M-157 (Michigan highway)

M-157
	Roscommon Road
	M-157 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MDOT
Length	1.193 mi[1] (1.920 km)
Existed	1932[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end	M-55 near Prudenville
North end	M-18 near Prudenville
Location
Counties	Roscommon
Highway system

M-157 is a short state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. The highway is entirely within Roscommon County in the Lower Peninsula. It is the fourth-shortest state highway in the system,[1] and it serves as a connector route between M-18 and M-55 just east of Prudenville. The current roadway was built and designated as M-157 in the 1930s.

Route description

Southern terminus signage at M-55

M-157 begins at an intersection with M-55 east of Prudenville and Houghton Lake. The trunkline angles to the northwest before turning north near Ryan Lake. Serving as a short connector, the highway travels north through the Roscommon State Forest terminating just over a mile later at a junction with M-18.[4][5] M-157 has not been listed on the National Highway System, a system of highways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.[6] The average annual daily traffic (AADT) in 2008 was 496 vehicles per day.[7]

History

Northern terminus signage at M-18

M-157 was originally designated in 1931 as a connector route between M-55 and US 27 (present-day M-18).[8][9] Just a year later, that version was decommissioned, and the road obliterated. A new alignment, the present-day routing of M-157, was then commissioned just to the east.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire highway is in Backus Township, Roscommon County.

mi[1]	km	Destinations
0.000	0.000	M-55 – Houghton Lake, West Branch
1.193	1.920	M-18 – Prudenville, Roscommon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Michigan Department of Transportation & Michigan Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships (2009). MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1932). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.
Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
Michigan Department of Transportation (2009). Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § H10. OCLC 42778335.
Google (April 6, 2010). "Overview Map of M-157" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 6, 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 September 21, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.

External links

M-157 at Michigan Highways

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[PRF-1] Michigan Department of Transportation & Michigan Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships (2009). MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 26, 2009.

[MSHD32-10-2] Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1932). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.

[MSHD33-05-3] Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.

[MDOT09-4] Michigan Department of Transportation (2009). Michigan: Official Department of Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § H10. OCLC 42778335.

[google-5] Google (April 6, 2010). "Overview Map of M-157" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 6, 2010.

[NHS-6] 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 September 21, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.

[TMIS-7] Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 6, 2010.

[MSHD31-07-8] Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.

[MSHD31-10-9] Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § H10. OCLC 12701053.