michigan highway north south state trunkline highway lower_peninsula state michigan highway runs highway near indiana state line north end outskirts holland current northern end near interstate intersection business loop runs mixed agricultural forest lands lakes rivers southwest michigan trunkline designated july rest original state highway system route different today south original reached indiana state line time northern end extended stages holland southern end shifted 1970s resulting current routing route description starts intersection rural running north farm fields highway rounds community jones area jones lakes wooded setting trunkline continues north passes farm lands road curves northwest passes near follows centre street highway meets western end town turns west main street runs town roadway returns northerly course later curves northwesterly near near van county line continuing north trunkline passes mixed agricultural wood lands community follows main street town exits northwestern track village crosses turns north town running highway crosses narrow larger smaller passing small residential subdivisions leaves small farms dot landscape crosses rural area county way small city road crosses linear park follows line rail line converted rail trail allows users bike crosses near highway follows street curves near banks trunkline enters south meets highways run concurrently downtown cedar street intersection street meets western end turns west street street changes western avenue curves north northwest crossing leaving town north separates runs west extends hamilton crossing highway runs farms approaches outskirts holland trunkline crosses follows industrial area southeast town 48th street highway turns west meeting turns north blocks ending intersection history created july originally ran roughly current path traveled northeast entered continued north shown maps extending south indiana state line extending segment south routing section highway realigned time period near change followed contemporary instead shifted run southeast instead east martin replaced martin roadway routing martin removed renumbered extended north modern routing new terminus holland ending segment highway paved late early segment near central late early freeway completed moved new freeway miles present day exits route old returned local control south reassigned designation shifted east routing contemporary intersection near designation section dropped northern terminus scaled business loop present terminus southeast holland local officials proposed creation truck route town concerned traffic noise residents formed citizens safer community cite reports accident rates town higher statewide average group local officials proposing 24th street avenue road truck traffic mdot require permits erect signs needed truck route department indicated bypass state highway mdot ownership roads needed truck route overall department supportive city efforts downtown area pedestrian friendly major intersections
M-40 (Michigan highway)