M-61 (Michigan highway)

M-61
M-61 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	62.276 mi[1] (100.224 km)
Existed	c. July 1, 1919[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	M-115 in Marion
Major intersections	M-66 near Marion US 127 in Harrison M-18 in Gladwin M-30 in Wooden Shoe Village I-75 near Standish
East end	US 23 in Standish
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Osceola, Clare, Gladwin, Bay, Arenac
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways
← M-60 → M-62

M-61 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs between Marion and Standish. The highway runs along the boundary area between Northern Michigan and Central Michigan in the Lower Peninsula. M-61 runs through rural forestland connecting several smaller communities together as it connects M-115, US Highway 127 (US 127), Interstate 75 (I-75) and US 23. Less than 10,000 vehicles a day use various segments of the roadway on average.

The trunkline was first designated along a portion of its current alignment by 1919. M-61 was extended in segments through 1940, with a truncation at the end of the 1950s. One change in routing in the 1970s resulted in the current routing of the highway.