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M-205 (Michigan highway)
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M-205 was a state trunkline highway
in the US state of Michigan
. The route was turned back to local control in October 2002 by the Michigan Department of Transportation
after the completion of M-217
/Michiana Parkway. The MDOT swapped roads with the Cass County
Road Commission ending the 67-year history of M-205.
state line, where it continued as State Road 19, connecting to Elkhart, Indiana
. Its intersection with US 12 (and northern terminus) was between Union and Adamsville
. It went through no towns within Michigan.
. As part of the swap between MDOT and Cass County, M-217
was designated several miles to the east as a new connecting route to the toll road. M-205 was transferred to local control on October 10, 2002. However, the M-205 designation can still be seen on many maps, including those available from the MDOT as recently as June 2004.
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 turned back to local control in October 2002 by the Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan 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...
after the completion of M-217
M-217 (Michigan highway)
M-217, also known as Michiana Parkway, is a multi-lane state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Michiana Parkway, which extends into Indiana, was constructed as a joint effort of the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Cass County Road Commission and the Elkhart County...
/Michiana Parkway. The MDOT swapped roads with the Cass County
Cass County, Michigan
Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 51,104. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a total population of 316,663 and is sometimes considered part of Greater Michiana...
Road Commission ending the 67-year history of M-205.
Route description
M-205 was a very short highway that ran through wooded terrain from US 12 (the old US 112) to the IndianaIndiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
state line, where it continued as State Road 19, connecting to Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart, Indiana
Elkhart is a city in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The city is located east of South Bend, northwest of Fort Wayne, east of Chicago, and north of Indianapolis...
. Its intersection with US 12 (and northern terminus) was between Union and Adamsville
Adamsville, Michigan
Adamsville, Michigan a populated place in Cass County, Michigan was platted in 1832. Originally named Adamsport. In 1838 it merged with Sage's Mill, a populated place on the other side of a creek, in 1834.-Sources:...
. It went through no towns within Michigan.
History
On the original US Highway plan, US 112 followed what was M-205 into Indiana. Michigan diverted what was then US 112 along a route entirely within Michigan, and the very short, but locally important segment of cut-off highway became US 112S and then M-205. The route served to connect US 12 with the Indiana Toll RoadIndiana Toll Road
The Indiana Toll Road, officially the Indiana East–West Toll Road, is a toll road that runs for east–west across northern Indiana from the Illinois state line to the Ohio state line...
. As part of the swap between MDOT and Cass County, M-217
M-217 (Michigan highway)
M-217, also known as Michiana Parkway, is a multi-lane state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Michiana Parkway, which extends into Indiana, was constructed as a joint effort of the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Cass County Road Commission and the Elkhart County...
was designated several miles to the east as a new connecting route to the toll road. M-205 was transferred to local control on October 10, 2002. However, the M-205 designation can still be seen on many maps, including those available from the MDOT as recently as June 2004.