Pure Michigan Byway
List
There are six historic, seven recreational and six scenic byways in Michigan, with one additional route proposed.

Pure Michigan Byway

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: There are six historic, seven recreational and six scenic byways in Michigan, with one additional route proposed.

Type	Name	Length (mi)	Length (km)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Date	Description	Ref(s).

Proposed	Bridge to the Clouds	82.389	132.592	Loop in Ontonagon County	—	Would follow US 45, M-26, M-38, M-64, and M-28 connecting Bruce Crossing, Ontonagon, Silver City and Bergland; proposal inactive as of December 22, 2014

Historic	Center Avenue Heritage Route	1.474	2.372	Madison Avenue in Bay City	Livingston Street in Bay City	1997	Originally named the "Bay City Historic Heritage Route"; follows M-25 through the Center Avenue Neighborhood Residential District in Bay City, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Recreational	Chief Noonday Trail Recreational Heritage Route	16.963	27.299	US 131 in Bradley	M-43 near Hastings	1998	Follows M-179 in Allegan and Barry counties providing access to Gun Lake and the Yankee Springs State Recreation Area

Scenic	Copper Country Trail	47.617	76.632	Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Hancock	M-26 in Copper Harbor	1995	Follows US 41 in the Copper Country; also designated as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration; first Scenic Heritage Route in the state

Recreational	Huron Shores Heritage Route	193.061	310.702	Cedar Street in Standish	Nicolet Avenue in Mackinaw City	2004	Originally named the "Sunrise Side Coastal Highway"; follows US 23 along the Lake Huron shoreline

Recreational	I-69 Recreational Heritage Route	47.188	75.942	Indiana state line south of Kinderhook	Calhoun–Eaton county line	2004	Follows I-69 from the Indiana state line in Branch and Calhoun counties in the southern Lower Peninsula

Historic	Iron County Heritage Trail	15.577	25.069	M-189 (4th Avenue) in Iron River	5th Street in Crystal Falls	2000	Follows US 2 through Iron County past sites such as the Iron County Courthouse and the local museums on the area's iron mining heritage

Scenic	Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route	81.007	130.368	Benzie–Leelanau county line south of Empire	M-72 in Traverse City	2002	Follows M-22 (66.956 mi, 107.755 km) and M-109 (6.831 mi, 10.993 km) around the Leelanau Peninsula, along the Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay shorelines and includes M-204 (7.220 mi, 11.619 km) across the peninsula

Scenic	M-22 Pure Michigan Byway	49.695	79.976	US 31 north of Manistee	Benzie–Leelanau county line south of Empire	2016	Follows M-22

Recreational	M-134 North Huron Byway	50.233	80.842	I-75 north of St. Ignace	Four Corners on Drummond Island	2015	Follows M-134 along the Lake Huron shoreline across the southeastern section of the Upper Peninsula and onto Drummond Island

Historic	Marshall's Territorial Road Heritage Route	2.052	3.302	Western Marshall city limits	Eastern Marshall city limits	2001	Follows Business Loop I-94 along the former Territorial Road in downtown Marshall past 30 historical markers and four museums

Historic	Monroe Historic Heritage Route	2.115	3.404	Southern Monroe city limits	Northern Monroe city limits	1995	Follows M-125 through downtown Monroe and next to the East Elm–North Macomb Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Scenic	Old Mission Peninsula Scenic Heritage Route	17.304	27.848	Peninsula Drive north of Traverse City	Cul-de-sac at Old Mission Lighthouse	2008	Follows M-37 along the Old Mission Peninsula north of Traverse City through vineyards and orchards bounded by the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay

Recreational	Pathway to Family Fun Recreational Heritage Route	72.765	117.104	Waldron Road in Clarkston	M-25 in Bay City	1998	Originally named the "Miles to Smiles Recreational Heritage Route"; follows M-15 from Clarkston in Oakland County to Bay City providing access to parks and campgrounds in the area

Scenic	Tahquamenon Scenic Byway	62.505	100.592	M-28 south of Newberry	M-28 near Eckerman	2007	Originally a locally designated byway in 1998 named the Tahquamenon Heritage Trail and later named the Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route when recognized by the state; follows M-123 in an inverted U-shape north of M-28 in Luce and Chippewa counties past the Tahquamenon Falls State Park

Scenic	Top of the Lake Scenic Byway	92.345	148.615	M-149 at Thompson	I-75 in St. Ignace	2017	Follows US 2 along the northern shoreline of Lake Michigan

Scenic	Tunnel of Trees Scenic Heritage Route	21.028	33.841	Western Harbor Springs city limits	C-66/C-77 (State Road) in Cross Village	2003	Follows M-119 through the "Tunnel of Trees"

Recreational	UP Hidden Coast Recreational Heritage Trail	64.451	103.724	Wisconsin state line in Menominee	Mather Avenue in Gladstone	2007	Follows M-35, US 2, and US 41 proving access to recreational areas along the Green Bay and Little Bay de Noc

Historic	US 12 Heritage Trail	210.367	338.553	Indiana state line in New Buffalo	Woodward Avenue in Detroit	2004	Follows US 12 parallel to the route of an original 19th-century stagecoach trail from Detroit to Chicago across the southern Lower Peninsula, including segments previously designated separately along Michigan Avenue in Saline in May 2001 and in Lenawee County in October 2002

Historic	West Michigan Pike Pure Michigan Byway	186.658	300.397	Indiana state line south of New Buffalo	Ludington	2016	Follows I-94; M-63; I-196; US 31; the BL I-196 routings for South Haven and Holland; the Bus. US 31 routings for Muskegon, Whitehall–Montague, Pentwater and Ludington; and US 10 parallel to the route of the former West Michigan Pike and along the Lake Michigan shoreline

Recreational	Woodward Avenue Recreational Heritage Route	25.475	40.998	Jefferson Avenue in Detroit	Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard in Pontiac	1999	Follows M-1 and BL I-75/Bus. US 24 (Woodward Avenue) connecting to museums, theaters and parks in Metro Detroit; also designated the Automotive Heritage Trail All-American Road by the Federal Highway Administration and a part of the MotorCity National Heritage Area

Sentence(s)

In Michigan, the first two Byways were in 1995: a scenic route along US Highway 41 (US 41) and a historic route along M-125 in downtown Monroe.

final_sentence: In Michigan, the first two Byways were in 1995: a scenic route along US Highway 41 (US 41) and a historic route along M-125 in downtown Monroe.