M-146 was a
state trunkline highway in the US state of
Michigan
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that initially served as a bypass for traffic going around
Port Huron
Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administered separately.
Located along the St. Clair ...
and as a short cut for traffic between
U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) and
M-21 M21 or M-21 may refer to:
Transportation
* M21 (New York City bus), a New York City Bus route in Manhattan
* M-21 highway (Michigan), a road connecting Flint and Grand Rapids
* M21 (East London), a Metropolitan Route in East London, South Africa
...
. Later it connected to the
Blue Water Bridge
The Blue Water Bridge is a twin-span international bridge across the St. Clair River that links Port Huron, Michigan, United States, and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Water Bridge connects Highway 402 in Ontario with both Interstate 69 ...
before it was truncated to its final form. Segments of M-146 still exist today as state highways as part of
Interstate 94 (I-94) and
I-69
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and the Lapeer Connector.
Route description
As the highway last existed, its southern end was at an intersection with M-21 (Lapeer Road) in a residential area of Port Huron west of the
Black River. Following what is today named the Lapeer Connector, M-146 ran northward for about to an interchange with I-94/US 25 where it terminated.
History
When the route debuted in 1933 it served as a connector between US 25 in southwest Port Huron and M-21 along the west side of town.[ The alignment of the freeway stretch of M-146 was shifted slightly as well, allowing for a smoother transition between it and westbound I-94. In addition, the ]diamond interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road.
Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with Water Street along the Blue Water Bridge approach was reconstructed and appropriated into the alignment of I-94. In 1966, with the completion of a new freeway alignment for M-21 between Wadhams Wadhams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Dick Wadhams (born 1955), Republican political consultant
* Edgar Philip Prindle Wadhams, the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg
* Peter Wadhams, professor of Oc ...
and downtown Port Huron, the M-146 designation was removed from the state trunkline system,
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
M-146
at Michigan Highways
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Transportation in St. Clair County, Michigan