks. It followed the south shore of Lake Betsie (formed by the
Betsie River
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before flowing into
Lake Michigan
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). The highway was commissioned in 1931 and served as a connection to the car ferries until 1984. The road was reconstructed by the
Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is a constitutional government principal department of the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interst ...
(MDOT) in preparation to transfer it to village control. That transfer happened on April 24, 2012, and now the former highway is a village street.
Route description
M-168 began at a junction with
M-22
M-22 are a British-German DJ and producer duo consisting of Matt James and Frank Sanders. On March 22, the duo met, through a joint production, which is the reason for their stage name.
History
On March 22, 2015, the duo met during a joint ...
just west of where M-22 crosses over Lake Betsie. Known as Frankfort Avenue, M-168 then traveled to the northwest near the shore of the lake through a mixed residential and commercial area before turning slightly westward onto Furnace Avenue. Along Furnace Avenue, the roadway is lined with homes on one side and lake frontage on the other. Eventually, the road curves to the west where it intersects Betsie Valley Trail coming to its terminus shortly thereafter at the former Ann Arbor Railroad ferry docks.
History
M-168 had existed in its current location since 1931. It was originally assumed into the state trunkline system at in length.
Aside from a minor realignment of the junction with M-22 in 1987, the route had remained in this configuration since 1931.
From its creation until 1984, the road was the main entrance for cars bound for boarding the
car ferry.
An MDOT document indicated that in 2010, a $2.1 million project would reconstruct M-168. Upon completion of the project, the route would be jurisdictionally transferred to the Village of
Elberta, thereby removing M-168 from the state trunkline system.
This transfer was finalized on April 24, 2012, and afterwards, the former M-168 was reclassified a village street.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
Former M-168at Michigan Highways
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168
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Transportation in Benzie County, Michigan