M-32 (Michigan highway): Difference between revisions

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*{{jct|state=MI|US|131}} near [[Elmira, Michigan|Elmira]]<br>

*{{jct|state=MI|I|75}} at [[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]]<br>

*{{jct|state=MI|M|33}} at [[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]]<br>

*{{jct|state=MI|M|65}} near [[Lachine, Michigan|Lachine]] }}

'''M-32''' is a [[Michigan State Trunkline Highway System|state trunkline highway]] in the [[Lower Peninsula of Michigan|Lower Peninsula]] of the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. It is an east–west routehighway running just over {{convert|100|mi|km|1}} from [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] in [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]] to [[U.S. Route 23 (Michigan)|US Highway 23]] (US&nbsp;23) in [[Alpena, Michigan|Alpena]]. It runs via [[Gaylord, Michigan|Gaylord]] and [[Atlanta, Michigan|Atlanta]] through forested terrain. There is one [[business spur]] for the highway that currently exists.

M-32 starts an intersection with [[M-66 (Michigan highway)|M-66]] at the corner of Lake and Water streets in [[East Jordan, Michigan|East Jordan]]. From there it follows Water, Bridge, Mill and State streets through town. It finally turns south on Maple Street leaving town. The trunkline turns east on Rogers Road south of Patricia Lake and then runs southeast into [[Antrim County, Michigan|Antrim County]]. There it joins [[U.S. Route 131|US&nbsp;131]] along a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] before turning east through [[Elmira, Michigan|Elmira]] and running east toward Gaylord. North of the Alba Road intersection, M-32 passes a cluster of lakes that includes Lake 27. Continuing east, M-32 crosses through a retail corridor before it passes under [[Interstate 75 (Michigan)|Interstate 75]] (I-75) and runs into downtown Gaylord with [[Interstate 75 Business (Gaylord, Michigan)|Business Loop I-75]] (BL&nbsp;I-75). Passing out of Gaylord, the highway runs southeasterly toward [[Johannesburg, Michigan|Johannesburg]]. The road passes Big Lake and turns south on Turtle Lake Road at the intersection with Beckett Road. The highway resumes its eastward path on McCoy Road into Johannesburg. It passes through the community and meets the county line in [[Vienna Township, Montmorency County, Michigan|Vienna]]. There M-32 turns northwesterly to Atlanta. In town, M-32 meets and joins [[M-33 (Michigan highway)|M-33]]. The two highways cross the [[Thunder Bay River]] before parting ways east of Atlanta in [[Avery Township, Michigan|Avery Township]]. M-32 turns north by Fletcher Pond, which straddles the [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency]]–[[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena]] county line. Outside of the village of [[Hillman, Michigan|Hillman]], M-32 passes [[M-32 (Michigan highway)#Business spur|Business M-32]] (BUS&nbsp;Bus. M-32). In western Alpena County, the trunkline runs to the north of Manning Hill and passes the south end of the [[Alpena County Regional Airport]] outside Alpena. In the city, M-32 follows Washington Avenue, then briefly turns onto a one-way pair with eastbound along Second Avenue and westbound along Third Avenue. The end of the highway is at US&nbsp;23, blocks from the [[Thunder Bay]] of [[Lake Huron]].<ref name="google">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=MI-32%2FWater+St&daddr=M+32%2FMI-32+to:M+32+E%2FMI-32+to:E+Washington+Ave&hl=en&geocode=FUj_sAIdJt7s-g%3BFT6crwIdZDfx-g%3BFeVwrgId9F_2-g%3BFSyVrwIdJuwG-w&mra=ls&via=1,2&sll=45.069278,-83.449144&sspn=0.038674,0.058022&ie=UTF8&t=p&z=9 |title= Overview Map of M-32 |accessdateaccess-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref>

All of M-32 consists of rural two-lane highway outside of the city of Gaylord. The highway passes through forest lands outside of the communities along the highway.<ref name="google"/> From US&nbsp;131 east to the eastern terminus at US&nbsp;23, M-32 is listed on the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] (NHS), a group of highways which are determined to be important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref>{{cite web |first1= Stefan |last1= Natzke |first2= Mike |last2= Neathery |first3= Kevin |last3= Adderly |url= http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/ |title= What is the National Highway System? |work= National Highway System |publisher= [[Federal Highway Administration]] |date= June 20, 2012 |accessdateaccess-date= July 1, 2012 |name-list-style=amp}}</ref> The exception is a portion in eastern [[Otsego County, Michigan|Otsego]] and western [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency]] counties, between the corner of Beckett & Turtle Lake Roads, six miles (10&nbsp;km) east of Gaylord to the crossroads known as Big Rock, five miles (8&nbsp;km) west of Atlanta.<ref name="fhwanhs"/>

As stated above, aA portion of M-32 is not on the NHS. Instead, the Federal Highway Administration map for the NHS in Michigan shows a proposed realignment that has not been built as of 2008.<ref name="fhwanhs">{{cite map |url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/mi/mi_michigan.pdf |title=National Highway System: Michigan |accessdateaccess-date=February 8, 2008 |date=August 2006 |format=PDF |work= |author= Federal Highway Administration |location= Washington, DC |publisher= Federal Highway Administration |archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061209124453/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/maps/mi/mi_michigan.pdf |archivedatearchive-date= December 9, 2006}}</ref>

Municipal officials in the Village of [[Ellsworth, Michigan|Ellsworth]] have sought an extension of M-32 westward from East Jordan to end at [[U.S. Route 31 (Michigan)|US&nbsp;31]].<ref name="tcre">{{cite news |url=http://archives.record-eagle.com/2005/sep/18m32.htm |title=M-32 road extension sought |accessdateaccess-date=February 8, 2008 |last=Matheny |first=Keith |date=September 18, 2005 |work=Traverse City Record-Eagle |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20130201084443/http://archives.record-eagle.com/2005/sep/18m32.htm |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Such an extension would restore M-32's status as a "cross-peninsular" highway, making it the 4th if extended.

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|road={{jct|state=MI|I|75|location1=[[Mackinac Bridge]]|city2=Saginaw}}<br />{{jct|state=MI|BL|75|dab1=Gaylord|dir1=south}}

|road={{jct|state=MI|CDH|F-21|county1=Montmorency|dir1=north|city1=Hillman}}<!--according to Google Street View imagery from September 2019, there is no signage for Bus. M-32 here, just F-21.-->