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M-26 (Michigan highway)
State highway in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M-26 is a 96.355-mile-long (155.068 km) state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan, running from two miles (3.2 km) east of Rockland to its junction with US Highway 41 (US 41) in Copper Harbor. It generally runs southwest-to-northeast in the western half or Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The northernmost segment, which closely parallels the shore of Lake Superior on the west side of the Keweenaw Peninsula, is highly scenic.
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Length | 96.355 mi[1] (155.068 km) | ||||||
Existed | c. July 1, 1919–present | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Michigan | ||||||
Counties | Ontonagon, Houghton, Keweenaw | ||||||
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M-26 previously reached the Wisconsin border, but a section of the highway became US 45. Other changes on the northern end of M-26 incorporated highways that were previously numbered M-111 and M-206 in the Eagle Harbor and Eagle River area.