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H-58 is a county-designated highway in the US state of Michigan that runs east–west 69 miles (111 km) between the communities of Munising and Deer Park in the Upper Peninsula. The western section is routed through Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, a national park on Lake Superior that was created on October 15, 1966, and through the adjacent Lake Superior State Forest in Alger County. A roadway was present along parts of today's H-58 by the late 1920s; initially, this gravel and earth county road between Munising and Kingston Corners connected with other roads to Grand Marais. In the 1930s, another segment was built to connect to Deer Park and to fill in the gap between Kingston Corners and Grand Marais. The H-58 designation was created after the county-designated highway system itself was formed in 1970. Federal legislation from the 1990s allowed the National Park Service to fund improvements to H-58 as the main access road to the park. Paving projects were completed between 2006 and 2010 along the entire length of H-58 in Alger County; the segment in Luce County is still a gravel road. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
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- ...that nearby town officials caused an uproar when they moved highway markers from the Lincoln Highway in Omaha, Nebraska (pictured) to their local roadway after the highway was rerouted there in 1930?
- ...that Interstate 285 roughly forms the boundary between area code 404 serving the center of Atlanta and area code 770 serving the outlying areas?
- ...that Washington State Route 432 ends at an intersection with Interstate 5 nicknamed the Longview Wye, despite being located in the neighboring city of Kelso?
- ...that Connecticut Route 136 is one of only two state highways in Connecticut that has a gap in state maintenance?
- ...that Manitoba Provincial Road 394 is the farthest north in the province?
In the news
- November 11 Interstate 57 is designated along a stretch of U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas.
- November 1 The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which carries Interstate 471 over the Ohio River and the Ohio–Kentucky line, remains partially open while repairs are made from a fire.
- October 30: Flooding in and around Valencia, Spain kills dozens and destroys several roads including the A-7
- October 30: Interstate 26 in Tennessee has partially reopened from the damage from Hurricane Helene, with one narrow lane in each direction. Significant truck width and weight restrictions in effect on the temporary portion
- October 28: INDOT and KYTC begin signing SR 265 and KY 841, respectively, as Interstate 265.
- October 10: A section of US 17/US 92 in Orange City is washed out by the flooding aftermath from Hurricane Milton.
- October 3: Caltrans announces that October 7, they will begin shifting traffic along US 395 to a new bypass of Olancha.
Ongoing: Interstate 40 closure at the NC–TN state line from Hurricane Helene • I-695 closure from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
Historic byways
- Nov. 11, 1926 – The American Association of State Highway Officials approves the finalized plan for a network of interstate highways, establishing the United States Numbered Highway System (pictured).
- Nov. 12, 1996 – U.S. Route 80 between Selma and Montgomery in Alabama is dedicated as the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail by order of President Bill Clinton.
- Nov. 13, 1973 – The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) is renamed the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), to reflect its broadening scope over other modes of transportation.
- Nov. 14, 1803 – The Williamstown Center Turnpike is chartered between East Brookfield and Williamstown in Vermont, which will later become part of Vermont Route 14.
- Nov. 15, 1940 – The Queens Midtown Tunnel, now part of Interstate 495, opens to traffic between Queens and Manhattan in New York City.
- Nov. 15, 1963 – The Delaware Turnpike opens to traffic at midnight.
- Nov. 16, 2015 – In Kentucky, the majority of the Pennyrile Parkway between Interstate 24 and Hendersonville is officially signed as part of Interstate 69.
- Nov. 17, 2017 – The Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge opens to traffic over the Mississippi River, carrying U.S. Route 52 between Sabula, Iowa and Savanna, Illinois, replacing the older Savanna–Sabula Bridge.
- Nov. 18, 2019 – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announces a statewide renumbering project, changing the exit numbers along all state highways to reflect adjoining mileposts.
- Nov. 19, 2010 – A new section of Quebec Autoroute 30, which is part of a planned southern bypass of Montreal, is opened to traffic between Candiac and Châteauguay.
- Nov. 20, 1942 – Having been completed a month earlier, the Alaska Highway is formally dedicated at Soldier's Summit, near the British Columbia–Yukon border.
Selected pictures
Interstate 70 approaching its interchange with U.S. Route 522 in Hancock, Maryland. In the background is the cut in Sideling Hill through which Interstate 68 passes on its way toward Cumberland.
Legacy Parkway northbound near Centerville, Utah
The Linn Cove Viaduct near Grandfather Mountain on the Blue Ridge Parkway in autumn
A snowman made of tumbleweed at the Big I interchange in Albuquerque
Bikers using the Salt Creek Tunnel along Oregon Route 58 activate a signal to let drivers be aware of their presence in the tunnel.
Delaware Route 82 at Snuff Mill Road in Yorklyn
The abandoned alignment of U.S. Route 80 across the In-Ko-Pah Gorge in California
Traffic on Interstate 5 southbound approaching Downtown Seattle on the Ship Canal Bridge. The reversible express lanes are in their northbound configuration for the afternoon commute.
Iowa Highway 25 south of Guthrie Center
Hawaii Route 560 bridge over the Hanalei River on Kauai
M-77 heading north toward Grand Marais, Michigan
The Simpson-Reed Grove of Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) along the Redwood Highway, at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park near Crescent City, California
Overlooking U.S. Highway 61 and the Mississippi River from John A. Latsch State Park in southeastern [Minnesota
A view of the Clark Bridge spanning the Mississippi River from the Ellis Island Bird Sanctuary near West Alton, Missouri
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