County Road 595 (Marquette County, Michigan)

County Road 595
Proposed CR 595 highlighted with red dotted line
Route information
Length:	21.439 mi (34.503 km)
History:	Proposed in 2011 Pemits denied in 2013 Lawsuit filed in 2015 to revive permitting process
Major junctions
South end:	US 41 / M-28 in Humboldt Township
North end:	Triple A Road (Co. Rd. AAA) in Champion Township
Location
Counties:	Marquette
Highway system
Marquette County Roads

County Road 595 (CR 595, Co. Rd. 595) is a proposed primary county road in Marquette County in the US state of Michigan. The road would provide access from the northern part of the county, near the Eagle Mine in Michigamme Township, to US Highway 41 (US 41) and M-28 in Humboldt Township. The approximately 21.5-mile-long (34.6 km) road would be used primarily for commercial truck traffic hauling rock from the Eagle Mine to a processing facility south of US 41/M-28 in Humboldt Township. At present, such traffic has to use existing county roads which involves passing through the cities of Marquette, Negaunee, and Ishpeming. The northern end would be northeast of the mine in Champion Township at an intersection with the Triple A Road (Co. Rd. AAA).

In 2003, a flood along the Dead River destroyed or forced the closure of several bridges over the river, isolating the northern half of the county. In 2007, Kennecott Minerals received permission to operate the Eagle Mine in the northern part of Marquette County. The company, in a consortium with other local businesses, proposed the construction of a new road to connect their mine with their mill at the former Humboldt Mine. This project, called Woodland Road, was to be built by these private interests. After encountering permitting issues, the private companies involved canceled the project.