M-69 | |||||||
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M-69 highlighted in red
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Maintained by MDOT | |||||||
Length: | 65.260 mi (105.026 km) | ||||||
Existed: | c. July 1, 1919 – present | ||||||
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West end: | US 2 / US 141 in Crystal Falls | ||||||
G-69 in Foster City | |||||||
East end: | US 2 / US 41 near Bark River | ||||||
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Counties: | Iron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta | ||||||
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G-30 | |
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Location: | Randville–Hyde |
Length: | 46.470 mi (74.786 km) |
Existed: | c. October 5, 1970–1993 |
M-69 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the U.S. state of Michigan. It connects with US Highway 2 (US 2) on both ends in Crystal Falls and near Bark River. In between, the highway runs for 65.260 miles (105.026 km) in rural UP forest lands.
Before the creation of the U.S. Highway System, the current M-69 was a portion of M-12. The original M-69 was replaced by US 102 and the M-69 designation was reused on a section of M-12 not replaced by US 2. Further changes to the current highway truncated it for three decades. The eastern section removed from M-69 was given the County-Designated Highway name of G-30 until the change was reversed. In 2002, the historic Paint River Bridge in Crystal Falls was rehabilitated, repairing it and restoring it to the original appearance.