M-48

M-48
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	43.75 mi[1] (70.41 km)
Formed:	1920
West end:	I-75 near Rudyard
Major junctions:	M-48/M-129 north of Pickford M-48/M-129 south of Pickford
East end:	M-134 south of Goetzville
Counties:	Chippewa, Mackinac
Michigan highways < M-47 M-49 >

M-48 is an east–west highway in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects Rudyard with Pickford and continues to the far eastern end of the UP.

Route description

It currently runs from Rudyard easterly to the north of Pickford. There it joins with M-129 to the south side of Pickford. M-48 runs solo to an end on M-134 south of Goetzville and west of DeTour Village.

At the west end, M-48 passes over I-75 without an interchange. It runs past the freeway, turns north to Rudyard and then runs back to an interchange with I-75 at exit 373.

History

In 1920, M-48 ran from Rudyard to Trout Lake along the current H-40. At Rexton, M-48 turned north to Newberry. In 1949, M-48 was relocated from Rexton to Epoufette to end at US 2. In 1960, M-48 was truncated on the west end back to the current H-63/Mackinac Trail at Rudyard.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Chippewa	Rudyard	0.00	I-75	Western terminus at Exit 373
			H-63 (Mackinac Trail)
	Pickford		M-129
	Goetzville		M-134	Eastern terminus

References

External links

• M-48 Endpoint Photos
• Former M-48 Eastern terminus (@ DeTour Village)