Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.55 (2026)

“Roadway” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.55 “Roadway” defined.

Sec. 55.

"Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. In the event a highway includes 2 or more separate roadways, the term "roadway", as used herein, shall refer to any such roadway separately, but not to all such roadways collectively.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2020 · leading case: Grimes v. Dep't of Transp., 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006).

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Grimes v. Dep't of Transp., 715 N.W.2d 275 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 4× “28 of this opinion and the accompanying text. In this case, the shoulder was immediately adjacent to I-75, a well-traveled interstate highway, and contained no designated bicycle path.”

Gregg v. State High. Dep't, 458 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 4× “" MCL 257.55; MSA 9.1855. On the other hand, it defines "[h]ighway or street .”

Wills v. State Farm Ins. Cos., 468 N.W.2d 511 (Mich. 1991). · cites it 2× “[MCL 257.55, 257.1501(h); MSA 9.1855, 9.3200(1)(h).”

Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 408 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1987). “MCL 257.55; MSA 9.1855 states, " 'Roadway’ means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel.”

Audrey West v. Dep't of Nat. Resources (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” MCL 257.55. A “vehicle” includes “every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.”

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