M-95 (Michigan highway)

M-95 marker
M-95
Leif Erickson Memorial Highway
Map
M-95 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length55.162 mi[1] (88.775 km)
Existed1934[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end CTH-N near Kingsford
Major intersections
North end US 41 / M-28 in Humboldt
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesDickinson, Marquette
Highway system
M-94 I-96

M-95, designated the Leif Erickson Memorial Highway,[4] is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. Running from Kingsford to near Champion in Humboldt Township, it is the main connection between Iron Mountain and Marquette along with US Highway 41 (US 41).

M-95 was previously designated as M-45. The number was switched when US 45 was designated in Michigan. The trunkline incorporates a portion of the former M-12 which became US 2. A section of the highway near Republic was turned over to Marquette County during a rerouting of the highway in the 1940s, becoming County Road 601.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRFA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1933). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ C5–D5. OCLC 12701053.
  3. ^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1934). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ C5–D5. OCLC 12701143.
  4. ^ Barnett, LeRoy (2004). A Drive Down Memory Lane: The Named State and Federal Highways of Michigan. Allegan Forest, Michigan: Priscilla Press. pp. 133–4. ISBN 1-886167-24-9.