M-218 (Michigan highway)

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M-218 (Michigan highway) - Wikipedia

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M-218

M-218 highlighted in red on a modern map

Route information

Maintained by MDOT

Length

18.108 mi^[4] (29.142 km)

Existed

c. 1936^[1]–1963^[2]^[3]

Major junctions

West end

I-96 in Wixom

US 10 in Pontiac

East end

Bus. US 10 in Pontiac

Location

Country

United States

State

Michigan

Counties

Oakland

Highway system

Michigan State Trunkline Highway System

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M-217

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M-221

M-218 was a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that served as a connector route from Interstate 96 (I-96, originally US Highway 16, US 16) in Wixom through Oakland County's lake country area to Business US 10 (Bus. US 10) in Pontiac. M-218 was originally designated by 1936 and extended into Pontiac in 1938. The highway was decommissioned in 1963.

Route description

M-218 began at a junction with I-96 in Wixom. From there, the road traveled north via Wixom Road to present-day Pontiac Trail (which at the time was 14 Mile Road) and continued northeast. The trunkline then continued along Pontiac Trail, meandering through the communities of Walled Lake, Orchard Lake Village, Keego Harbor and Sylvan Lake in Oakland County's lake country. Northeast of Sylvan lake, the highway crossed US 10 (Telegraph Road) and crossed into Pontiac. M-218 terminated at a junction with Bus. US 10 in downtown.^[2]^[5]

History

When M-218 was first introduced into the State Trunkline System by 1936, it served as a connector between M-58 in Pontiac and US 16 in West Novi.^[1] In 1938, the route was extended into Pontiac where it terminated at US 10.^[6]^[7] The trunkline continued to serve in this capacity until it was removed from the trunkline system in 1963.^[2]^[3]

Major intersections

The entire highway was in Oakland County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Wixom	0.000	0.000	I-96 – Lansing, Detroit	Western terminus
Pontiac	16.236– 16.247	26.129– 26.147	US 10 (Telegraph Road) – Detroit, Flint	Now US 24
Pontiac	18.108	29.142	Bus. US 10 (Woodward Avenue)	Now BL I-75/Bus. US 24
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (June 1, 1936). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:850,000]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ L13–M13. OCLC 12701143.
^ ^a ^b ^c Michigan State Highway Department (1963). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ L13–M13. OCLC 12701120. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
^ ^a ^b Michigan State Highway Department (1964). Official Highway Map (Map). [c. 1:918,720]. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. §§ L13–M13. OCLC 12701120, 81213707. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ "Overview Map of M-218" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (December 1, 1937). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Winter ed.). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Detroit & Vicinity inset. OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.
^ Michigan State Highway Department & Rand McNally (May 1, 1938). Official Michigan Highway Map (Map) (Spring ed.). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Detroit & Vicinity inset. OCLC 12701143. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.

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M-218 at Michigan Highways

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