M-70 was a
state trunkline highway in the US state of
Michigan. In the 1920s, the highway originally connected
Sterling in southwest
Arenac County
Arenac County ( ) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 15,002. The county seat is Standish, Michigan, Standish.
History
Arenac County was ...
with
Prescott in southeast
Ogemaw County
Ogemaw County ( ') is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 20,770. The county seat is West Branch.
The county newspaper of record is the ''Ogemaw Herald''.
History
Ogemaw County started a ...
. The route was later adjusted to run from
M-76 near Sterling along a convoluted route through
Maple Ridge and Prescott to end at
M-55 in
Nester's Corners. The highway was still a gravel road when the designation was removed by 1960.
Route description
The final route used by M-70 followed Melita Road starting at M-76 northwest of
Sterling. The highway ran north and crossed the
Rifle River
Rifle River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 7, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan. It rises in northeastern Ogemaw County and flows through Arenac Co ...
at a point between sections of the
Ogemaw State Forest. The highway turned east on Main Street Road in
Melita. From there, M-70 ran east on Main Street Road to the junction with Reed Road where it turned northward to Maple Ridge Road. The highway followed Maple Ridge Road east into Maple Ridge and turned north on Briggs Road. Crossing the Ogemaw–Arenac county line, the road name changed to Sage Lake Road into the village of
Prescott. From there, it turned westerly on Greenwood Road through downtown Prescott, and north on Clark Road to end at
M-55 one mile (1.6 km) west of
Nester Corners, which is the intersection of South Sage Lake Road and M-55.
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History
M-70 was first shown on a state map on July 1, 1919, with the debut of the Michigan state trunkline highway system. The original routing was shown between M-76 at Sterling and M-55 at Prescott.[
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
Former M-70
at Michigan Highways
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Transportation in Arenac County, Michigan
Transportation in Ogemaw County, Michigan