business routes route michigan seven business routes highway state michigan business routes sections highway connect freeway mainline cities bypassed current business routes hart business spurs connecting end remainder business loops routes holland business spur loop respectively bus business spur running downtown area routing exit road northeasterly southeasterly downtown ending bus corner main streets time decommissioned bus designated north south segment road main street commissioned loop connecting ends running 11th street north downtown bus bus followed street northward mainline road northwest downtown business loop extended road segment freeway opened highway truncated spur route extended southward northernmost remaining portion road turned october remaining portion replaced extended april major intersections entire highway holland bus mile long business loop running holland started interchange southern edge city near turned northward freeway ran concurrently bus washington avenue residential area southern holland intersection 32nd street bus crossed turned northeasterly michigan avenue michigan avenue ends intersection state street 19th street business loop turned north downtown business loop split way pairing 7th 9th streets downtown northbound direction ran eastward 9th street southbound direction routed blocks north 7th street eastern downtown southbound traffic routed 8th street block east directions followed 8th street chicago drive bus turned northeasterly follow street downtown bus ended interchange continued northeasterly chicago drive initial bypass holland downtown opened routing downtown redesignated bus time segment freeway holland area opened adding interchange southern terminus bus bypass holland completed chicago drive east business route business route extended bus downtown bus decommissioned rerouted follow downtown major intersections alternate route highway alternate route designation commissioned highway bypassed downtown east alternate route mainline highway flipped area run downtown time rerouted run partially following version ran northwesterly airline highway street downtown turned westward continued northeasterly avenue avenue year later alternate route redesignated business loop instead removing designation state highway system major intersections entire highway business loop bus mile long business loop running area starts interchange westward continuation interstate continues freeway mile expressway michigan left turns near business loop runs southern edge turns northward near city line north south segment forms boundary commercial properties west residential neighborhoods east far north intersection broadway avenue business loop crosses city runs commercial properties drive approaches lake bus turns northeasterly shoreline drive running northern edge downtown northeastern corner downtown business loop turns sharply northeasterly moses parkway segment bus meets southern terminus turns easterly freeway segment terminate bypass opened traffic east downtown designated alternate route mainline flipped routing downtown partially section bypass redesignated bus business route extended end mainline shifted city east end 1950s bypass east converted freeway southern section business loop rerouted follow drive decommissioned state section bus redesignated following year bus remains place changes northern end business loop near downtown rerouted way pairing avenues designated decommissioned northern section bus near downtown rerouted time follow shoreline drive major intersections entire highway bus business loop running starts interchange city runs westward street past cluster businesses farther west bus runs residential areas entering downtown turning northward cross near mouth northern river business loop follows street turns north northeasterly water street downtown bus exits downtown passes residential area leaving north town business loop runs past businesses farm fields intersection road business loop turns eastward runs concurrently county highway short distance interchange marks northern terminus business loop freeway bypass opened routing cities redesignated bus northern end routing split follow connections new freeway running east road running north road designated overlapping business loop northern end northern connection freeway removed segment opened heading north major intersections entire highway hart bus mile long business spur running hart downtown area starts exit runs eastward road southern city business spur passes commercial properties road turning northward state street bus passes businesses entering residential area business spur terminates intersection hart segment freeway opened road interchange northward southeast time rerouted hart routing road state street designated bus major intersections entire highway bus mile long business loop running downtown area starts interchange southeast runs westward northwesterly rural wooded area business loop intersects county highway northern terminus shores lake business loop follows northern shore lake turns west 6th street residential area village downtown bus turns northward street business loop exits downtown passes residential area north village exiting town northeast bus rural woodlands north approaches mason county line near business loop turns eastward briefly following county line turning southeasterly interchange township line rerouted run east route village redesignated bus time section freeway opened hart bus slightly truncated southern end terminate new freeway interchange redesignated mainline end freeway routing freeway segment opened bus slightly lengthened connect new freeway interchange resulting current configuration major intersections bus mile long business spur running downtown area highway starts exit follows highway northwesterly northward business spur crosses river near north river bus passes industrial area edge business spur terminates intersection east downtown bypassed extension freeway route highway north freeway retained unsigned highway designated bus major intersections entire highway
Business routes of U.S. Route 31 in Michigan