M-138 (Michigan highway)
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M-138 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length: | 20.141 mi (32.414 km) | |||
| Existed: | c. 1931 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 M-15 near Munger
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| East end: |
 M-24 near Akron
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| Counties: | Bay, Tuscola | |||
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M-138 is a 20-mile-long (32 km) east–west state trunkline highway in The Thumb region of the US state of Michigan. The highway runs from a junction with M-15 west of the unincorporated community of Munger in Bay County to the intersection with M-24 east of Akron in Tuscola County. The trunkline runs through rural agricultural areas outside of the villages and communities it serves. It was designated in the 1930s and extended in the 1940s. M-138 was truncated in the 1990s as well.
M-138 begins at a junction with M-15 (Tuscola Road) just west of Munger in Merritt Township. Known as Munger Road, the highway then heads due east through agricultural fields. On the east side of Munger, the roadway crosses a branch line of the Huron and Eastern Railway. M-138 continues east through farm fields and across the Bay–Tuscola county line at Reese Road. The road name changes in Tuscola County to Fairgrove Road, and the trunkline remains on an easterly track to the community of Fairgrove. In the village, M-138 follows Center Street over another crossing of the Huron and Eastern Railway to a junction with Main Street. The highway turns north on Main and crosses the rail line a second time as they both exit town. North of Fairgrove, Main Street becomes Thomas Road, and M-138 runs northward along it through farm fields. After a three-mile (4.8 km) course, M-138 turns eastward again along Akron Road. The highway passes through the village of Akron on Beach Street, crossing the rail line a final time. West of town the Akron Road name resumes, and M-138 terminates at the intersection with M-24 (Unionville Road).
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