M-110 (Michigan highway)
Encyclopedia
M-110 was the designation of a former state trunkline route
in the US state of Michigan
. The route was a short spur that provided access to Orchard Beach State Park
.
at Parkdale on the northern boundary of the city of Manistee
. From there, the route traveled north near the shore of Lake Michigan
and terminated at an intersection with Kott Road just north of the park.
transferred M-110 to the Manistee County
Road Commission.
Michigan Highway System
The Michigan State Trunkline Highway System is made up of all the highways designated as Interstates, U.S. Highways and State Highways in the US state of Michigan. The system is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation and comprises of trunklines in all 83 counties of Michigan on...
in the US state of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The route was a short spur that provided access to Orchard Beach State Park
Orchard Beach State Park
Orchard Beach State Park is a state park in Manistee Township, just north of Manistee, Michigan. Situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, the park offers a beach, campground and hiking trails.-History:...
.
Route description
The southern terminus of the route was at a junction with US 31U.S. Route 31
U.S. Route 31 is a long north–south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with its northern terminus at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City, Michigan, and southern terminus at the combined U.S. Route 90 & U.S. Route 98 at Spanish Fort, Alabama...
at Parkdale on the northern boundary of the city of Manistee
Manistee, Michigan
Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from...
. From there, the route traveled north near the shore of Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
and terminated at an intersection with Kott Road just north of the park.
History
From 1927 until 1940, the route consisted of the southernmost 1.3 miles (2,092.1 m) of Lakeshore Road. In 1940, the route was extended 0.4 miles (643.7 m), northerly, to Kott Road. In 2003, the Michigan Department of TransportationMichigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation is a constitutional government agency in the US state of Michigan. The primary purpose of MDOT is to maintain the Michigan State Trunkline Highway System which includes all Interstate, US and state highways in Michigan with the exception of the Mackinac...
transferred M-110 to the Manistee County
Manistee County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,527 people, 9,860 households, and 6,714 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 14,272 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...
Road Commission.