M-147 was a
state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. The route started at
M-106 just north of
Jackson and stopped at the entrance of
State Prison of Southern Michigan
Michigan State Prison or Jackson State Prison, which opened in 1839, was the first prison in Michigan. After 150 years, the prison was divided, starting in 1988, into four distinct prisons, still in Jackson: the Parnall Correctional Facility which ...
. The route of M-147 was transferred to local control in 1991 after being signed originally in 1936.
Route description
M-147 started at an intersection with M-106 west of the
State Prison of Southern Michigan
Michigan State Prison or Jackson State Prison, which opened in 1839, was the first prison in Michigan. After 150 years, the prison was divided, starting in 1988, into four distinct prisons, still in Jackson: the Parnall Correctional Facility which ...
property. From there, the trunkline ran about a half mile (0.8 km) due east to the prison gate and terminated. Just east of the terminus was a branch line of the
Grand Trunk Western Railroad.
In 1976, a newspaper article said that "it's ... the second shortest highway on Michigan's state highway system, but for those who travel it one way, M-147 is the longest road in the world" in discussing its role as the connection to the state prison, the world's largest walled prison. Another in 1972, called it a "snippet of highway" that "most people hope they never have to travel" in a profile of short highways to "important places".
History
M-147 was designated in 1936 to connect the prison property with the state trunkline system.
It would remain under state control until January 5, 1991 when it was turned over to
Jackson County.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
Former M-147at Michigan Highways
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147 147 may refer to:
* 147 (number), a natural number
* AD 147, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century
* 147 BC, a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar
* 147 AH, a year in the Islamic calendar that corresponds to 764 – 765 CE
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Transportation in Jackson County, Michigan