michigan highway north south state trunkline highway state michigan runs miles western state land highway connects state line near wisconsin passes dense forests runs lakes superior northern end junction highway designation separate highways current highway end state near ohio state line second near current highway carried moniker assigned disconnected highways parts joined single corridor soon highways state michigan paved early 21st century state replaced bridge shifted highway northern terminus route description starts wisconsin state line north wisconsin runs north continuation state michigan trunkline runs dense forests rural area region highway enters community follows pine fair avenues town north turns easterly runs concurrently miles including crossing east town separates turns northeasterly southern end road turns north western shore lake provides access halfway highway crosses central eastern time zone turns easterly time merging lake superior circle tour highways run northern end turning north crosses branch line highway runs dense forests parallel north south leg trunkline leaves national forest passes community road runs near copper area approaches shores meets eastern terminus highway designation ran west current engineers memorial highway turns east following shoreline outskirts highway crosses terminates eastern shore current intersection marks end south downtown western terminus maintained michigan_department_of_transportation mdot like state trunkline highways responsibilities department tracks volume traffic uses highway traffic counts expressed metric called annual average daily traffic aadt number expression traffic uses segment roadway average day year mdot surveys showed highest aadt vehicles daily lowest traffic county line vehicles day segments trunkline included national_highway_system network roads important country defense economy mobility history previous designations july roads carry designation signed southern lower_peninsula highway ran ohio state line north ending rural southeastern trunkline extended northerly homer end contemporary half highway redesignated time original renumbered net effect swap numbers roads opposing ends state year number swapped highway original ran west south wisconsin state line current highway roadways built open traffic road south county road time highway western segment beginning highway called designated south wisconsin state line north end year road renumbered southern section northern section highway previously designated westernmost segment gap sections filled curves roadway south realigned routing highway late project completed segments fully paved making highway state fully hard surfaced river bridge bridge built heavily damaged fire village years later bridge deemed inadequate needs traffic 1930s contracted replacement span temporary crossing original span demolished replaced swing bridge style bridge popular department half 20th century fell favor transitioned bridges change type built state completed mdot determined early 21st century swing bridge operational problems construction replaced span new structure realigned village october new bridge opened upstream crossing result northern terminus junction major intersections
M-64 (Michigan highway)