M-69 (Michigan highway)

This article is about the state trunkline highway in Michigan. For the Interstate Highway, see Interstate 69 in Michigan.
M-69 marker
M-69
Map
M-69 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length65.260 mi[1] (105.026 km)
Existedc. July 1, 1919[2]–present
Major junctions
West end US 2 / US 141 in Crystal Falls
Major intersections
East end US 2 / US 41 near Bark River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesIron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta
Highway system
← BL I-69→ M-70
← G-18G-30→ G-38

M-69 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects with US Highway 2 (US 2) on both ends in Crystal Falls and near Bark River. In between, the highway runs for 65.26 miles (105.03 km) in rural UP forest lands.

Before the creation of the U.S. Highway System, the current M-69 was a portion of M-12. The original M-69 was replaced by US 102 and the M-69 designation was reused on a section of M-12 not replaced by US 2. Further changes to the current highway truncated it for three decades. The eastern section removed from M-69 was given the County-Designated Highway designation G-30 until the change was reversed. In 2002, the historic Paint River Bridge in Crystal Falls was rehabilitated, repairing it and restoring it to the original appearance.

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