M-57
Maintained by MDOT
Length:	105.35 mi[1] (169.54 km)
Formed:	1930[2]
West end:	US-131 near Rockford
Major junctions:	M-66 near Sheridan US-127 in Washington Twp. M-52 near Chesaning M-13 near Montrose I-75/US-23 near Clio M-54 near Clio
East end:	M-15 near Otisville
Counties:	Kent, Montcalm, Gratiot, Saginaw, Genesee
Michigan highways < M-56 M-58 >

M-57 is an east-west state highway in the U.S. state of Michigan. The total length is 109.03 miles (175.47 km). It serves to connect Greenville with US 131 on the west end and across to Clio on I-75 in the Flint area.

Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Route description

M-57 is a rural, two-lane highway connecting the following communities: Greenville, Carson City, Chesaning, Montrose, and Clio. The western terminus is at US 131, 14 miles (23 km) north of Grand Rapids. East of the terminus is Rosie's Diner in Rockford, original shooting location for the Bounty Paper Towel commercials of the 1980s featuring Rosie the Waitress.^[3] From Rockford, M-57 runs east into southern Montcalm County, meeting M-91 in Greenville. Between Greenville and Carson City, M-57 and M-66 meet at a rural four-way intersection. In Gratiot County. M-57 meets U.S. Route 127 along the expressway portion of US 127. Plans are in place to replace this with a full interchange when the US 127 freeway "gap" is filled in. M-57 crosses M-52 just west of Chesanning and M-13 on the Saginaw/Genessee county line. The eastern terminus is at M-15, one mile (1.6 km) north of Otisville.^[4]

[edit] History

M-57 was originally designated in Charlevoix County from Boyne Falls at M-131 (now US-131) through Boyne City and back to then M-131 during the 1920s. It is now M-75; in the 1930s, M-57 was designated from M-47 (now M-52) in St. Charles to M-66 (now M-91) near Langston. It followed W. North St., Beaver, W. Townline, S. Chapin, Grabowski, Merrill, Colvin, and Meridian/E. County Line Rds. in Saginaw County, and along Washington (Co. Rd. 505/555) and Stanton (Co. Rd. 522) Rds. in Gratiot County and Montcalm County respectively, going through Ithaca and Stanton.^[2]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Roads intersected	Notes
Kent	Rockford	0.00	US 131	Western terminus at US 131 exit 101
Montcalm	Greenville	16.62	M-91
	Bushnell Township	26.04	M-66
Gratiot	Washington Township	51.80	US 127
Saginaw	Chesaning		M-52
Genesee	Montrose	84.60	M-13
	Vienna Township		I-75	Exit 131 on I-75
	Clio	95.50	M-54
	Otisville	105.35	M-15	Eastern terminus

Legend
Concurrency terminus	Unconstructed

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• M-57 Endpoint Photos
• Former M-57 Endpoints (now M-75)