Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 6.831 mi[1] (10.993 km) | |||
Existed | c. May 1, 1929[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | M-22 near Empire | |||
North end | M-22 at Glen Arbor | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Michigan | |||
Counties | Leelanau | |||
Highway system | ||||
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M-109 is the designation of a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan that runs between Empire and Glen Arbor. The highway is a loop connected to M-22 at both ends that allows tourists access to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and the Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive located on a section of sandy forest land between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake. The trunkline traverses an area named the "Most Beautiful Place in America" by Good Morning America, the morning show on ABC. The highway was designated by 1929 and fully paved in 1939.