&sq=&lang=&file=File:M-71.svg) M-71 | ||||
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 M-71 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 10.530 mi[1] (16.946 km) | |||
| Existed | c. July 1, 1919[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  M-21 at Owosso | |||
| East end |  I-69 near Durand | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Michigan | |||
| Counties | Shiawassee | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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M-71 is a state trunkline highway in the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. It serves as a connector between M-21 in Owosso to Interstate 69 (I-69) near Durand. The highway runs along a rail line in a northwest-to-southeast direction in rural Shiawassee County connecting a few small towns along its path.
The highway dates back to the start of the state highway system in 1919. There were some changes made to the routing in the 1930s which increased its length. Two adjacent highways have been rerouted which affected the locations of M-71's termini. The last such change was made in the 1960s when the M-78 freeway (now I-69) was completed near Durand.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
PRFAwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Michigan State Highway Department (July 1, 1919). State of Michigan (Map). Scale not given. Lansing: Michigan State Highway Department. Lower Peninsula sheet. OCLC 15607244. Retrieved October 17, 2019 – via Michigan History Center.