M-35 (Michigan highway)

M-35
M-35 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length	128.388 mi[1] (206.620 km)
Existed	c. July 1, 1919[2]–present
Tourist routes	Lake Michigan Circle Tour UP Hidden Coast Recreational Heritage Trail
Major junctions
South end	US 41 at Menominee
Major intersections	US 2 / US 41 between Escanaba and Gladstone M-553 near Gwinn
North end	US 41 / M-28 near Negaunee
Location
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Menominee, Delta, Marquette
Highway system
Michigan State Trunkline Highway System Interstate US State Byways
← M-34 → M-36

M-35 is a state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula (UP) of the US state of Michigan. It runs for 128 miles (206 km) in a general north–south direction and connects the cities of Menominee, Escanaba, and Negaunee. The southern section of M-35 in Menominee and Delta counties carries two additional designations; M-35 forms a segment of the Lake Michigan Circle Tour, and it is the UP Hidden Coast Recreational Heritage Trail, which is a part of what is now called the Pure Michigan Byways Program. Along the southern section, the highway is the closest trunkline to the Green Bay, a section of Lake Michigan. The northern section of the highway turns inland through sylvan areas of the UP, connecting rural portions of Delta and Marquette counties.

M-35 is an original state trunkline that was first signposted in 1919, that was intended to run from Menominee in the south to near Big Bay in the north, before it was to turn toward L'Anse to end at Ontonagon. However, the section through the Huron Mountains in northern Marquette and Baraga counties was never built. Automobile pioneer Henry Ford helped halt this construction to gain favor with and membership into the exclusive Huron Mountain Club. Some discontinuous sections were later ceded to local control. The northern segment of the route between Ontonagon and Baraga was retained as a discontinuous segment of the highway; this northern segment was later redesignated as another state trunkline. The northern end was later rerouted out of the City of Negaunee into Negaunee Township to avoid mining activity near Palmer.