M-553 (Michigan highway)
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| M-553 |
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| Length: | 19.57 mi[1] (31.49 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1998-10-31 | ||||||||
| South end: |  M-35 near Gwinn |
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| Major junctions: |
 M-94 near K.I. Sawyer
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| North end: |   US 41/M-28 in Marquette |
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| Counties: | Marquette | ||||||||
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M-553 is a north-south highway in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It was originally Marquette County Road 553. It is the main highway connection between the US 41/M-28 corridor and both the Sawyer International Airport and Gwinn.
As part of Governor Engler's Rationalization plan, this county road was transferred to state jurisdiction in 1998. The Michigan Department of Transportation designated the highway M-553 based on the former county designation. A portion of CR 553 was numbered M-554 but not signed. The highway designation stopped at the intersection with M-554 and McClellan Ave in the City of Marquette until 2005.
In 2005, the City of Marquette agreed to a "route swap" with MDOT. This swap placed former BUS US 41 and M-554 under city jurisdiction in exchange for the extension of M-553 to its current northern terminus at the Marquette Bypass.
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Roads | Notes |
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| Marquette | Gwinn | 0.0 | M-35 |
Southern terminus |
| 2.8 | M-94 |
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| 7.0 | Kelly Johnson Memorial Drive | Access to Sawyer International Airport | ||
| Sands Township | 13.1 |  CR 480 |
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| Marquette | 19.6 | U.S. Route 41 M-28 |
Northern terminus |
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| Crossing, no access | Concurrency termini | Decommissioned | Unconstructed | Closed | |
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