michigan highway north south state trunkline highway state michigan bypasses city flint named highway length honor flint carriage automobile pioneer portion north end highway road historic trail old highway modern highway runs miles counties connection interstate near south birch run north highway serves suburban urban sections flint area outside city passes agricultural areas northern southeastern state highway general route original state signed later redesignated highway 1920s series 1940s 1960s roadway given designation segment redesignated business route 1940s bus business loop decommissioned previously highways michigan bore designation roadway bus route description starts exit follows highway northward suburban area near southern end residential north road plant east highway intersects hill roads unincorporated community trunkline passes industrial area surrounding plant north maple road intersection crosses burton suburban residential neighborhoods way commercial properties roadway rail line owned runs parallel highway half mile east north road crosses flint runs city east trunkline intersects near amtrak station city crossing line road highway passes industrial area highway turns northwest parallel railroad csx line follows suit crosses northeast city near interchange connects highway interchange uses connection western river provide possible traffic movements freeway highway turns northerly past interchange crosses rail line heads flint area north city line carpenter road dominated industrial properties far north road running northward rural area passes east turning northwesterly trunkline commercial businesses continues area highway runs parallel east railroad lake state railway passes flint memorial park cemetery race track area agricultural nature away main highway ends intersection highway takes east intersects unincorporated community pine run past town turns north road crossing southern county line changes trunkline runs farm fields intersection birch intersection northbound turns westward joins run concurrently birch run continues north road birch carries opposing directions highways phenomenon called wrong way concurrency running westward road signed northbound southbound miles west intersection birch run roads highways meet common terminus exit commercial district includes large outlet mall bordering freeway maintained 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 north interchange flint lowest counts vehicles day concurrency near listed national_highway_system network roads important country economy defense mobility history previous designations version began later near ran northerly current corridor later version replaced extension second incarnation designated routing downtown replaced current bus august current designation originally road flint area trail native american foot path area early 20th century highway highway area state signed highway system later section august renamed dallas partner highway moved eastward follow route city designated bus current designated routing flint area moved completion freeway designation applied routing time bus bus flint extension highway relocated southern end end exit major intersections business route bus business loop flint area ran miles called street city flint highway connected parent south end ran suburban burton northwesterly flint ran downtown passing interchange bus ran parallel freeway met interchange near downtown intersections directions eastbound routed 5th street westbound traffic followed court street block north highway crossed turned northward street continued parallel passing town north flint business loop terminated intersection highway originally road flint area trail native american foot path area state signed highway system later section highway moved eastward follow route city designated renumbered bus later moved follow recently completed freeway route redesignated business loop renumbered match business route lasted time completed bus decommissioned turned local control major intersections entire highway
M-54 (Michigan highway)