michigan highway mile long state trunkline highway state michigan running miles east junction highway copper harbor generally runs southwest northeast western half michigan northernmost segment closely parallels shore west highly scenic previously reached wisconsin border section highway changes northern end incorporated highways previously numbered area route description southern terminus starts intersection east michigan runs town junction east greenland highways join short distance separates turning northeast line passes shores namesake lakes passes wooded hilly terrain western segment roadway recently realigned smooth curves roadway north runs generally downhill approaching western business district lake lift bridge west lake lift bridge lake lift bridge connects cities michigan crossing arm cuts canal linking final miles northwest states bridge lift bridge middle section capable lifted low point feet clearance water clearance thirty feet allow boats pass underneath lake lift bridge widest heaviest double vertical lift bridge world lower deck bridge originally open rail traffic level closed trains winter traffic 1960s 70s 80s bridge painted color bridge cream forest green early 1990s cream egg blue color scheme exactly colors national_park_service ship gateway isle north end bridge turns east turns west passes base area turning north dollar bay shore heavy twin communities lake forms main streets passes north lake highway runs west rejoin connects northern end north town heading town phoenix separates time turning west stretch northern shoreline passes communities county seat crosses namesake river foot bridge features timber frame arches feet feet length connecting work wood elements steel points center arch deck wood covered asphalt driving surface wood construction average sized homes wood pressure treated steel coated bolts routine maintenance required years meets highly scenic mountain drive northern terminus located terminus past second intersection mountain drive near marina location isle queen ferry history state highway parts original route military road connecting copper harbor wisconsin routed southward wisconsin state line connection original northern terminus extended replacing gay extension reversed routing turned control second extension phoenix replaced phoenix time designated light house november moved phoenix replacing segment phoenix turned time rerouted park avenue served main route atlantic replaced new route highway lake shore drive bridge carried relegated pedestrian use adjacent bridge opened traffic michigan_department_of_transportation mdot opened bypass southwest southern edge order provide safer route town october mdot transferred jurisdiction necessary pieces roadway complete bypass designation given old routing ran phoenix modern day parallel incarnation lasted years deleted realigned designation deleted state highway served spur route major intersections
M-26 (Michigan highway)