route michigan highway highway system runs miami florida indiana state michigan state trunkline highway entered state south ended south route consisted freeway concurrency interstate state line north area followed freeway facility northward north expressway continuing freeway terminus south created rest highway system november replaced pair state highways state line area time extended bridge highway converted series freeways starting late 1950s northernmost section bypassing truncated starting 1960s southern sections included section interstate michigan completed opened southwest 1990s bypass north built freeway segment open designation april transportation officials approved removal designation state michigan change place highway number removed signage segments pre freeway configuration state highways form business routes state previously bore bus designations route description southern michigan michigan began indiana state line southeast north interchange ran northward mixture farmland woodland miles north state line freeway passes namesake body water north lake welcome center northbound lanes curved east connecting city business loop south town freeway intersects northern end business loop immediately east downtown interchange features chicago road interchange miles north features distribution center stores region north freeway curves northwest crosses turned northward bypassed town west intersecting process curving lake continued northward southern passed interchange marked southern terminus highway runs northward marshall freeway crosses interchange west downtown marshall interchange northward designation business loop ends cloverleaf interchange northwest marshall interchange crossing southern freeway parallels north junction near began turn northeasterly direction continued direction ran north south charlotte turned northward traversing area east downtown crossing routing business loop city north freeway junction bridge battle creek river interchange northern end business loop north airport turned northeasterly paralleled road route freeway meets southern end near continues east metropolitan area southwest state capital city crossed road near delta township assembly factory northeast complex merged combined ran northward suburban edges area intersecting western ends freeway enters north crossing turned eastward separate larger interchange crossed connections mid michigan leaving concurrency changes cardinal orientation signed east west point freeway continues parallel looking glass river suburban areas north met cloverleaf interchange turned northward separate freeway ran farmland crossed looking glass river price road met southernmost business loop bus freeway continues north intersects east town turns northwesterly round northern north downtown met northern end business loop freeway ends continuing northward expressway highway lanes divided median grade intersections cross roads named road north wilson road expressway crosses causeway wetland area north river expressway crosses branch line interchange miles north turned northwest separating road expressway transitions freeway trunkline turns north curves east meeting southern end business loop center road opposite end north town north angled northwesterly alma city business loop accessible south pair partial interchanges lincoln state roads freeway crosses intersecting business loops pair interchanges north downtown alma crossed turned northwesterly near shepherd miles short freeway spur carrying bus mount pleasant splits main freeway turns north highways continue parallel town turning converge north airport freeway northern end business loop merges main freeway crosses continued northern pass east south line met southern end bus freeway turns northeasterly crosses bus county line merging curved lake northern end town meeting northern end bus bus freeway continues north past welcome center median splits west north ran forest passed east harrison east town freeway crosses lakes meeting northern end harrison business loop freeway crosses east community city north interchange freeway parallels western shore crosses freeway turns bit northeasterly follows lake western shore crossing county line curved northeast miles terminating south history predecessor highways major overland transportation corridors future state michigan indian trails followed path trail paralleled route north created act time system divisions corresponded division followed course northward intersection combined northernmost sections division highways roughly described future route highway system time different highways followed sections future corridor original ran indiana state line north second highway north united_states numbered highways era november approved officials new replaced state line northward northward replaced end year extended charlotte run north east junction near route realigned south east year realignment moved run north clinton county line change rounded corner near shepherd new roadway built area routing alma redesignated created shepherd time middle routing split mainline restricted cars moved run routing restricted trucks designated truck route end year realignment straightened series turns county line northward following year extended follow year section highway paved southwest route north downtown realigned extended loop shepherd removed year half rerouted follow shoreline northwest change completed concurrency shortened start downtown instead south town later decade rerouted run west lakes year truck route designation decommissioned mainline rerouted replace early 1950s highway rerouted south early business loop created city lane divided highway extended far south area end lane divided highway segment opened southwest bypass conversion freeways planning maps later include highway route instead highway west connecting indiana included alternative highway maintained plan numbered august june freeway shifted east renumbered connecting indianapolis indiana marshall connections north east planned bridge opened traffic november new section freeway interchange connected bridge designation initially extended bridge november sections freeway opened north southern bridge approaches removed bridge proposed section south built electronic highway bid testing roadway ultimately instead september section completed october segment near opened connecting city end year segment turned local control section highway redesignated individual segment freeway completed gap designated maps segment truncated miles south end year highway shifted follow new freeway routing southwest bypassing mount pleasant harrison old route turned local control aforementioned cities reused business loops alma bypassed new freeway redesignated bus non freeway bypass built charlotte route redesignated bus december completed area rerouted follow route downtown bus october segment scheduled open indiana state line end year freeway extended north marshall route redesignated business loop requested additional interstate highway mileage including extension marshall port extension approved far flint december extension encompassed corridor marshall freeway extended marshall south year freeway extended north incorporated previous charlotte bypass bus charlotte remains unchanged concurrency northeasterly removed connection northeast existing freeway designated following year bus charlotte renumbered middle indiana michigan petitioned designation north indiana including entire length michigan request denied northern freeway bypass area opened mdot rerouted follow west city new freeway exiting routing north downtown redesignated bus time segment freeway opened near near bath mdot petitioned remove designation concurrency states request denied association route numbering october meeting resulted section north disconnected remainder highway south final segment completed located southwest opened october ribbon cut governor segment state completed michigan portion time complete concurrent state line north area exit concurrent exit years later statutory definition corridor amended branch encompass section north new interstate follow ohio continuing north near northward corridor defined follow marie opened august extended miles connect bypass removed short concurrency opening freeway michigan state line north area intersection state removed junction converted interchange southern michigan previous year mdot petitioned designation state change approved april department considered options build southern segments mdot abandoned study southern june remaining funding safety improvement projects corridor department stated lack need sections proposed freeway project website closed approved removal finally middle mdot stated reason modification reduce confusion corridor signage removed highway north area renumbered designation removed business loops updated reflect new parent highway august passed resolution recognizing old historic road state according press reports group advocating behalf working revive freeway project michigan according mdot spokesman knowledge taking issue exit list time designation decommissioned michigan interchanges section concurrent exit numbers related history business loops associated conversion highway freeway starting 1950s business loops served marshall alma mount pleasant harrison business loops north redesignated business loops charlotte loop reassigned completion area addition michigan designation alma truck marshall business route bus business route running downtown marshall designation ran concurrently michigan avenue easterly freeway downtown intersection avenue bus turned northward separating business route ended north downtown interchange running miles segment opened michigan bypassing marshall east state shifted downtown marshall follow new freeway temporary end followed existing routing north marshall route downtown marshall redesignated bus connect new freeway carrying west downtown arrangement lasted bus designation decommissioned section highway turned local control major intersections entire highway truck route truck truck route city started corner main street ran main street grand avenue turned north grand avenue street turned east street continued north rejoin mainline corner streets middle routing split mainline restricted cars moved run routing restricted trucks designated truck route bridge main street completed mainline rerouted use connect north followed truck route decommissioned time
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