M-123 (Michigan highway)
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| M-123 |
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| Length: | 92.11 mi[1] (148 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1935 | ||||||||
| South end: |  I-75 near St. Ignace |
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| Major junctions: |
 H-40 in Trout Lake |
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| North end: |  M-28 near Newberry |
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| Counties: | Mackinac, Chippewa, Luce | ||||||||
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M-123 is state trunkline in the eastern Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. From the "northern terminus" it extends north from M-28 near Newberry to Paradise. M-123 changes direction at this point. On leaving Paradise in either direction, the highway is M-123 South. M-123 then extends south to its southern terminus at I-75 exit 352 near St. Ignace, Michigan. It is a Scenic Heritage Route within the Michigan Heritage Route system.
M-123 serves a thinly-populated section of the state. Much of the highway passes through the eastern unit of the Hiawatha National Forest. It is the only paved road serving Tahquamenon Falls State Park and the Whitefish Point region. It is the major access to the state park and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point.
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[edit] Tahquamenon Falls State Park
- Main article: Tahquamenon Falls State Park
The Tahquamenon Falls State Park is a 46,179-acre (186.9 km²) state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the second largest of Michigan's state parks. Bordering on Lake Superior, most of the park is located within Chippewa County, with the western section of the park extending into Luce County. The park follows the Tahquamenon River as it passes over Tahquamenon Falls and drains into Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior. The Tahquamenon Falls include a single 50-foot (15-meter) drop, the Upper Falls, plus the cascades and rapids collectively called the Lower Falls. During the late-spring runoff, the river drains as much as 50,000 gallons (200,000 liters) of water per second, making the upper falls the second most voluminous vertical waterfall east of the Mississippi River, after only Niagara Falls.
[edit] Trivia
- M-123 is one of only a few highways in Michigan that curve around and form a U-shape. The others are M-22, M-25 and M-75.
- M-123 has three intersections with only two state trunklines. It meets M-28 twice as a result of its U-shaped routing.
- M-123 also has a rare signed duplex with a County-Designated Highway in Michigan. In Trout Lake, there is a duplex with H-40.
[edit] External links
- M-123 Endpoints Photos at Michigan Ends
- Tahquamenon Falls State Park, official website
[edit] References
- ^ Highways 120 through 129 Christopher J. Bessert. URL accessed Aug 24 2006.
