route route highway diagonal northwest southeast lying states michigan ohio southernmost section completely concurrent freeway including ohio segment connects south near ohio south jackson michigan highway passes farmland southern michigan woodland including concurrency southern end miles total length highway designation created southern end sets adrian resulted creation different business loops city change proposed 1960s implemented 1970s shifted southern end replace run freeway michigan ohio 1980s longer reaches instead feeding freeway system city changes proposed enacted law 1990s upgrade highway interstate highway congress designated corridor interstate state intends time complete freeway route description starts interchange state route northwest ohio metropolitan area unsigned freeway runs concurrently thirds mile ohio michigan state line border michigan_department_of_transportation mdot signed numbers freeway highways designations follow freeway northward rural farmland exit separates freeway turns west extension anthony road highway continues westward farmland lane road monroe county line meets routing turns northwesterly road crossing branch ohio railway runs parallel adrian railroad branches southwest highway highway rail line run northwesterly cross runs downtown highway makes crossing leaving downtown second crossing northwest returns west track crosses branch roadway approaches outskirts adrian highway runs southern city limits adrian meets business loop runs north intersection downtown adrian continues secondary business corridor south west town crosses beaver creek intersects western city line residential section adrian crosses fully city adrian continues northwesterly turns west intersection meets business loop western terminus outside town highway cross farmland continuing northwestern passes flat region highway runs northeast roadway rounds northern shore region gently rolling hills transition forests farms southeast somerset meets ends entire highway ohio michigan listed national_highway_system system highways important nation economy defense mobility history early ohio section shown maps road signed number time michigan section carried numbers signs erected july segment somerset adrian remainder michigan ohio signed highways including july debuted november highways southern end started michigan ended time south somerset rerouted replace state line extended end cincinnati ohio section somerset renumbered making highway spur routing changed adrian shifting highway different streets town change adrian led creation business loop city version business loop lasted main highway moved second time subsequent business loop designation shifted current location michigan started converting freeway years later state proposed realignment change highway replace southern use freeway connect ohio truncated eliminating section ran eastward south monroe remainder realignment change michigan shifted segment previously proposed instead running south continued east freeway south ohio major change occurred truncated exit city state proposed change late travel area section downtown extension change local regional planning group michigan proposed upgrading section citing increased congestion accidents previous years commission supported upgrades highway main route jackson areas subsequent upgrades added passing lanes near miles roads resurfaced future original defined alignment run detroit congress amended definition branch corridor south jackson corridor north near use marie south jackson existing highways lane roads section road north freeway divided highway corridor rural lane freeway immediate plans convert section freeway mdot continues purchase parcels right way future upgrades mdot included corridor options build included corridor way ohio connection south new freeway connection adrian mdot abandoned study june remaining funding safety improvement projects corridor department stated lack need sections proposed freeway project website closed according press reports group advocating behalf freeway working revive project michigan according mdot spokesman knowledge taking issue county road commission interested freeway according president little chance having link jackson built future mdot announced construction project freeway southern rebuild northbound lanes freeway exits addition improving interchange ramps area interchange freeway exit upgraded contain pair configuration known interchange major intersections business loop bus business route running downtown adrian michigan currently highest numbered signed business routing state michigan business spur currently exist signed capitol loop connector use number signs current routing bus marks second time designation adrian area created bypass adrian constructed bypass built road treat highway west adrian highway ran connect previous routing bus designated streets routing downtown incarnation bus survive march new bypass adrian built bus deleted allow designation routing bypass bypass current alignment bus current routing bus follows adrian highway main street route downtown southern terminus intersection near downtown adrian business loop follows north downtown main street church street bus turns northwest follows street street loop follows street west center town main highway northern terminus bus intersection northwest downtown adrian major intersections entire highway
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