michigan highway state trunkline highway state michigan designated east west highway nearly diagonal northwest southeast route western terminus exit interstate near alto miles east metro area eastern terminus downtown monroe highway telegraph road trunkline runs seven counties southern lower_peninsula rural farm fields small communities highway runs downtown jackson connect freeway sections area state southeast jackson runs dating early days state highway system signed southeastern corner state 1920s highway extended area lake michigan making trans route connecting highways including 1950s created bus business loop city lasted years additional changes 1960s rerouted replace business loop highway shortened present western terminus south pair monroe responsible present day eastern terminus route description jackson begins interchange exit south southeastern highway proceeds south nash avenue turns east street farms fields rural southeastern corner county trunkline runs east crosses follows thompson road nash highway lake road lake lake road bends north curving south extreme northeastern highway turns east heads junction barry county line meeting run concurrently mile breaks southwest near road continues southeasterly path northeast runs fields charlotte prior entering city road bends south near middle town junction business loop intersection continues south concurrent business loop blocks turning eastward eastern end town interchange exit heading east past junction highway turns southeast heads rural fields reaches city intersect south highways run south city immediately prior entering heading southwest southeast continues journey winding way southeast rural fields small forests landscape transitions residential neighborhoods road approaches freeway north jackson merges run concurrently north jackson interchange exit exits run east miles business bus run concurrently city passing shopping mall road proceeds south northern city turning east michigan avenue heads downtown jackson monroe downtown jackson michigan avenue continues downtown routed city center paired way streets washington street carries eastbound traffic east downtown roads merge near station junction cooper street turns south southeast brooklyn road south jackson meet east follows freeway pair partial interchanges heads east away lake trunkline heads southeast napoleon road turns south heads brooklyn area region known scenery road serves main street downtown brooklyn primary drivers headed curves north east race track intersecting crossing road passes lakes area including washington lakes continuing southeasterly journey leaving brooklyn area road returns rural environment cuts agricultural fields passing passes entrance botanical garden operated passing road intersects continues known chicago boulevard road serves main route city leaving highway passes communities leaving begins final leg journey crosses passing land fields prior reaching interchange highway passes south square foot outdoor sports retailer leaving town trunkline continues southeast running south rural areas entering outskirts monroe finally ends journey junction telegraph road miles inland 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 south road interchange jackson area lowest counts vehicles day south concurrency sections listed national_highway_system jackson area connection downtown network roads important country economy defense mobility history state highway system signed started intersection present day south brooklyn ran southeast similar present day routing downtown monroe concurrency area overlap end underwent major western terminus extended jackson charlotte intersecting east point routed near alto ran concurrently turned west traveled terminating junction years later route charlotte changed routed north charlotte replaced east routing turned local control route realigned south west bypass old routing downtown bus late 1950s freeway bypass east jackson opened old routing town bus time concurrency area dropped new freeway opened old route solely designated freeway extended northwest old routing city returned alignment lake michigan drive bus western end truncated junction south exit alignment exit given designation highway truncated terminus scaled monroe finally october section removed shortening highway mile major intersections business route bus mile long business loop ran state trunkline highway created rerouted follow 28th street wilson avenue south west sides city business loop decommissioned returned routing highway followed lake michigan drive neighborhood walker easterly followed easterly downtown east city junction cascade road township segment followed cascade road freeway connected parent highway terminated
M-50 (Michigan highway)