Washington and Front streets had been a part of the state highway system since the 1910s. They were later signed as US41M-28 after the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926. Jurisdiction over them was transferred to the city as part of a highway swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline.
About U.S. Route 41 Business (Marquette, Michigan) in brief
Business US Highway 41 was a state trunkline highway that served as a business loop off US 41 and M-28 in Marquette, Michigan. The streets serve the downtown area of Marquette and are bordered by several commercial properties and businesses. Jurisdiction over them was transferred to the city as part of a highway swap that resulted in the decommissioning of the trunkline in 2005. The former business loop has not been listed on the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country’s economy, defense, and mobility. Washington and Front streets had been a part of the state highway system since the 1910s. They were later signed as US41M-28 after the creation of the United States Numbered Highway System in 1926.
A state highway was routed through downtown starting on May 13, 1913, when the system was created. The original city hall was built on Washington Street in 1895, and the city started paving its streets in 1910, replacing its wooden planks with asphalt. The city was incorporated as a village in 1859, and it was later re-incorporated as a city on February 21, 1871. It was first part of M-15 when the highway system was signed in 1919, then signed as M-41 in 1919 and later as M 28 in 1919. The business loop designation dates back to the 1960s and was removed in 2005; it was also previously co-designated Bus. M- 28.
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