M-137 (Michigan highway)

M-137 was a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that served as a spur route to the Interlochen Center for the Arts and Interlochen State Park. It started south of the park and ran north between two lakes in the area and through the community of Interlochen to US Highway 31 (US 31) in Grand Traverse County. The highway was first shown without a number label on maps in 1930 and labeled after an extension the next year. The highway's current routing was established in the 1950s. Jurisdiction of the roadway was transferred from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to the Grand Traverse County Road Commission in June 2020, and the highway designation was decommissioned in the process; signage was removed by August 2020 to reflect the changeover.

"M137" redirects here. For the Mercedes-Benz engine, see Mercedes-Benz M137 engine.

M-137
M-137 highlighted in red
Route information
Length2.884 mi[1] (4.641 km)
Existed1930[2][3]–2020[4]
Major junctions
South endVagabond Lane at Interlochen State Park
North end US 31 in Interlochen
Location
CountiesGrand Traverse
Highway system
← M-136→ M-138

Route description

M-137 began at the southern end of Interlochen State Park at an intersection with Vagabond Lane. Farther south, the roadway continues toward Green Lake Airport as County Road 137 (CR 137), also known as Karlin Road. The state highway was a two-lane road that meandered north, passing the entrance to the state park and near the Interlochen Center for the Arts. The road continued along the isthmus between Green and Duck lakes. North of the school, the highway passed through a wooded section before entering the community of Interlochen itself near the Green Lake Township Hall. There M-137 ran almost due north before terminating at its connection with the rest of the state trunkline system at US 31 at Interlochen Corners. The roadway continues north of US 31 as South Long Lake Road after the M-137 designation ended.[5][6]

M-137 was maintained by MDOT like other state highways in Michigan. According to the department in 2010, 4,868 vehicles used the highway daily on average.[7] No section of M-137 had been listed on the National Highway System,[8] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.[9]

History
M-137 reassurance marker near Diamond Park Road and the entrance to Interlochen Center for the Arts, May 2018

A highway along the route of M-137 connecting US 31 south to the state park was added to the state highway system during the first half of 1930, initially lacking a designation label on the state maps of the time.[2][3] This routing was extended by 0.9 miles (1.4 km) and labelled as M-137 on maps in 1931.[10][11] The former route through the campus of the Interlochen Center for the Arts was abandoned as a roadway on March 26, 1956, after M-137 was realigned to pass to the east of the school and extended further south through the state park area.[12][13]

On April 30, 2020, the GRCTC was to vote on a resolution to accept jurisdiction over M-137 from MDOT,[14] effective June 1, 2020;[15] the board approved the resolution.[16] MDOT announced on August 6, 2020, that jurisdiction had been transferred at the beginning of June and that all M-137 signage had since been removed.[4]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Grand Traverse County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Interlochen State Park0.0000.000Vagabond Lane
CR 137		Roadway continues south as CR 137
Green Lake Township2.8844.641 US 31 – Manistee, Traverse CityRoadway continues north as South Long Lake Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  •  Michigan Highways portal

References
  1. Michigan Department of Transportation & Michigan Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships (2009). MDOT Physical Reference Finder Application (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  2. Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (January 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
  3. Michigan State Highway Department & H.M. Gousha (July 1, 1930). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:810,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. OCLC 12701195, 79754957.
  4. Lake, James (August 6, 2020). "MDOT Transfers M-137 Jurisdiction to Grand Traverse County Road Commission" (Press release). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  5. Michigan Department of Transportation (2012). Pure Michigan: State Transportation Map (Map). c. 1:975,000. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. § G8. OCLC 42778335, 794857350.
  6. Google (March 25, 2010). "Overview Map of M-137" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  7. Bureau of Transportation Planning (2008). "Traffic Monitoring Information System". Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  8. Michigan Department of Transportation (April 23, 2006). National Highway System, Michigan (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. Natzke, Stefan; Neathery, Mike & Adderly, Kevin (June 20, 2012). "What is the National Highway System?". National Highway System. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  10. Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (July 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § G8. OCLC 12701053. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2016 – via Archives of Michigan.
  11. Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (October 1, 1931). Official Highway Service Map (Map). [c. 1:840,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. § G8. OCLC 12701053.
  12. Michigan Department of Transportation & V3 Consultants (August 31, 2001). "Grand Traverse County" (PDF) (Map). Right-of-Way File Application. Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Sheet 24. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  13. Michigan Department of Transportation & V3 Consultants (August 31, 2001). "Grand Traverse County" (PDF) (Map). Right-of-Way File Application. Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan Department of Transportation. Sheet 25. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  14. Milligan, Beth (April 30, 2020). "Road Commission Prepares for Next Phase of East–West Corridor Study, Takeover of M-137 in Interlochen". The Ticker. Traverse City, Michigan. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  15. Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County (April 30, 2020). "Resolution 2020-04-06: Jurisdictional Transfer of M-137, Green Lake Township". Traverse City, Michigan: Grand Traverse County Road Commission. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  16. Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County (April 30, 2020). "Minutes for the Board of County Road Commissioners of Grand Traverse County Rescheduled Regular Board Meeting of Thursday, April 30, 2020". Traverse City, Michigan: Grand Traverse County Road Commission. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

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