M-83 (Michigan highway)

M-83
M-83 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	14.672 mi[1] (23.612 km)
Existed	1929[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	I-75 / US 23 at Birch Run
Major intersections	M-46 near Frankentrost
North end	M-15 near Richville
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Saginaw
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways
← M-82 → M-84

M-83 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan primarily serving as a link between Interstate 75/US Highway 23 (I-75/US 23) in Birch Run, including a short east–west section with M-54, and the Bavarian-themed town of Frankenmuth. M-83 is primarily a north–south trunkline that passes by such landmarks as Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, Zehnder's and the Bavarian Inn before leaving town. The landscape in the remainder of the area is composed of farm fields between Frankenmuth and the northern terminus at M-15 near Richville.

Previously, the M-83 designation was used for a highway in the Upper Peninsula between 1919 and 1926. Immediately after that, the moniker was used to supplant the M-31 designation in The Thumb area. A disconnected segment of highway was given the M-83 name in 1929 in the Frankenmuth area. The gap between the two roads was eliminated within a year. By the end of the 1930s, the highway was truncated to its current northern terminus in the Richville area, removing The Thumb area segments. The last changes rerouted the southern end to connect with I-75 after that freeway was opened in 1962.