County Road 510 (Marquette County, Michigan)
County road in Marquette County, Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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County Road 510 (CR 510, Co. Rd. 510) is a primary county road in Marquette County, Michigan, that connects Negaunee Township with the community of Big Bay. The road runs through rural forests as a paved and dirt road in northern Marquette County. It crosses the Dead River near the Hoist and McClure dams and runs for 26.103 miles (42.009 km) before terminating at an intersection with CR 550 south of Big Bay.
Route information | |
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Maintained by MCRC | |
Length | 26.103 mi[1] (42.009 km) |
Existed | 1939[2][3]–present |
Major junctions | |
South end | CR 502 in Negaunee Township |
Major intersections | Co. Rd. AAA near Big Bay |
North end | CR 550 near Big Bay |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Marquette |
Highway system | |
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The road was originally part of the State Trunkline Highway System as M-35. In 1919, the highway was to run through the Huron Mountains in northern Marquette County. A bridge was moved from rural Pennsylvania in 1921 to carry the road over the Dead River. The Huron Mountain Club opposed the highway, and with the aid of Henry Ford, the road's construction was stopped during the 1920s, leaving a gap in the routing through the mountains. In 1939, the state transferred control of M-35 to local authorities, and the Marquette County Road Commission (MCRC) designated it CR 510. Since that time, the bridge over the Dead River has survived a flood in 2003, and it was bypassed in 2010 by a new section of road with another bridge over the river.