M-58 (Michigan highway)
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length: | 5.14 mi[1] (8.27 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1971 – present | |||
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| West end: |  M-47 near Shields |
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 M-84 at Saginaw |
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| East end: |  I-675 at Saginaw |
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→M-58 is a 5.14-mile (8.27 km) east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs from M-47 in Saginaw Charter Township east to Exit 3 of I-675 near the north part of downtown Saginaw.
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[edit] Route description
M-58 starts at an intersection with M-47/Midland Road near the Tittabawassee River in Saginaw Charter Township. It runs east on State Street through a commercial area in the township. Continuing east, the adjoining properties transition to residential buildings. Between Avalon and Lathrop avenues, M-58 splits into a one-way pairing of streets. Eastbound traffic continues along State Street, but westbound traffic uses Davenport Avenue, one block to the north. Just east of this split, M-58 crosses into the City of Saginaw.[2]
In Saginaw, the two parallel streets continue east and meet M-84 which runs north–south along Bay Street. The distance between the two parallel streets decreases east of North Carolina Street when Davenport Avenue shifts to the south. The intersection with Hill Street marks the beginning of the connections to the exit 3 interchange along a bend in the I-675 freeway. Hill Street is one-way carrying traffic southbound exiting from southbound I-675 to either direction of M-58. Two blocks west, Michigan Avenue carries traffic northbound under the freeway, connecting to a ramp to northbound I-675 before continuing north through the city of Saginaw. East of this intersection, State Street curves to the north, intersecting Davenport Avenue and merging into the ramp for southbound I-675. A loop ramp across the freeway provides access from northbound I-675 to Davenport Avenue. This interchange complex marks the eastern terminus of M-58.[2]
[edit] History
[edit] Current designation
This route is the third iteration of M-58 in Michigan. This route came into being when the western segment of M-81 was redesignated in 1971 following the completion of I-675 into downtown Saginaw.
[edit] Previous designations
In the 1920s, the first M-58 was a 24-mile (39 km) route connecting M-40 (now M-51) in downtown Niles with M-11 (later US 12, and presently Business Loop I-94) south of downtown St. Joseph. In 1922, the route was extended south of Niles to the Indiana border and in 1926 the entire length was redesignated as a part of US 31.
From 1930 through 1961, a second iteration of M-58 existed in Oakland County as a western bypass around Pontiac. The route ran from US 10 (the corner of Woodward Avenue & Square Lake Road south of Pontiac west to Telegraph Road and then north along Telegraph road to US 10/Dixie Highway north of Pontiac.
[edit] Major intersections
The entire highway is in Saginaw County.
| Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Saginaw Charter Township | 0.00 | M-47 – Midland, Shields |
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| Saginaw | M-84 north – Bay City |
Southern terminus of M-84 | |
| 5.14 | I-675 – Bay City, Flint |
Exit 3 on I-675 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Michigan Highways: Highways 50 through 59 Christopher J. Bessert. URL Accessed October 28, 2006.
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – Overview Map of M-58 [map]. Cartography by Google, Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
