Michigan Highways: County-Designated H-16 through H-63

Intercounty Highway Routes H-16 through H-63

"H-16" | H-33 | H-37 | H-40 | H-42 | H-44 WEST | H-44 EAST | H-52 | H-57 | H-58 | H-60 | H-63 | OLD-27 | OLD-76 | Jump to Bottom

See the Intercounty Highways page for complete details and historical background on Michigan's Intercounty Highway System.

Southern Terminus:

Wisconsin state line (connection w/Wisconsin STH-17) in extreme southwestern Iron County

Northern Terminus:

M-38, 5.4 miles west of Nisula and 7.2 miles east of jct M-26

Length:

52.647 miles

Map:

Route Map of FFH-16

Notes:

"H-16" has never been an actual route and has never been signed in the field. One will not find any "H-16" route markers along the route of Federal Forest Highway 16, nor do any such signs exist along the three state trunkline highways—US-2, M-28 and M-38—which intersect this route. The only reason an "H-16," which sits in the middle of the "G" region for Intercounty Highways no less, is even discussed is due to a recurring cartographic error on the Official Michigan Transportation Map.

In 1983, a new Intercounty Highway debuted on the Official Michigan Transportation Map running along Federal Forest Highway 16 (FFH-16) from US-2 west of Iron River northerly to M-28 at Kenton. This was odd for several reasons. First, FFH-16 itself runs from the Wisconsin state line well south of US-2 northerly to M-38 between Nisula and Greenland, well north of Kenton. Second, Iron and Houghton Cos do not participate in the Intercounty Highway program. This new phantom "H-16" seemed to be an erroneous attempt to indicate FFH-16 on the map. However, all traces of "H-16" were removed from the map for the 1985 issue, but this never-posted, never-designated route would not stay gone for long.

In 1992, MDOT re-added the phantom "H-16" back to its Official Michigan Transportation Map, this time coinciding with the entire length of FFH-16, thereby verifying the theory they were attempting to show the route of FFH-16 and not "H-16," which, since it is an even-numbered route, would run east-west in southern Delta, Schoolcraft and/or Mackinac Cos and east of US-41 which is the "G/H" dividing line for Intercounty Highways in the Upper Peninsula. This error has survived now for over three decades and, as such, now appears on many commercially-produced maps and road atlases which use the Official Michigan Transportation Map as a primary source, including Rand McNally, Universal Map and many of the on-line mapping services when they first debuted. However, as of the 2020s, Google Maps seems to (somewhat) more properly label this route as "NF-16" and "Federal Forest Highway 16" in Iron Co, a rather odd "Nat for Dev Rd 16 S" and "Nat for Dev Rd 16 N" in southern Houghton Co before going off the rails somewhat with "County Rd FF 16" then back to "NF-16" before terminating at M-38. All of these names for a road which could just be correctly labeled as "Federal Forest Hwy 16" or "FFH-16" for its entire length. However, also as of the mid-2020s, Bing Maps takes the award for properly labelling this roadway, calling it "Federal Forest Highway 16" throughout! Over at Mapquest, however, the wheels fall off the bus: While the Houghton Co segment of FFH-16 is somewhat properly labeled as "NF-16," when it gets to Iron Co, the roadname switches to "Old US-16!" and actual US-16 route markers are added to the route. One must wonder if the folks at Maquest even care anymore...

This route is designated "Federal Forest Highway 16," abbreviated FFH-16 while most locals refer to it as "Forest Highway 16." While MDOT signs this route with actual "NF-16" route markers at its northern end along M-38, the junctions with M-28 at Kenton and US-2 near Golden Lake are simply signed as "FFH-16" using standard white-lettering-on-green "advance road name" signs.

Counties:

Iron | Houghton | Ontonagon

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Western Terminus:

US-2 just west of Gould City (cnr Manistique Lakes Rd & US-2)

Eastern Terminus:

M-28, 2.5 miles southeast of McMillan and 4.3 miles west of jct M-28 & M-117 near Newberry

Length:

18.222 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-33

Notes:

Today's H-33 follows the former route of M-135.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Mackinac | Luce

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Southern Terminus:

M-123 at Four Mile Corner, four miles north of Newberry

Northern Terminus:

Muskallonge Lake State Park entrance (at the site of the former community of Deer Park) at a connection with H-58

Length:

22.851 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-37

Notes:

Signage at the northern terminus of H-37, at the connection with H-58, is non-existant. While there are very few "H-37" route markers along the route, no "H-58" signs of any type appear in Luce Co.

H-37 runs along Luce Co Rd 407 for its entire length, a route which was originally slated to become a state trunkline highway designated M-48. The trunkline plan was dropped in the 1950s, however.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

County:

Luce

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Western Terminus:

M-117 in Engadine (cnr of Country Ave & Hiawatha Trail)

Eastern Terminus:

H-63 in Rudyard at cnr H-63/Mackinac Trail & Main St

Length:

52.817 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-40

Notes:

H-40 is one of the original two Intercounty Highways in Michigan. It was originally given the designation of B-1 in 1971, indicating the Department of State Highways intended to number all such highways using an "A-" prefix in the Lower Peninsula and a "B-" prefix in the Upper Peninsula. The next year it had been redesignated as H-40 when the plan was reorganized and widened to utilize the letters "A" through "H."

The entire length of today's H-40 was formerly on the state trunkline system at some point. It follows portions of former routings of US-2 and M-48.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Mackinac | Chippewa

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Western Terminus:

M-77, 2.1 miles south of Germfask

Eastern Terminus:

H-33 in Curtis at cnr of Main St & Manistique Lakes Rd

Length:

10.224 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-42

Notes:

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Schoolcraft | Mackinac

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Western Terminus:

US-41 at Kiva

Eastern Terminus:

M-67 just south of Limestone

Length:

8.149 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-44 (West Segment)

Notes:

The western of two H-44 routes in Michigan. The other is almost 50 miles due east in Schoolcraft and Mackinac Counties.

Evidence exists that a third routing of H-44 exists, also in Alger Co. Beginning at H-05/Rapid River Truck Tr and continuing easterly via Doe Lake Rd, ending at H-09/Buckhorn Rd south of Whitmore. This third routing is not signed in the field, as far as can be determined, and has never appeared on the Official Michigan Transportation Map.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

County:

Alger

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Western Terminus:

Germfask at M-77

Eastern Terminus:

H-33 near Helmer

Length:

11.594 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-44 (East Segment)

Notes:

The eastern of two H-44 routes in Michigan, this highway runs via a former state trunkline highway designated M-98. The other H-44 route is almost 50 miles due west in Alger County.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Schoolcraft | Mackinac

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

NW'ern Terminus:

H-58 in Melstrand, 13.7 miles east of downtown Munising

SE'ern Terminus:

M-28, 9.2 miles east of Shingleton

Length:

12.631 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-52

Notes:

At last count, only three H-52 route markers were in existence... anywhere. Two of the signs are located along M-28 either side of this route's southeastern terminus, while the third is located on eastbound H-52 about 1/4 miles east of its terminus at H-58. This third sign is an old, beat-up county-made marker from the 1970s and had definately seen better days. There is absolutely no H-52 signage along H-58 in Melstrand. Tourists should only attempt to navigate this route with a very detailed and accurate map.

H-52 may or may not be considered to exist at present. The route no longer appears on the Official Michigan Highway Map produced by MDOT as of 2006. Future research will, hopefully, help determine if H-52 still exists.

H-52 is almost completely gravel-surfaced, with the last 3/4-mile at Melstrand consisting of a rough, pockmarked paved surface.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Alger | Schoolcraft

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Southern Terminus:

US-2, 11 miles northwest of Saint Ignace

Northern Terminus:

M-123 in Allenville near Moran

Length:

7.634 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-57

Notes:

Although unsigned in the field, Federal Forest Highway 57 (FFH-57) is designated concurrently with H-57 over its entire length.

Other than the two pairs of H-57 route markers along US-2 and M-123 and two markers posted by Mackinac Co at either end of this route, there are no other H-57 signs in existence.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

County:

Mackinac

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

PLEASE NOTE:
The H-58 route information has moved to its own page: H-58 Route Listing.

Western Terminus:

H-58 at "Kingston Corners" in the Kingston Plains area of central Alger Co, 26.1 miles east of Munising

Eastern Terminus:

M-77 at "Green Haven," 9.5 miles south of Grand Marais

Length:

11.993 miles

Map:

Route Map of Unsigned H-60

Notes:

H-60 has never been indicated on the Official Michigan Transportation Map and only appears on few other maps. Route markers pointing to this route have never been posted by MDOT along M-77 south of Grand Marais and it seems Alger Co has never actually posted route markers along H-60. Thus, very little is known about this route.

While actual "H-60" Intercounty route markers have, to the best of anyone's knowledge, never been been posted along Adams Trail, the Alger Co Road Commission has, at least, posted one sign at each end of the route: One for eastbound traffic just east of the H-58 jct at "Kingston Corners" and another for westbound traffic just west of M-77 at "Green Haven." They show the name of the roadway, the direction of travel, and the distance to the highway motorists will find at the other end of the route. (See renderings at right.)

Motorists wishing to explore H-60 will likely have a difficult time finding maps showing the route, however actually finding and following the route is rather easy. It begins at H-58 where that route turns northerly toward the lakeshore in the Kingston Plains about 26 miles northeast of Munising and continues easterly via Adams Trail for almost exactly 12 miles to M-77 where it terminates.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

County:

Alger

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Southern Terminus:

Cnr of BL I-75 & Mackinac Trail in Evergreen Shores (north of Saint Ignace), immediately east of I-75 at Exit 348

Northern Terminus:

BS I-75 on the south city limit of Sault Ste Marie (cnr Mackinac Trail & 3 Mile Rd)

Length:

45.374 miles

Map:

Route Map of H-63

Notes:

H-63, also known as Mackinac Trail for its entire length, follows the former route of US-2 between St Ignace and Sault Ste Marie.

History:

A detailed route history is under development.

Counties:

Mackinac | Chippewa

Photographs:

Weblinks:

• none

Related Routes

PLEASE NOTE:
The OLD-27 route information has moved to its own page: OLD-27 Route Listing.

PLEASE NOTE:
The OLD-76 route information has moved to its own page: OLD-76 Route Listing.

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