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M-46 is an east–west state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan between Muskegon and Port Sanilac, terminating near Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on each end. Except for the north–south segment that corresponds with the US Highway 131 (US 131) freeway between Cedar Springs and Howard City, M-46 is practically a due east–west surface highway.
M-46 joins US 131 from the west at Cedar Springs and the two highways pass into northwestern Montcalm County near Sand Lake. North of Pierson the landscape is dominated by forests. M-46 turns east and leaves the freeway near Howard City while US 131 continues into Mecosta County near the Little Muskegon River.
M-46 was rerouted to follow the US 131 freeway south of Howard City to Cedar Springs, and replaced M-57 between Cedar Springs and Casnovia. This freed up the Newaygo to Howard City highway for a return to the M-82 designation. [20] [21] The last change came in 1978 when the concurrency with M-120 was eliminated in favor of M-120. The M-82 ...
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M-57 was lengthened after a western extension in late 1948 or early 1949. The highway was routed concurrently with US 131 to Cedar Springs and then west to M-37 at Kent City. [23] [24] A new routing on the eastern end was designated in late 1956 or early 1957; this routing shifted the eastern terminus out of Otisville to its current location.
M-5 was used as the designation for the former US 2 in Mackinac and Chippewa counties until 1939, when it was redesignated as M-129 on maps. [ 2 ] [ 12 ] The last gravel sections of roadway were paved in 1960 south of Sault Ste. Marie, [ 13 ] and the highway was truncated to end at M-134 in Cedarville in 1963. [ 14 ]
The village of Pierson is in the southern part of the township. U.S. Route 131 crosses the township, leading north 27 miles (43 km) to Big Rapids and southwest the same distance to Grand Rapids . According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles (94 km 2 ), of which 34.6 square miles (90 km 2 ) are land ...
Cedar Springs is a city in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,509 at the 2010 census . [ 5 ] Cedar Springs is a northern city of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area and is about 20 miles (32.2 km) north of Grand Rapids .