michigan highway state trunkline highway entirely state michigan highway starts highway southwest runs rural areas county terminate intersection highway run parallel crosses times follows set roads previously area highway designated 1930s bypass area termini moved years extending contracting length highway serves provide access area set bypasses consisting route description begins junction southwest highway travels northeasterly chicago road farm fields residential neighborhoods trunkline turns north east main street run downtown crosses intersection street turns north street called old maps highway runs parallel river exit downtown area turns northwest outskirts town running farm fields trunkline passes long lakes crosses mixed forest residential areas entering curves north dam forms joseph river highway follows ferry street southwest cross river downtown trunkline turns northwesterly joseph avenue pass northwest college crosses highway travels northwesterly farm fields parallel joseph river follows road community turns northward road intersection crosses time south interchange exit passes community enters eastern edge terminating main street highway splits way pair north empire avenue northbound traffic routed southbound traffic flows fair avenue maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state highways michigan maintenance responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses roadways jurisdiction volumes expressed metric called annual average daily traffic statistical calculation average daily number vehicles segment roadway mdot surveys showed highest traffic levels vehicles daily intersections roads south lowest counts vehicles day downtown section listed national_highway_system interchange northward network roads important country economy defense mobility history designated state trunkline late early extended westward northward meet new bypass routing north rerouted follow freeway time routed following year concurrency removed truncated end northern extension turned local control northern end intersection previously august freeway carrying completed northwest exit near exit section replaced designated extending freeway exit planned extend southerly end main street business bus unsigned state trunkline old bus city announced plan maintenance section street bus fifth street order ban trucks plan revised extend south replacing bus designation southwesterly extension executed march prior route marker installation major intersections entire highway
M-139 (Michigan highway)